Columbia University Oral History Masters Program

Can you envision yourself in our 19th cohort?

The Columbia University Oral History Masters Program community is over 200 oral historians strong and growing! Click the link in our bio to register for our open house and learn more about our application process!

Feyisayo Aluko is a current OHMA student and runs an African fiction publishing house that focuses on identity, imagination, and storytelling.

They’ve just put together their first anthology, Few Are Roaming, written by three women living and working in Nigeria. In Nigeria, the saying “Many are mad, but few are roaming” captures the cultural zeitgeist of 2024, a year in which the absurdities of everyday life pushed Nigerian citizens to the very edge of their sanity. Drawing from this reality, the inaugural residents of Kokonut Head Media wrote directly into the chaos, producing a bold collection of short stories aptly titled Few Are Roaming. Now, they’re looking to print and distribute 1,000 copies of this book in 2026 and need support.

So far, the project is 22% funded and has been highlighted by the Kickstarter team directly. All this to say, if you love literature and the arts, please consider donating, sharing, and checking out the work. It would mean so much, and if you do, supporters will receive a free copy of the book.

click the link to learn more:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kokonutheadmedia/few-are-roaming-an-anthology/description

Head to "Alexandrian Archives" to hear OHMA alum Nairy AbdElShafy's four-episode Arabic language podcast miniseries, all four episodes are in Arabic. Based in oral history methods, the interview episodes explore alternative forms of documenting and archiving the city of Alexandria, using audio, music, sketching, and writing.

Click the link below to listen https://kometkashakeel.com/2025/05/28/alex-archives/