Introducción al Desarrollo y Preservación de Historias Orales

Introducción al Desarrollo y Preservación de Historias Orales

EnglishEspañolEnglish DPOE-N—in collaboration with UPR Caribe Digital—hosted its third in-person workshop, Introducción al Desarrollo y Preservación de Historias Orales, at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus on May 28 to 30, 2025. The workshop was taught by Oscar Zamora Flores (CENTRO Archivist), José Moralez Benítez (UPRM librarian), and Natalia Hernández Mejías (OHL Librarian)…

Workshop on Narrator Experience and Storytelling Ethics

July 9 Workshop on Narrator Experience and Storytelling Ethics

EnglishEspañolEnglish Mi María book narrator and OHL Community Programs Manager, Zaira Arvelo Alicea, will help facilitate the Voice of Witness (VOW) workshop, “Narrator Experience + Storytelling Ethics.” As the first session in a three-part VOW series on Oral History Storytelling Skills and Ethics, this online workshop explores “ethics-driven, empathy-based approach to oral history storytelling, with a focus on trauma-informed practices…

OHL at the 2025 ACURIL conference

OHL at the 2025 ACURIL conference

EnglishEspañolEnglish OHL Librarian, Natalia Hernandez Mejías, and former OHL intern, Sonny Weeks, presented a paper, “Protecting Oral Histories: Navigating Privacy Challenges in Digital Environments,” at the 2025 ACURIL conference, the biggest library conference in the Caribbean. In addition, Hernandez Mejías also shared a poster titled “Digital Humanities in Puerto Rico: Initiatives and Collaborations of the…

Ricia Chansky at the 2025 IABAA Conference

OHL Director delivers keynote address at the 2025 IABAA Conference

EnglishEspañolEnglish OHL Director Ricia Chansky delivered a keynote address at the International Auto/Biography Association (IABA) Conference 2025, “Story as Resistance: Signs of Life in the Great Silencing.” She also offered a workshop—”Ethics in Interviewing”—and was on a panel for the IABA Students and New Scholars Network and a panel celebrating the 40th anniversary of the journal…

PerlArte Director Lorel Cubano and OHL Director Ricia Chansky at film La Perla en que vivimos... screening May 24, 2025

May 24th screening of La Perla en que vivimos… in Mayagüez

EnglishEspañolEnglish On May 24, the film La Perla en que vivimos… was screened at Mayagüez’s Western Plaza Cinema as part of a film festival organized by CineMásCorto. La Perla en que vivimos… is a short documentary by award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez produced by the Oral History Lab in collaboration with Colectivo PerlArte with support…

OHL Co-Directors interviewed by Foro Colegial

OHL Co-Directors interviewed by Foro Colegial

EnglishEspañolEnglish Jaquelina Alvarez and Ricia Anne Chansky were interviewed by Foro Colegial about the announcement of their grant of over $1.8M from the Mellon Foundation and what work they are undertaking at the Oral History Lab. Español Jaquelina Álvarez y Ricia Anne Chansky fueron entrevistadas por Foro Colegial sobre el reciente anuncio de su subvención de…

Water Protectors

The Water Protectors Film Selected for Cine Pa’ las Calles

EnglishEspañolEnglish The Water Protectors, a short documentary produced by the Oral History Lab, has been selected for screening in the fourth edition of Cine Pa’ las Calles. The event will take place on May 17, 2025, at Tramboliko in Mayagüez. It is an open space–some chairs will be provided, but attendees can also bring their…

La Perla en que Vivimos… screening at CineMásCorto film festival

EnglishEspañolEnglish The short film La Perla en que vivimos…, created by award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez in collaboration with Colectivo PerlArte, has been accepted to the CineMásCorto film festival and will be shown in Caguas, San Juan, and Mayaguez in the month May. To see the official schedule, see the CineMásCorto website. This film, produced by the Oral History Lab and…

Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra at Film Nights PR

Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra screening at Film Nights PR on April 22

EnglishEspañolEnglish The short film Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra  will be shown on April 22 at Noche de Cortos, hosted by Film Nights Puerto Rico.  Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra was made by UPRM students enrolled in documentary filmmaking courses (CINE 4016) taught by award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez in the 2022-23 academic year.  Exploring food insecurity, the film uses historic…