Training for interviewing vulnerable and traumatized communities will be offered during "Oral History, Advocacy and the Law," the 2008 Summer Institute at Columbia University in June. Workshops and case studies will include the use of oral history to document violations of civil liberties in the aftermath of 9/11; developing archives of cultural memory; land claims work involving oral memory in indigenous communities; and using digital technology to record and preserve interviews. Presented by the Columbia University Oral History Research Office, the institute, June 8-22, will explore the parallel uses of oral history and legal testimony in the classical definition of advocacy as “finding and giving” voice. Deadline for applications is April 15, 2008. [LINK]