OHMA Virtual Open House November 11th

OHMA Fall Open House, November 11th, 6:00-8:00pm 

Register now for our virtual open house on November 11th 6:00-8:00pm.

Open Houses Include:

• An information session

• Presentation by OHMA Alum: Max Peterson

• A mini-interviewing workshop, taught by OHMA Director Amy Starecheski

Alumni Presentation by Max Peterson  

Originally from New Hampshire, Max Peterson is an oral historian who lives and works in Washington, DC. Max studied history and African American studies at Boston University (CAS '16), and he recently earned a master's degree in oral history from Columbia University. Max co-teaches Real World History, an after-school history course available to high schoolers in DC public schools, and is the oral history assistant at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Max's OHMA thesis was an investigation of the Great Migration Oral History project he co-teaches in the Real World History program. In his thesis, he traces the origins and development of the program, examines the collection of student oral histories for both their contribution to the study of the Great Migration and their intergenerational intersubjectivity, and outlines a redesign for the class's oral history project.

Prospective students are also welcome to meet with the OHMA director, Dr. Amy Starecheski. Please send us an email (ohma@columbia.edu) to connect. You can find additional information about applying to the program here. 

These events are open to all. You can use this quick survey to let us know how we could make these events more accessible for you. Note that we are able to provide ASL interpretation for any event, but need two weeks' notice. Please contact Rebecca McGilveray at rlm2203@columbia.edu with specific access requests or questions.

Upcoming Events

• November 13 | Oral History and “the Keepers of Memory”: Knowledge of Past times in Cultures of Orality in India

• November 18 | Co-Documenting Queer Performances and Experiences in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

• December 2 | A Conversation with Tommy Orange

• January 20 | OHMA Virtual Open House