When recording to tape became accessible in the 1960s, artists began documenting literary performances and conversations. But most of these audio archives remain inaccessible or in danger of decay. Those that do end up being digitized are largely unreachable by a wide audience. SpokenWeb, a cross-university project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council […]
Performances | Blue Met Festival, Concordia University, Deep Curation, Hôtel 10, La Vitrola, Montreal, Performing the Archive, The Words and Music Show
Part of TEXT / SOUND / PERFORMANCE 2019 Jason Camlot (Concordia), Annie Murray (UCalgary), and Darren Wershler (Concordia) will present a talk titled, “The Afterlife of Performance” as part of Text / Sound / Performance – Making in Canadian Space in Dublin, Ireland. For more info, click here.
Presentations | Annie Murray, Concordia University, Darren Wershler, Jason Camlot, TEXT/SOUND/PERFORMANCE, University of Calgary
Part of TEXT / SOUND / PERFORMANCE 2019 Katherine McLeod (Concordia) will present a talk titled, “Making Shadows with Recorded Sound: A Response to Gwendolyn MacEwen’s Audio Archives” as part of Text / Sound / Performance – Making in Canadian Space in Dublin, Ireland. For more info, click here.
Presentations | Concordia University, Katherine McLeod, TEXT/SOUND/PERFORMANCE, University College Dublin
Job Title: Community Collections and Festival Outreach Coordinator Salary Level: $ 14.50 /hr Required Skills: Bilingualism Computer Skills Excel Word Other Customer Service Data Entry Research Other Skills: event management experience is preferred. Duties: Research and develop a list of Montreal literary, performance and art festivals interested to collaborate with the SpokenWeb project; coordinate collaborative SpokenWeb […]
Opportunities | Concordia University, Jobs, Work study
SpokenWeb & Writers Read present novelist, poet, and sound performer Kaie Kellough. Kellough will read selections from his new book of poetry Magnetic North (Penguin, 2019), Accordéon (ARP Books, 2016) and forthcoming fiction. The event will be hosted by Dr. Katherine McLeod. Kaie Kellough is a novelist, poet, and sound performer. He is the author […]
Performances, Presentations | Concordia University, Kaie Kellough, Katherine McLeod, Montreal, Writers Read
On April 11, poet Robert Hogg revisits his 1970 reading, which took place at Sir George Williams (now Concordia), through a mix of readings in the present with recordings from the past. Join us for this performance, with a Q&A to follow. All are welcome. A Poetry Listening is an event that reactivates audio archives […]
Performances | Concordia University, Daphne Marlatt, David McFadden, Diane Wakoski, George Bowering, Richler Library, Robert Hogg, SGW Reading Series
This workshop, led by Jon Saklofske (Acadia University) and Deanna Fong (Simon Fraser University) reflects upon the materiality, affordances, and constraints of cassette tape technology through techniques of revisualization, remediation, and remix. Focusing on the complex interplay between live sound and its recorded document, this workshop asks: What does the recording do to sound, its […]
Workshops | AMP Lab, Concordia University, Deanna Fong, Montreal, Press Play, Press Play East, TAG Research Centre
Yuliya Kondratenko (SpokenWeb Coordinator) will be instructing two workshops on project management on Feb 21, 2019 and on March 5, 2019. Whether you are managing a team, leading a committee, or encouraging someone’s learning, you need to support your people to maximize the potential of collaboration. In this session, we will explore the theory and […]
Workshops | Concordia University, Montreal, Yuliya Kondratenko
Yuliya Kondratenko (SpokenWeb Coordinator) will be instructing two workshops on project management on Feb 21, 2019 and on March 5, 2019. Whether you are managing a team, leading a committee, or encouraging someone’s learning, you need to support your people to maximize the potential of collaboration. In this session, we will explore the theory and […]
Workshops | Concordia University, Montreal, Yuliya Kondratenko
Join us for a Deep Curation poetry reading, an experimental approach to literary event organization, the curator selecting the works to be read, as well as the thematic arc of the works’ placement and progression in relation to one another. This reading will synthesize poetry and scholarship by members of the SpokenWeb team to form […]
Performances | Concordia University, Deanna Fong, Deep Curation, Jason Camlot, Katherine McLeod, Klara du Plessis, Montreal