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AMST 2501 Muslim Religious Liberty in Early America|The legal history of religious liberty in the United States reveals a simple fact: there has never been an America without Muslims. Skills: Critical Thinking, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Religious Literacy Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development (Image: Omar ibin Said 1770–1864, Library of Congress)$56 -
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EDU 407 Certificate in Religion & Higher Education| Paperback|$224
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EDU 408 The Landscape of Religion & Higher Education| -
Elizabeth M. Melton, Ph.D.|Elizabeth M. Melton, Ph.D. is the American Council of Learned Societies and the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life. Elizabeth is a scholar and playwright whose work is dedicated to understanding race and identity in Texas. She combines critical ethnography with performance methods to reach audiences that would not typically encounter academic research. Her anti-racist play, Unpacking Longview, uses oral history performance, storytelling, and the trope of the fool to address her legacies of whiteness and the process of public school desegregation in her East Texas hometown. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.A. in Performance Studies from Texas A&M University. Services: 1. Live webinar 2. Custom consultation- Oral history and narrative research project design
- Interviewing techniques and skills
- Archive Curation
- Religious diversity and anti-racism
- Religious diversity in Texas
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HIST 300 Certificate in Religion in Early America| Paperback| -
HUM 300 Certificate in Oral History for Social Change|The Institute for Diversity and Civic Life, in partnership with ReligionAndPublicLife.org, awards the Certificate in Oral History for Social Change for those who complete HUM 300. The Institute for Diversity and Civic Life is a non-profit organization that creates more inclusive public spaces through storytelling, research, and education. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Diversity, Empathy, Oral History, Research, Resilience Non-Credit: 15 hours for 1 Certificate Credit: Use the LiveChat to speak with your advisor about completing 45 hours of research to earn three college credits for completing this certificate program. Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$224 -
HUM 301 Introduction to Oral History|Oral History is an accessible research methodology that provides everyday stories with a place in the historical record. In this interactive course, you will uncover the origins of oral history as a distinct research methodology and learn what steps you need to take to begin your project. You will also discover the ways the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life uses oral history as a means to explore the diversity of lived religions in Texas. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Diversity, Empathy, Oral History, Research, Resilience Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
HUM 302 Oral History and Social Justice|Oral History is a tool for documenting and preserving marginalized stories that would otherwise go unheard. This course will teach you how to use oral history as a method and tool for social justice and social change. You will delve into the many ethical concerns of oral history projects and learn how to approach them with care, compassion, and trauma awareness. Finally, you will examine the work of influential scholars, practitioners, and projects to help you evaluate the many ways oral history may promote social change. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Diversity, Empathy, Oral History, Research, Resilience Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
HUM 303 Oral History Project Planning|In this course, you will cultivate the skills required to design an ethically-guided oral history project. You will reflect on what you hope to learn from your project and build a plan that satisfies your goals. You will develop interview strategies, prepare for your first encounters with potential narrators, and review the Formal Agreement (or Release Forms) needed to conduct oral history interviews. This course will empower you to- Design an oral history project and plan for its organization, accountability and ethical integrity;
- Recognize the necessary components of Formal Agreements (or Release Form) and learn about informed consent;
- Prepare an interview guide and identify and secure interviewees; and
- Conduct pre-interviews and background research.
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HUM 304 Conducting Oral History Interviews|Oral History interviewing is an incredibly gratifying experience, but having someone share their most cherished memories with you also comes with a lot of responsibilities. Through this course, you will learn interview techniques and best practices to sustain this work. You will learn about subjectivity and intersubjectivity, self-care for the interviewer, and how to frame questions so narrators can tell their story on their own terms. At the same time, you will learn to set professional boundaries to hold both you and your narrators with care. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Diversity, Empathy, Oral History, Research, Resilience Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
HUM 305 Archiving and Curating Oral Histories|Oral historians employ various tools to develop their archives, engage communities, and creatively work toward social change. In this course, you will learn tips and tricks for processing and organizing oral histories for the archive. We will review the importance of metadata, provide how-to’s for transcription, discuss ways to design an accessible archive, talk with an expert in the field, and explore a range of projects that creatively present oral histories for social change. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Diversity, Empathy, Oral History, Research, Resilience Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56
