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Artmaking As Intervention in Oral History Methodology: Painting Portraits of Queer/Trans South Asian Chosen Family

October 23, 2025November 3, 2025 ohma

In this thesis, interdisciplinary artist and oral historian Ananya Garg proposes artmaking, through her series of 100 oil-painted vignettes, as an intervention into family oral history methodology. Her collection of […]

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RE-ROOTING ORALITY: ON PLANT ORAL HISTORIES IN PAREDONES, MICHOACAN, MEXICO

July 3, 2025 ohma

Clarissa Shane The oral transmission of plant knowledge particularly their medicinal usages enriches relations to the land. How can plants/nonhuman be recognized for their ‘personhood’? Respect for the nonhuman is […]

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Am I my culture’s keeper?

July 3, 2025 ohma

Gloria Mogango Alumbi Ma Ekonzo “Am I My Culture’s Keeper?”, is an exploration of cultural identity, belonging, and the preservation of heritage among the African diaspora, particularly focusing on the […]

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Black DJ Renaissance: An Oral History of Black Women DJs; DJing as Storytelling and Art Practice

July 3, 2025 ohma

Asha Burtin Black DJ Renaissance: An Oral History of Black Women DJs; DJing as Storytelling and Art Practice is a study and oral history project that aims to explore and […]

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Re/searching in Second Spring

May 23, 2024June 6, 2024 ohma

Re/searching in Second Spring Ru-Jün Zhou An experimental approach to oral history, focusing on the midlife experiences of Chinese immigrant and Chinese American women, is presented through a spiral research […]

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Artistic In/Hindsight: Art-Based Oral History Research of the Pandemic

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 ohma

Artistic In/Hindsight: Art-Based Oral History Research of the Pandemic Yuying Wu This thesis delves into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of diverse artists’ expressions. Utilizing art-based […]

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Did you see how many things I told you?

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 ohma

Did you see how many things I told you? Martina Lancia “Did you see how many things I told you?” is a research project based on interviews conducted both in […]

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34th Avenue Oral History: Place-based Storytelling in Jackson Heights

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 ohma

34th Avenue Oral History: Place-based Storytelling in Jackson Heights Bridget Bartolini This project tells the story of the 34th Avenue Open Street and what it means to people who use […]

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The Brick

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 ohma

The Brick <deep inhale> Tamara Santibañez The brick occupies a singular role in the radical political imagination: not only as an object and tool, but also as a site and […]

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