Love seeing copies of 'Sonic Pasts' out there in the world 😊

Seen a few posts about Living Heritage, due to UK's submissions being open. If you are interested in Intangible Cultural Heritage (which is what Living Heritage is referring to), one of the chapters in my book reflects on the convention, its history and what has/hasn't been included in UNESCO lists

🐝 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sadly, none of these stories surprise me 🫠 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...

Waiting for the airline to reunite me with my suitcases

A new edition of Salsa in Unusual Places, one nobody was waiting for 🤣 Salsa-ing to the sounds of nature. This time from Patagonia.

These are the big questions 🤣 I'm loving the phrase 'weaponised incompetence' www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

From Buenos Aires to Montevideo on a ferry named after Pope Francisco/Francis. Thanks to the team of Universidad de la República for the warm welcome.

Huge thanks to the team at NICA UDELAR for such a warm welcome to Uruguay and to the amazing Leticia Lorier. Such a pleasure to get to present the #EAD methods for accessibility. Gracias 😌

A short message in English and then Spanish. Looking forward to presenting in Uruguay next week 😊 I'll be talking about the #EAD methods (Enhanced Audio Description) - our work on sound design for accessibility. For more information on our work, please visit our website enhancingaudiodescription.com

A new episode of the #DARCI Podcast on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries has just landed! An insightful interview with Dr Jessi Parrott on disability representation and the importance of joy 😊 enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-24 #Disability #Accessibility

I think someone sent me a DM but I don't have the Inbox active as I don't fancy doing the age check (I don't like any of the methods). So I'm really sorry but I don't know who has messaged me. I'm not sure BlueSky let's people sending a message know this 🤔

If anyone is interested 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' is available through @routledgebooks.bsky.social at a discounted price #Soundscapes #Acoustics #Heritage www.routledge.com/Sonic-Pasts-...

One of the doctoral researchers I work with is doing research on film sound and its connection to emotional responses. She's doing a short online survey/questionnaire. Takes about 10 minutes. If you are able to help that would be great 😌 york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) Demo Reel is now available. For a quick demonstration of the work we do and how it adapts to different types of productions, do have a watch/listen. It's in an A/B format, so you can watch the 'original' clip followed by the EAD version vimeo.com/1139009191

😅Check out these titles!

Really proud of this event and the team. I hope you enjoy the blog post enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...

We have just released a new episode of the #DARCI Podcast reflecting on the DARCI Conference. Both the audio and the transcript are available. A great episode with lots of insights on the field and lots of tips on how to organise inclusive and accessible events enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-23

Great reflection on last August's event 'Exploring Sonic Cultural Heritage'. It was such an honour to get to travel to Struer to present and meet the team at SOKU as well as all the presenters. Thanks! 🙏 www.sonicheritage.dk/aktiviteter/...

Me continuing to work on this research paper based on interviews done in 2022...I think it might be done soon...

A blog post by researcher Eden Hutton on designing spaces for neurodivergent attendees at the #DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries - it might give you some inspiration if planning an event soon enhancingaudiodescription.com/edens-darci-...

Important article ahead of Cop30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Back in June we did a book launch for 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes'. Huge thanks to the amazing @racheljwillie.bsky.social for being a wonderful host. Here's a short extract on the motivation to write the book vimeo.com/1130708838?s...

Huge thanks to Marcel Cobussen for writing this wonderful review of 'Sonic Pasts' for the Journal of Sonic Studies. www.researchcatalogue.net/view/558982/...

I love that the Internet is trying to sell me my own book 😂 You should definitely get one though 😜

A blog post reflecting on the organisation of an accessible and inclusive event, and discussing some of the wonderful presentations.

The wonderful #DARCI Conference intern Martha Steventon wrote a blog post about her experience working as part of the conference team. Thanks Martha for all your wonderful work! enhancingaudiodescription.com/marthas-inte...

I was looking through old files, and found this priceless video of me accepting a prize I didn't win 😂 Back in one of the lockdowns the student union panicked about their excellence awards and asked everyone nominated to do an acceptance video just in case 🫠

Thanks 😊

Tomorrow (Friday 17th, 1pm) I'll be speaking as part of the series of talks organised by The Digital Archaeology & Heritage Lab at York at King's Manor and online. I'll be exploring how we study the sounds of the past + approaches to sound installations in museums and online experiences

It's been a month since the DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries. I've put together a personal reflection on the event which I hope some of you enjoy reading or at least find mildly interesting enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...

Weekend harp playing 🪉🎶 Not sure this Baroque piece titled The Cuckoo sounds anything like a cuckoo though.

My electric toothbrush is embracing the month of October and has now started switching itself on and off on its own...

We like all of our #DARCI Conference attendees, but we can't deny particularly liking the wonderful Jessi Parrott, one of our speakers and bursary recipients who, to thank us for our hard work, wrote us a sonnet 🥰 Thanks Jessi. The rest of you, we can't wait to receive your sonnets 😜

Today I finally finished a full draft of a research paper based on interviews I did in 2022...🫠

A new episode of the #DARCI Podcast on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries has just landed 🎉 An interview with Monika Zabrocka on #AudioDescription for children. We have a transcript on our website (enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-22) tinyurl.com/3u7krf2s

Such a huge loss for the world of conservation and animal rights www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

Delighted to have been invited to speak as part of the Digital Archaeology/Heritage Lab series of talks at University of York. I'll be presenting some of the work from my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes'. Thanks @clmorgan.bsky.social for the lovely invitation!

Why choose to play a musical instrument with 40 strings that can break? 🫠🪉

New video on our Enhanced Audio Description (EAD) methods is now available. A brief introduction to the ethos behind our work, with some lovely contributions from Project Advisory Board member Warren Wilson and 'Visible Mending' director Samantha Moore #Accessibility vimeo.com/1122160731?s...

Delighted that the beautiful film 'Follow the Dogs' is available with EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) on BBC iPlayer. EAD is an alternative to Audio Description that uses sound design and audio spatialisation to provide accessible experiences for visually impaired audiences tinyurl.com/ymv7yvha

Thanks to the wonderful team at the National Railway Museum who hosted a tour, including Wonderlab, focusing on disability, accessibility and representation as part of the #DARCI conference last week. The feedback was great and it was my first time in Wonderlab. Well worth a visit!

Thank you very much to @foxlanebooks.bsky.social for stocking my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' To anyone interested, this is a really good price, much cheaper than in other sites www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...

Me opening the VLE and confronting the very long list of admin tasks I need to complete

We are so proud to have been able to welcome so many wonderfully talented researchers to York 😊

Last month I had the pleasure of being invited to travel to Struer (Denmark) to speak at the Conference ‘Exploring Sonic Cultural Heritage’, organised by the National Centre for Sonic Cultural Heritage linked to Struer Museum. Delighted to present work that is part of my new book ‘Sonic Pasts’.

Thank you so much Alice. This means a lot to us 🙏

Continuing with a summary of what to expect for the last few sessions of the #DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries. Let's highlight those presenters scheduled for the very last slot 😊 Well...the last slot before the closing remarks ☺️

The #DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries is in progress. Let's finish highlighting the sessions available tomorrow afternoon. At 3.15pm we have 2 panels + 1 paper session in parallel.

The #DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries is this week! I'll continue to highlight what to expect. Let's continue with Day 2. Starting in the morning and continuing in the afternoon, we will be hosting a Photography Exhibition by Ed Clews.