Sonic Pasts Mariana López and Rachel Willie
Event details
How do researchers study the sounds of the past? Join Mariana López of the University of York as she discusses how different disciplines have studied the fields of acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes.
Mariana, author of Sonic Pasts, will critique biases related to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomics and disability that are intrinsic to these fields of research. She will also reflect on the connection between the study of the sounds of the past and heritage more widely, including the concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), and how sound is represented within UNESCO heritage listings.
Mariana will be interviewed by Rachel Willie of Liverpool John Moores University, co-founder of the Soundscapes in the Early Modern World research network.
This event is also being livestreamed.
About the speakers
Mariana J. López is a Professor in Sound Production and Post Production in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies, University of York, UK. Mariana’s work focuses on two main fields: the study of acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes, including their representation in video games; and the use of sound design to create accessible experiences for visually impaired film and television audiences. Her latest book is Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes, published by Routledge.
Dr Rachel Willie is a Reader in Early Modern Literary Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. A classically trained pianist, she studied English and Music for her BA and then specialised in early modern English literary history and culture for her MA and PhD. Her research continues to marry her interest in sound and literature: she is co-founder of the Soundscapes in the Early Modern World research network, which was established with funding from the AHRC, and founding-editor of Sonance: A Journal of Historical Sound Studies.
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