Life-Writing Methods Workshop

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing

Jackie Uí Chionna and Elissa Rodkey will discuss the life-writing methods they use in their work, with opportunity group discussion

The Buttery

Life-Writing Methods WorkshopTuesday 6th June (7th week)2pm-3.30pm, in the ButteryJoin OCLW Visiting Scholars <a href="https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/people/dr.-jackie-ui-chionna" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jackie Uí Chionna</a> and <a href="https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/people/dr.-elissa-rodkey" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elissa Rodkey</a> to find out more about the methods they use in their work, and to discuss your own life-writing projects. Each speaker will deliver a 20-minute paper, followed by Q&amp;A and discussion.The building blocks of biography writingJackie Uí Chionna will discuss her work writing Queen of Codes, using archives, objects and oral history to construct a biography, autobiography or memoir.Dr. Jackie Uí Chionna teaches history of the University of Galway in the west of Ireland. An experienced oral historian, she has published two biographies, and one oral history memoir of a university, which featured interviews with those who taught, studied, or worked there.Delight and the details: Messiness and imagination in writing Neither Rat Nor Robot.Elissa Rodkey will discuss her archival adventures and choices in researching her forthcoming biography of psychologist Magda Arnold (1903-2002). Elissa will explore the idea of a desire-based research process, one guided by what the researcher finds fascinating about their topic and that allows for flexibility and even messiness in the process of capturing often-ephemeral historical sources. The talk will also touch on the role of the imagination in reconstructing vanished worlds (whether pre-Vatican II American Catholicism, the lively immigrant inhabitants of a gritty Berkshiresmill town, or masculine Cold War psychology). Dr. Elissa Rodkey is a historian of women and gender in psychology and an associate professor at Crandall University in New Brunswick, Canada. Most recently she has written about the importance of intellectual community for women in science and on the exclusionary practices of two elite all-male psychology societies. This event will take place in the Buttery, Wolfson College (<a href="https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/venues" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">accessibility information</a>).OCLW advises caution by wearing masks and not attending if you are feeling unwell.

About OCLW: The <a href="https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oxford Centre for Life-Writing</a> (OCLW) is a leading centre for the study of biography, diaries, memoir, and life-writing in all its forms. We are attached to the Faculty of English and based at Wolfson College, Oxford University.Become involved or support us: <ul><li>Keep up to date with our programme of lectures, events, and podcasts by <a href="https://wolfson.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=951054be6a685ee0a52ebe2f7&amp;id=c9ab795ff6" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">subscribing to our mailing list. </a></li><li>We also offer <a href="https://www.oxfordwritingmentors.com/book-now" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">writing groups and individual mentoring</a> to anyone working on their own life-writing projects, at any stage.</li><li>The Centre is entirely reliant on the support of its friends and donors to enable its work, and we are hugely grateful to this network who allow us to continue. If you'd like to become part of our vibrant community, please<a href="https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/support-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> join our Friends of OCLW scheme. </a></li></ul>

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