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ices Dawson Oral History Project A student-led research initiative and a public archive of community voices Home About DOHP Ethics Contact Sign in Life History A growing collection of oral histories conducted by Dawson students. Explore more Québec Student Strikes Oral histories of the 2012 Québec Student Strikes. Explore more Immigration A collection of oral histories with people who have immigrated to Canada and Quebec. Explore more Advanced Oral History Projects A collection of oral histories conducted by Advanced History students focused on self-directed themed projects and family histories. Explore more Photo credit: Vintage microphone on table on light blue background Language in Québec Memories of the October Crisis, Bill 101, and the referenda of 1980 and 1995. Explore more Photo credit: René Lévesque on provincial election night at the Paul Sauvé arena (October 29, 1973). Duncan Cameron / Library and Archives Canada / PA-115039 Friendship A collection of oral histories focused on the topic of friendship. Explore more Life History Explore more → When: Fall 2012 - ongoing Number of Oral Histories: 1904 All DOHP interviewers must, as part of their training, conduct a general Life History interview. Each of the interviews in this collection is centered on the narrators’ memories of their life experiences from childhood to the present day. Most narrators are above the age of 40, and the interviews are generally a minimum of 40 minutes long. For the vast majority of interviewers, this was their first experience of recording an oral history, and they were often conducted with a close relative (i.e. parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle). The collection is mostly in English and French, but there are over 30 different languages present in the archive. Carol Guy audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Carol Guy discusses growing up in a man’s world” and her first hunting experience. Elvire Balmir audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Elvire remembers spending time with her grandfather as a child, going swimming in Haiti. Wilfredo Gomez audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Wilfredo Gomez discusses his experience immigrating to Canada from the Philippines. Immigration Explore more → When: Fall 2015 - Fall 2017 Number of Oral Histories: 262 Dawson College has a notably diverse student body, with many of its students either being immigrants themselves, or coming from families in which their parents or grandparents are first-generation Canadians. For this collection, each DOHP interviewer conducted an oral history with someone, often a family member, who immigrated to Canada. The narrators of these recordings discuss their memories of leaving their home country, the expectations they had before their arrival, the challenges they faced after their arrival, their present life, and their hopes for the future. DOHP interviewers conducted oral histories with people from dozens of countries of origin, who arrived in Canada sometime between the 1940s and the present. This collection features oral histories conducted in 19 different languages. Eduardo Amato audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Eduardo remembers his difficult transatlantic voyage to Canada from Italy, and the fear of the unknown. Nadia Kherif audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Nadia considers the meaning of integration, and discusses the importance of welcoming immigrants. Nil Alt audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Nil reflects on why she came to Canada, and the differences between expectations and reality. Quebec Student Strikes Explore more → When: Fall 2012 - Winter 2013 Number of Oral Histories: 89 This was DOHP’s first collection of focused oral history interviews. Each interview in this collection begins with a life history, and then explores the narrators’ perspectives on a multitude of issues surrounding the Quebec Student Strikes of 2012. Issues that come up often include: access to education, protest tactics, police violence, the right to protest, and austerity measures. There is a diversity of perspectives present in this collection, including the voices of students, teachers, parents, first responders, commuters, and many others. Ioana Contu audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Ioana discusses her relationship to the strike and draws comparisons with Romanian demonstrations. Roxanne Gagnon audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Roxanne recounts an experience of getting caught up in police violence during the student strike. Patrice Robergeau audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Patrice is a high school teacher. He shares his thoughts on the student strike and the government response. Work Explore more → When: Fall 2016 - Winter 2017 Number of Oral Histories: 130 Work is something that is intrinsic to the experience of being a member of society; almost all of us spend a large portion of our lives doing it. In this focused collection of oral histories, DOHP interviewers ask narrators to reflect on a wide variety of topics surrounding work and labor. The narrators discuss their memories of past and present jobs, the values that they grew up with concerning work in their families, the importance of work in their own lives, and the aspects that they believe make a job meaningful and worthwhile. DOHP interviewers selected narrators from a wide variety of working experiences to provide some variety of perspective in the archive. Micheline Masson audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Micheline shares her experiences fighting to ensure that women are paid equally for their work. Marilena Cortellessa audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Marilena gives her definition of work, and shares some of her experiences working as a stay-at-home mother. Advanced Oral History Projects Explore more → When: Fall 2014 - ongoing Number of Oral Histories: 118 This collection consists of oral histories that were collected by students enrolled in Advanced History courses. Each DOHP interviewer conducts at least three oral histories to pursue a term-long project based in oral history methodology. The topics vary widely as they are chosen by each student as part of their individually-designed oral history project; topics range from family histories to institutional histories to in-depth studies of particular events, social groups, and places. [To access all of the interviews in a particular DOHP researcher’s project, you can do a search for the interviewer’s name using the search box.] Manuel Salamanca Cardona audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Manuel is an organizer at the Immigrant Workers’ Centre. He describes the fight against temporary work agencies. He is one of four IWC members interviewed. Margo Legault audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Margo is the executive director of Literacy Quebec. She shares some of her own experiences with literacy and learning. This is one of nine interviews with Literacy Quebec instructors. Sarah Beer audio-and-video-player require JavaScript Sarah teaches sociology at Dawson College. She discusses the importance of student activism. This is one of several interviews on the role of government in education. Language in Quebec Explore more → When: Fall 2014 Number of Oral Histories: 71 With the 20th anniversary of the 1995 referendum on sovereignty in Quebec approaching, DOHP interviewers conducted a focused project centered on contemporary Quebec society. The narrators of these oral histories provide some aspects of their life histories, and they also share their memories and perspectives on a wide range of themes regarding language issues in Quebec. Many of these oral histories involve reflections on: the Quiet Revolution, the October Crisis, Bill 101, and the referenda on sovereignty of 1980 and 1995. To provide as many different perspectives as possible, DOHP interviewers chose to interview Anglophones, Francophones, and Allophones of all ages from a variety of socio-cultural and...