Meet & Greet - First Topic - Oral History!

Introductions

1. Yourself, your story, your reading interests, etc.

The Plan Forward

1. How the group will work - choosing topics, what to read, meetings, discussions, locations, etc.
2. Introduction to first topic - Oral History

Reading Suggestions

1. Studs Terkel - Hard Times: An Oral History Of The Great Depression
2. Svetlana Alexievich - The Unwomanly Face Of War: An Oral History Of Women In WW2
3. Liao Yiwu - The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China From The Bottom Up
4. Alessandro Portelli - They Say In Harlan County: An Oral History
5. Zora Neale Hurston - Barracoon: The Story Of The Last “Black Cargo”

Reminder: You don’t have to choose any of the above readings. Please just keep the one you do choose related to the topic.