Oral History Network

Welcome!

Welcome to the Warwick Oral History Network. We are an interdisciplinary network engaged in theoretical and practical issues involved in interviewing for research. We offer a variety of academic seminars and workshops which are open to all, as well as guidance and support for people's oral history projects. Use this website to meet our members, find out about our events, and explore examples of the research being undertaken at Warwick and in the local community.

Forthcoming events

University of Leicester Oral History Reading Group

Details of next meeting TBC.

Please contact Sue Bishop with any enquiries: sb1059@leicester.ac.uk

Nottingham Trent University Oral History Online Seminar Series

2026-27 programme has been released and can be downloaded, along with the MS Teams links, here.

October Session: 28 October, 13.00 - Gaya Fernando, '"Men may come and men may go but we at Uduvil Girls College will go on forever" Teacher oral histories from Sri Lanka's Civil War',

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395313769837935?p=BdtZ1NOdXGnNdNjhCiLink opens in a new window

Please contact Gabriella Kofi-Ofuafor with any enquiries: gabriella.kofi-ofuafor@ntu.ac.uk

Got an idea for an event or need support with a project?

If you've got an idea for an event, want us to help you organise or promote something, or if you're working on a project which involves oral history or interviews and you need help with anything (e.g. ethical approval, consent forms, reaching out to interviewees, conducting the interview), we are happy to advise. Email: oralhistorynetwork@warwick.ac.uk

Irish Women's Oral History

Network members recently attended a wonderful talk by the Una Gan A Guna team, who are working to collect and preserve the stories of Irish women. Have a look at their work, get involved with their project, or make a donation on their website. You'll also find them on Instagram and X.

Recent oral history publications by our members

• Raymond Hyma et al., 'The power in re-telling research: A Cambodian community-based approach generating knowledge by subjects of study’, Development in Practice (2025), 1–13. doi:10.1080/09614524.2025.2463913.
• Pierre Botcherby, 'Coal and community: an oral history of Binley colliery', Oral History, 52:4 (2024), 121-132. Read a pre-publication version of the manuscript here.
• Joseph Price, 'The HIV/AIDS epidemic and the University of Warwick, 1987-1994', Midland History, 49:2 (2024), 225-243.
• Susannah Wilson, Now We Are Forty: Conversations with Women, (Seraphine Press, 2023)