We’ve got a great Brooklyn Reading Works at the Old Stone House coming up on January 20th at 8PM. Curated by John Guidry, who writes the blog, Truth and Rocket Science and it's called The Truth and Oral History (or the Double Life of the Interview). Like The Truth and Money, the wonderful event Guidry curated in 2009, this should be an interesting exploration of a fascinating topic with Q&A and discussion (audience participation encouraged).
As Guidry explains: “Stories do not tell themselves. Even once they are told and recorded, stories need some help to be heard and live in the world. January’s Brooklyn Reading Works will look at the processes by which people collect stories and use them to tell stories. The conversation will explore the work it takes to make stories interesting and give them legs to stand on. Panelists will represent and explore several different genres and styles of the oral historian’s craft, from traditional first-person historical storytelling to the mediations of photography, marketing, multimedia, and social advocacy—as well as how collecting stories ultimately affects the lives of oral historians as authors and curators of the human experience.” Suggested donation of $5 includes refreshments and wine. Q&A will follow the readings.
Location: The Old Stone House
Third Street and Fifth Avenue in Park Slope
336 3rd Street
New York, NY 11215
(718) 768-3195
Brooklyn Reading Works Winter/Spring Schedule 2011
January 20, 2011: The Truth and Oral History (the double life of the interview) Curated by John Guidry
February 17, 2011: Memoirathon
Curated by Branka Ruzak
March 17, 2011: Blarneypalooza
Curated by Michele Madigan Somerville
April 14, 2011: In the Year of the Rabbit: Voices from the East
Curated by Sophia Romero
May 19, 2011: Edgy Mother's Day
Curated by Louise Crawford and Sophia Romero
June 16, 2011: Fiction in a Blender
Curated by Martha Southgate
