MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Sep 19, 2024
Dept. II Opening Symposium & Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting

This Opening Symposium will focus on welcoming new members and guests of the department, introducing our current research projects, and discussing some organizational matters. Lunch will be provided. As part of the symposium, we are also hosting a discussion of oral history methods that is open to the Institute as a whole (led by Jesse Olszynko-Gryn and Alfred Freeborn).

10:00–11:30  Welcome and Introductions
11:30–12:30  Organizational and Administrative Matters
12:30–13:30  Lunch Break
13:30–15:00  Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting

As part of the Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting, we will discuss what oral histories or research interviews members of the MPIWG have carried out in the past, what oral histories or research interviews scholars are planning on conducting while at the MPIWG, and whether scholars use online oral history collections as part of their research, and if so, which ones.

 

Organizer(s)
Related Project(s)
Address
MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room
Main Conference Room
Contact and Registration

The event is mandatory for members of Department II. For MPIWG members who would like to attend the Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting, please get in touch with Jesse Olszynko-Gryn. 

For any questions, please feel free to write to bensonoffice@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.

2024-09-19T10:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2024-09-19 10:00:00 2024-09-19 15:00:00 Dept. II Opening Symposium & Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting This Opening Symposium will focus on welcoming new members and guests of the department, introducing our current research projects, and discussing some organizational matters. Lunch will be provided. As part of the symposium, we are also hosting a discussion of oral history methods that is open to the Institute as a whole (led by Jesse Olszynko-Gryn and Alfred Freeborn). 10:00–11:30  Welcome and Introductions 11:30–12:30  Organizational and Administrative Matters 12:30–13:30  Lunch Break 13:30–15:00  Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting As part of the Oral History Practitioners’ Meeting, we will discuss what oral histories or research interviews members of the MPIWG have carried out in the past, what oral histories or research interviews scholars are planning on conducting while at the MPIWG, and whether scholars use online oral history collections as part of their research, and if so, which ones.   MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Main Conference Room Etienne BensonJesse Olszynko-Gryn Etienne BensonJesse Olszynko-Gryn Europe/Berlin public