The National Gallery of Arts (Tirana) and the Oral History Initiative (Pristina) invite students and young professionals in the arts and social sciences to apply for a two-day workshop on oral history practice, led by Erëmirë Krasniqi, Director of the Oral History Initiative.
About the Workshop
Twenty years after the war in Kosovo, we revisit this pivotal moment to collect the stories of Albanian citizens who witnessed or engaged with the wave of refugees fleeing Kosovo in 1999. Participants will be introduced to oral history methodology and will develop interviewing skills rooted in this approach.
Following the training, selected participants will contribute to the documentation process by collecting testimonies from Tirana residents whose lives intersected with the events of 1999.
Workshop Details
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Number of participants: 10 students will be selected
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Date: First week of November 2019
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Location: National Gallery of Arts, Tirana
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Partners: National Gallery of Arts, Oral History Initiative, and supported by the Municipality of Prishtina.
Collected stories will be archived on the www.oralhistorykosovo.org digital platform and will be presented as part of the National Gallery of Arts’ 2019 Public Program.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to send a short resume and a motivation letter by October 25, 2019 to:
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]
About the mentor: Erëmirë Krasniqi is a junior scholar from Pristina. She holds a B.A. in Aesthetics, Philosophy, and Literature from Bard College Berlin and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, she served as a Teaching Assistant for courses such as Transnational Muslim Feminisms, Krieger’s Virtual Girlfriend: Japanese Anime and the Idea of the Post-Human, Introduction to Film Studies, and Film Noir. She also worked as a Research Assistant for The Media Ecology Project, a digital resource focused on new forms of scholarly production and the vital work of media archives. Erëmirë currently serves as the Executive Director of the Oral History Initiative.
Photo credit: Donald Brekofca, installation view of Best Wishes for 1999. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania.