SpokenWeb
Venture into the audio archives: an interview with SpokenWeb
Arts October 13, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Listening to a story read out loud can engage your emotions. SpokenWeb is a podcast program that presents archival recordings of stories and talks listeners through those feelings. It’s is a network composed of multiple researchers, institutions, collections, and other community members. They take long forgotten tape recordings from literature readings, conversations, and events. Researchers then analyze them for a contemporary audience. Each episode, released monthly, is about 45 minutes long. The Peak interviewed Judith Burr, project manager and supervising producer for SpokenWeb about what it means to navigate literature through sound. Burr explains researchers…
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SFYou: Stacey Copeland on the sounds of queer feminism on the airwaves and in academia
Features May 31, 2021by Emma Jean, Peak Associate Name: Stacey Copeland Pronouns: she/her/hers Department affiliation: School of Communication Hometown: Barrie, Ontario Occupation: Full-time PhD candidate, supervising podcast producer Fun fact: Copeland is a huge fan of the Xena Warrior Princess franchise. “So…
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