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Oral History Academic Internship Program

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida offers semester-long academic internships, available to graduate and undergraduate students for 3 credit hours, which serve as an introduction to the field of oral history.

Intern duties include learning oral history methodology and field research techniques, including conducting, transcribing, and audit-editing interviews.

In addition to this core structure, internships are tailored to the strengths of our students: are you interested in event planning? Public relations? Audio and film editing? We have the resources and opportunities to help you.

Course Goals

Each semester, SPOHP seeks motivated students to help to reach program goals. The internship is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of oral history, as well as hands-on experience in the areas of research, interviewing, processing, technology, and educational outreach. Each semester, interns accomplish several main goals:

  • Build foundational knowledge of oral history methodology and research use
  • Work on oral history interview processing
  • Conduct an original oral history interview
  • Develop a podcast for the UFDC and iTunes broadcast
  • Contribute to the class group video project

 

Internship News, Projects, and Collection Development

  • FALL 2019 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES INTERNSHIPFALL 2019 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES INTERNSHIP
    For the Fall 2019 Semester, SPOHP will have an additional internship focused on social movements, AFA 4940, sec. 01B4, which does not require an ...
  • SUMMER C 2019 TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION INTERNSHIPSUMMER C 2019 TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION INTERNSHIP
    For the Summer C Semester of 2019, SPOHP is offering a fieldwork-centered internship that centers on the truth and reconciliation efforts currently underway in Alachua ...
  • SPRING 2019SPRING 2019
    SPOHP’s Spring Semester 2019 internship will focus on Memory and the Black Freedom Struggle in Florida, and will dovetail with our March 21-23 national symposium, ...
  • New Spring Internship on the Black Freedom Struggle in FloridaNew Spring Internship on the Black Freedom Struggle in Florida
    SPOHP’s spring 2019 internship will focus on the Black Freedom Struggle in Florida, and will dovetail with our March 21-23 national symposium, From Segregation to ...
  • FALL 2018FALL 2018
    SPOHP’s Fall 2018 internship focuses on the narratives of women, queer folks, and people of color in the DIY Punk scene both in the U.S. ...

For additional information, contact SPOHP, call the offices at (352) 392-7168, and connect with us online today.