About This Event

Black, Arab, Asian and Muslim encounters with the US 'War on Terror’ are seldom reflected in American mainstream media narratives. This oral history workshop, hosted by GW’s Institute for Middle East Studies and designed by The Muslim Counterpublics Lab and researchers from Syracuse University and University of Illinois-Chicago, will demonstrate how to gather, articulate and share our own experiences of the War on Terror and its aftermath. What stories do you, your parents, children, friends and neighbors have about our post-9/11 lives? What are the best techniques for conducting interviews and how do we design compelling questions? How can we collect these stories and use them to formulate our own counternarratives? Come reflect and learn with us!

Dr. Maha Hilal (Muslim Counterpublics Lab), Professor Nausheen Husain (Syracuse University) and Professor Nicole Nguyen (University of Illinois Chicago) are collaborators on a project that investigates American news media coverage of the 'War on Terror' and victims of its policies across time. A major aspect of this research, sponsored by the Lender Center for Social Justice at Syracuse, is gathering community narratives often ignored by mainstream media. This research is also supported by Syracuse student fellows: Mohammad Ebad Athar, Olivia Boyer, Azadeh Ghanizadeh, Mary Hanrahan and Tia Poquette. Read more about the research here.

They recommend coming to these workshops with a friend or family member with whom you are willing to practice your interviewing skills. Food will be provided. Register soon as space is limited.