Telling Tales

The fourth China International Oral History Week will be held from Nov 5 to 11, allowing academics to engage in leading-edge discussions and share with the world the stories of China.

Under the theme of "Multiple Uses of Oral History", this year's oral history week will examine ways of preserving and managing the increasingly abundant archives.

The oral history week is co-hosted by the Cui Yongyuan Center for Oral History at the Communication University of China and the School of History at Renmin University of China. Founded in 2012, the Cui Yongyuan Center for Oral History at CUC has been contributing to research, information exchange and popularization in this field.

Academics have pointed out that there is a growing trend toward oral history, and Lin Hui has been at the forefront of its promotion in China. Currently the deputy director of the center-where she has worked since its establishment-she is also the executive president of the China International Oral History Week organizing committee, and has planned and organized the event since 2015.