Talking about Oral History

Rib Davis

To cite this contribution:

Davis, Rib. ‘Talking about Oral History.’ OAR: The Oxford Artistic and Practice Based Research Platform Issue 4 (2021), http://www.oarplatform.com/talking-about-oral-history/.

THE PARTICIPANTS

Nnenna Samson-Abosi works for SPID theatre company, which specialises in helping young people to explore and present the lives of people living in public housing. Rachel Oakes formerly worked in television documentary before becoming a freelance oral historian. She has worked on a number of oral history community projects. Natasha Ruskin works for Kent Wildlife Trust. She is an interviewer for the Fifth Continent oral history project in Romney Marsh. Rib Davis has worked with all three of the other participants.

About the author:

Rib Davis has been working in oral history since the later 1970s, producing documentary theatre scripts, books, websites, exhibitions and events. He is also a playwright and community engagement worker. He delivers many training courses in oral history in this country and abroad, particularly on behalf of the British Library and the Oral History Society.