SFU Library is delighted to be the new home of the complete digital archive of Writers & Company, CBC’s flagship literary program, hosted by Eleanor Wachtel for 33 years.
News | archives, Elenor Wachtel, SFU, Simon Fraser University, Special Collections, SpokenWeb, Writers and Company
CBC partnered with Simon Fraser University’s Special Collections and Rare Books and the SpokenWeb project.
News | archive, CBC, Elenor Wachtel, SFU, Simon Fraser University, Special Collections, SpokenWeb, Writers and Company
You’re invited to a podcast workshopping / info session!
We’re holding a Zoom session for anyone who is currently producing an episode of the podcast and anybody interested in the podcast more generally, and what’s next for us — because —
The SpokenWeb Podcast has just entered its sixth and final season… at least, in its current form. We’ll maintain the existing RSS feed for a new podcast project, but the existing format wherein we feature guest producers from the network is officially ending.
Workshops | Creator Session, Podcast, SpokenWeb, spokenweb podcast
The SpokenWeb SSHRC Partnership is pleased to invite you to attend our final annual Sound Institute to be held in-person in Kelowna, British Columbia, on May 14-17, 2025. Join us for a curated program of plenary discussions, workshops, performances, and exhibitions.
Institutes | data, exhibitions, Instituite, Pedagogy, performances, research creation, Sound, SpokenWeb, UBCO, University of British Colombia Okanagan, visualization
These meetings are designed for returning and new partners to share knowledge and formulate projects for planning of a new phase of the SpokenWeb research network. Our overarching goal is to share information and ideas about collections and projects, with an emphasis on archives, methods, knowledge mobilization, and collaboration, and to have fun doing so along the way.
Institutes | Collaborations, Collections, Concordia University, Futures, Institute, Methods, Montreal, SpokenWeb, workshops
Halfway between the bellicose and the belletristic, BELLITRIST is a new Montréal-based reading series, curated by The Capilano Review Literary Editor Deanna Fong. It presents writing that reflects on “what the body can do” in terms of affect, sensation, relation, labour, and enjoyment.
Performances | Ashton Diduck, BELLITRIST, Carlson Gracie Montreal, Clint Burnham, Dani Carter, Deanna Fong, readings, SpokenWeb, The Capilano Review
We invite applicants for a one-year postdoctoral fellow to explore SFU’s extensive holdings on the theme of the multimedia archive. The aim of this fellowship is to promote critical and creative responses to SFU SpokenWeb’s rich literary audio archive—one of the largest collections in Canada—and to investigate the connections between this audio archive and the Library’s holdings in rare and fine books, manuscripts, and other media, as well as connections between other literary audio collections.
Opportunities | Multimedia Archive, PostDoc, Postdoctoral Opportunity, SFU, Simon Fraser University, SpokenWeb
Three members of SpokenWeb UAlberta’s research team will be speaking about their work on Tuesday, March 26 from 7-8:30 PM via Zoom as part of the EPL on The Edge Speaker Series.
Talk | Catalina Torres Benjumea, Edmonton Public Library, Sarah Freeman, SpokenWeb, Talk, University of Alberta, Xuege Wu, Zoom
SpokenWeb, a SSHRC funded Partnership Grant, PI Jason Camlot, is seeking a student to transcribe episodes of The SpokenWeb Podcast.
Opportunities | CREW, Opportunity, SpokenWeb, The SpokenWeb Podcast, transcription
Join us for an end of term social on December 20th! Spend time with students from across the network and join in a festive game to mark the end of 2023 (bonus points for attending in a holiday sweater or bringing your favourite holiday beverage!).