The OHL presented at the 2026 Oral History Association (OHA) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon from October 14 to 17. Under this year’s theme, Landscapes of Memory, OHL members, Ricia Chansky, Jaquelina Álvarez, Natalia Hernández Mejías and Marci Denesiuk, led discussions on living archives, climate change responses, and trauma-informed practices.
Our sessions and panels:
Thursday, October 15
Roundtable: RECORD+PRESERVE: Oral History and a Living Archive
Chair and presenter: Marci Denesiuk | Presenters: Jaquelina Álvarez, Natalia Hernández Mejías
Friday, October 16
Panel: How Communities Remember and Respond to a Changing Climate
Chair: Sara Wood | Presenters: Kopana Terry, Nehali Doshi, Ricia Anne Chansky
Roundtable: Crisis and Agency: Finding Balance in Trauma-Informed Oral History
Presenters: Ricia Anne Chansky, Marci Denesiuk
Poster: Oral Histories: Navigating Privacy Challenges in Digital Environments
Presenter: Natalia Hernández Mejías
Poster: Preserving Stories Ethically: A Multi-Stage Workflow for Oral Histories at the OHL
Presenter: Jaquelina Alvarez
El OHL realizó presentaciones en la 2026 Oral History Association (OHA) Annual Meeting (reunión anual 2026 de la Asociación de Historia Oral), celebrada en Portland, Oregón, del 14 al 17 de octubre. Bajo el lema de este año, Landscapes of Memory, miembros del OHL, Ricia Chansky, Jaquelina Álvarez, Natalia Hernández Mejías y Marci Denesiuk, lideraron conversaciones sobre archivos vivos, respuestas al cambio climático y prácticas informadas sobre el trauma.
Nuestras sesiones y paneles:
Jueves, 15 de octubre
Mesa redonda: RECORD+PRESERVE: Oral History and a Living Archive
Moderadora y presentadora: Marci Denesiuk | Presentadoras: Jaquelina Álvarez y Natalia Hernández Mejías
Viernes, 16 de octubre
Panel: How Communities Remember and Respond to a Changing Climate
Moderadora: Sara Wood | Presentadoras: Kopana Terry, Nehali Doshi, Ricia Anne Chansky
Mesa redonda: Crisis and Agency: Finding Balance in Trauma-Informed Oral History
Presentadoras: Ricia Anne Chansky, Marci Denesiuk
Cartel: Oral Histories: Navigating Privacy Challenges in Digital Environments
Presentadora: Natalia Hernández Mejías
Cartel: Preserving Stories Ethically: A Multi-Stage Workflow for Oral Histories at the OHL
