Ooggetuigen van de Gaswinning: Hoe geef je mensen een stem?

Behind every history lies a personal story. Oral history gives a voice to people who might otherwise not be heard, and it preserves valuable memories for future generations. History then becomes more than facts and takes on a face. You learn more than what happened. You also discover how people experienced events, which emotions were involved and what those events mean to them. These personal perspectives make the past tangible, human and recognisable. But how do you give these people a voice and hear what has gone unspoken until now, the story behind the story? Hilde Boelema is one of the interviewers for Ooggetuigen van de Gaswinning (Eyewitnesses of Gas Extraction). In this workshop she talks about oral history and its particular approach to interviewing. www.ooggetuigenvandegaswinning.nl