Oral History Interviewer

You will learn how to:

• prepare for and conduct an oral history interview
• listen and ask questions sensitively and respectfully
• record and document interviews
• consider privacy and safeguarding
• work with women's memories and personal stories
• help preserve women's stories as an integral part of Ireland's social history

We are currently looking for three or four women who are members of the Irish diaspora, or who live in Ireland, who would like to become volunteer oral historians with our project.

We are particularly keen to hear from Black women, women from minoritised communities and women with Global South backgrounds, and from women whose own experiences of migration, diaspora or cultural diversity might bring new perspectives to our work so that the people collecting and preserving women's stories better reflect the diversity of women with Irish connections today.

No previous experience or oral history is required. We are looking for women who are good listeners, interested in people's stories and histories and who are willing to learn. We provide training, mentoring and ongoing support.

We are particularly interested in reaching women who may not normally see themselves see themselves represented in traditional heritage or history projects. We believe widening participation in the process of recording history is just as important as widening the stories that get recorded.