By Miles Thorogood The SpokenWeb project relies on concrete approaches to audio analysis for uncovering the patterns embedded in archival spoken word recordings. The 2019 SpokenWeb Sound Institute at Simon Fraser University highlighted the strategies that researchers are following and […]
By Marjorie Mitchell This has been a busy May and June conference-wise for me. Fresh off the amazing week at SFU campuses in Vancouver immersed in all things SpokenWeb, I came to Berlin for their Erasmus + International Week. At both […]
By Evan Berg At the end of May, I attended the 1st annual SpokenWeb Sound Institute. The Sound Institute was the first time the entire SpokenWeb team was together in the same room. The institute kicked off with 3 rounds […]
By Megan Butchart (BA Hons candidate, UBCO SpokenWeb Research Assistant) On May 28th and 29th, 2019, I joined the SpokenWeb UBCO team in attending the first annual SpokenWeb Sound Institute (SSI), held at the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University. […]
By Paige Hohmann (UBCO Archivist & SpokenWeb Collaborator) UBCO Archivist Paige Hohmann is the newest member to join the SpokenWeb UBCO team as a Collaborator. Here is her reflection on her time at the SpokenWeb Sound Institute: “Attending the Spoken […]
By Amy Thiessen (BA Hons candidate, UBCO SpokenWeb Project Manager) On May 28th and 29th on SFU’s Burnaby campus I joined a room full of fellow SpokenWeb team members in reflecting on our past year, learning from each other, planning […]
By Lauren St Clair As a new member of the SpokenWeb project at UBCO, I found attending the Sound Institute to be an insightful introduction to the project at large. The Lightning Talks, in particular, were helpful in introducing the […]
By Karis Shearer With one year of the SpokenWeb SSHRC Partnership under our belts, the Sound Institute at Simon Fraser University (May 28-29, 2019) felt like equal part reunion, equal part opportunity to meet many SpokenWeb collaborators in person for […]
By Megan Butchart For three days at the end of April 2019 I had the unique privilege of attending and presenting at the international conference TEXT/SOUND/PERFORMANCE: Making in Canadian Space in Dublin, Ireland. The conference was hosted by the 2018-19 […]
Marjorie Mitchell, Megan Butchart, and Evan Berg were on site to talk with Opera Kelowna’s VIP guests about the SoundBox collection and the SpokenWeb partnership prior to the incredible (and free!) Opera Under the Stars event.