Research
Our research is primarily conducted in the Western Cape, but our work extends to other parts of southern and central Africa.
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Training
The CPM presents various oral history and memory courses for on and off campus students.
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Archiving
Our archive contains over 2100 hours of one on one interview material in five languages. Audio originals and transcripts are housed in UCT’s Department of Manuscripts and Archives. Catalogued, databased copies are stored at the CPM. Mini DV and video interviews are all logged and lodged within the archive. The CPM maintains a visual archive of photographs, diaries, performances and documents, which are all publicly accessible.
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Dissemination
Given that memories are particularly shaped and conserved by relationships between people, we aim to facilitate dialogues across generations and sites of memory.
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