Transforming Living Histories: Oral History and Contemporary Multi-Media, Lebanon Programme

For better or worse, the past is all too present in Lebanon. Lebanon’s living history all too often imposes itself on the present. Oral history offers an alternative approach to history that puts power into the hands of the people who have lived it, telling history from the bottom up. The recording of voices and the collection of testimonies of multiple perspectives reflecting the contested historical events that Lebanon has witnessed is crucial to reclaiming history. The transformation of these testimonies, shaping time, memory and history, into accessible personal stories helps connect us to our own history, and is an important step in the process of bringing history to life. Multi-media journalism is a powerful tool to convey multiple narratives, perspective and ideas to a wider audience. It can transcend boundaries and facilitate a dialogue between the personal stories, the audience and history.  

forumZFD and Majed Abu Sharar Media Foundation (MASMF) invite you to join us on a journey with Oral Historian Maria Abunnasr and media journalist Alejandro Gomez-Meade to explore how to work with the past through the power of oral history and contemporary media. On this journey, we will learn how to transform personal stories through oral history and four contemporary media:photography, video, audio and data visualisation. 

This workshop is intended for those interested in listening to and learning from the collection of testimonies that reflect the contested nature of history in Lebanon, and who have a desire to share these stories further afield using a diverse array of multimedia methods. 

Over the course of three weeks, on Monday and Thursday evenings, we offer a series of six workshop sessions to provide those interested in or already working in the field with the necessary skills and resources to communicate their work in visual and audible form. The course is divided into an introduction into the field and the opportunity to learn about and create work using one media form.

** Please see the requirements for attendance below and SIGN UP here to join: https://bit.ly/2J7tWKO. 

Requirements for Participation: 

Language: English (Simultaneous translation is available upon request); Age: 25 and above; Technical: Device to follow class on zoom, Good enough internet to use zoom; Background/Interest: multimedia storytelling, oral history, journalism, photojournalism, creative multimedia presentation of history, film making, podcasting, documentary making related work. 

The Programme: 

Introduction:

1) Monday 30 Nov | 5:30-7pm The Power of Oral History to Empower Everyday Life - Maria Abunnasr Presentation

2) Thursday 3 Dec | 5:30-7pm Shaping Time, History and Memory Using Multi-perspectivity in Media - Alejandro Gomez-Meade

3) Monday 7 Dec | 5:30-7pm Exploring Four Contemporary Forms of Media: Photography, Video, Audio, Data Visualisation - Alejandro Gomez-Meade & Maria Abunnasr

Workshop:

4A) Thursday 10 Dec | 5:30-7pm Workshop A: Photography - Alejandro Gomez-Meade

4B) Thursday 10 Dec | 7:30-9pm Workshop B: Video - Alejandro Gomez-Meade

4C) Monday 14 Dec | 5:30-7pm Workshop C: Audio - Alejandro Gomez-Meade

4D) Monday 14 Dec | 7:30-9pm Workshop D: Data Visualisation

Presentation:

5) Monday 21 Dec | 5:30-7pm OR 7:30-9pm Living Histories Transformed: Sharing Personal Projects Alejandro Gomez-Meade & Maria Abunnasr

Add to my Calendar Organizer 2020-11-30 17:30:00 2020-12-21 17:30:00 [email protected] Asia/Beirut public
Start/End Date and Time
اثنين, 30/11/2020 - 5:30pm to اثنين, 21/12/2020 - 5:30pm
Countries:
Germany, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, United States
Event Location:
Online Training via Zoom
Zarif, Rachid Nakhle Street
11181 Beirut , Beirut
Lebanon
Beirut LB
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Zarif, Rachid Nakhle Street
11181 Beirut , Beirut
Lebanon
Beirut LB
Event Type:
تدريب