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About RAH! Podcast
Podcast by Manchester Met
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- Manchester Met
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- education
- Language
- en
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- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 3 Aug 2020
Latest episodes
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3 Aug 2020
Anthony Burgess Archive: Anna Edwards
This series will explore the Anthony Burgess Cassette Archive. Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. He published more than 50 books, including 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Earthly Powers' and he composed around 250 musical works. His wife Lianna carried a cassette recorder at all times to capture her life with the author and their son. The archive is extraordinarily intimate and has been remixed by 23 artists in a new project which provides unique insight into Burgess. Find out more about the project at https://www.subrosa.net/en/catalogue/soundworks/anthony-burgess.html • Anthony Burgess from Andrew Biswell, director of the foundation • The most unusual things in the archive from Anna Edwards, the foundation’s archivist • How the project came about from Alan Dunn, artist and producer • How artist Scanner AKA Robin Rimbauld worked with the archive material We will also get to hear some of the archival recordings and adaptations too. The image used is Liana Burgess from the Anthony Burgess archive. Conversations with the Anthony Burgess cassette archive (1964-1993: We are pleased to announce the release of a new collection of rare archival material from the Anthony Burgess archive alongside remixed ‘conversations’ from a range of artists and musicians including Scanner, Chris Watson, Band of Holy Joy, Clinic and Dinah Bird. Double LP/CD curated by Alan Dunn in collaboration with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Guy-Marc Hinant, Sub-Rosa. Anthony Burgess’s second wife Liana carried a cassette recorder with her at all times to capture her life with the author and their son Andrew. This extraordinarily intimate audio archive of over 1,000 cassettes now sits with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and artist Alan Dunn has been granted access to select excerpts from it and curate sonic conversations from others. Disc 1 contains the very first and last known recordings of Burgess’s voice alongside domestic incidents, rehearsals and answering machine messages, while Disc 2 invites 23 artists and musicians to remix the rare material into a unique Burgess portrait far beyond ‘A Clockwork Orange’. Biographies Born in Manchester in 1917, Anthony Burgess was educated at Xaverian College in that city and at Manchester University. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946 and as an education officer in Malaya and Brunei from 1954 to 1959. He published more than 50 books (including ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and his masterpiece, ‘Earthly Powers’) and composed around 250 musical works. He was created a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by President Mitterrand of France and a Commandeur de Mérite Culturel by Prince Rainier of Monaco. He died in London in 1993. His books are still read all over the world. Alan Dunn is an artist and curator based between Liverpool and Leeds, where he is a reader in Art & Design at Leeds Beckett University. His projects have been presented at Tate Britain, ICA, Liverpool Art Prize, BBC Radio and Bluecoat. See www.alandunn67.co.uk The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester is an independent educational charity which encourages public and scholarly interest in all aspects of the life and work of Anthony Burgess. See https://www.anthonyburgess.org SUB ROSA is a Belgian-based record and production company managed by Guy Marc Hinant and Fred Walheer and has been releasing records across avant-garde, electronic, world and noise music genres since the late 1980s. See https://www.subrosa.net/en.html
3 Aug 2020
Anthony Burgess Archive: Andrew Biswell
This series will explore the Anthony Burgess Cassette Archive. Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. He published more than 50 books, including 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Earthly Powers' and he composed around 250 musical works. His wife Lianna carried a cassette recorder at all times to capture her life with the author and their son. The archive is extraordinarily intimate and has been remixed by 23 artists in a new project which provides unique insight into Burgess. Find out more about the project at https://www.subrosa.net/en/catalogue/soundworks/anthony-burgess.html • Anthony Burgess from Andrew Biswell, director of the foundation • The most unusual things in the archive from Anna Edwards, the foundation’s archivist • How the project came about from Alan Dunn, artist and producer • How artist Scanner AKA Robin Rimbauld worked with the archive material We will also get to hear some of the archival recordings and adaptations too. Conversations with the Anthony Burgess cassette archive (1964-1993: We are pleased to announce the release of a new collection of rare archival material from the Anthony Burgess archive alongside remixed ‘conversations’ from a range of artists and musicians including Scanner, Chris Watson, Band of Holy Joy, Clinic and Dinah Bird. Double LP/CD curated by Alan Dunn in collaboration with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Guy-Marc Hinant, Sub-Rosa. Anthony Burgess’s second wife Liana carried a cassette recorder with her at all times to capture her life with the author and their son Andrew. This extraordinarily intimate audio archive of over 1,000 cassettes now sits with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and artist Alan Dunn has been granted access to select excerpts from it and curate sonic conversations from others. Disc 1 contains the very first and last known recordings of Burgess’s voice alongside domestic incidents, rehearsals and answering machine messages, while Disc 2 invites 23 artists and musicians to remix the rare material into a unique Burgess portrait far beyond ‘A Clockwork Orange’. Biographies Born in Manchester in 1917, Anthony Burgess was educated at Xaverian College in that city and at Manchester University. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946 and as an education officer in Malaya and Brunei from 1954 to 1959. He published more than 50 books (including ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and his masterpiece, ‘Earthly Powers’) and composed around 250 musical works. He was created a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by President Mitterrand of France and a Commandeur de Mérite Culturel by Prince Rainier of Monaco. He died in London in 1993. His books are still read all over the world. Alan Dunn is an artist and curator based between Liverpool and Leeds, where he is a reader in Art & Design at Leeds Beckett University. His projects have been presented at Tate Britain, ICA, Liverpool Art Prize, BBC Radio and Bluecoat. See www.alandunn67.co.uk The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester is an independent educational charity which encourages public and scholarly interest in all aspects of the life and work of Anthony Burgess. See https://www.anthonyburgess.org SUB ROSA is a Belgian-based record and production company managed by Guy Marc Hinant and Fred Walheer and has been releasing records across avant-garde, electronic, world and noise music genres since the late 1980s. See https://www.subrosa.net/en.html
3 Aug 2020
Anthony Burgess Archive: Scanner
This series will explore the Anthony Burgess Cassette Archive. Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. He published more than 50 books, including 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Earthly Powers' and he composed around 250 musical works. His wife Lianna carried a cassette recorder at all times to capture her life with the author and their son. The archive is extraordinarily intimate and has been remixed by 23 artists in a new project which provides unique insight into Burgess. Find out more about the project at https://www.subrosa.net/en/catalogue/soundworks/anthony-burgess.html • Anthony Burgess from Andrew Biswell, director of the foundation • The most unusual things in the archive from Anna Edwards, the foundation’s archivist • How the project came about from Alan Dunn, artist and producer • How artist Scanner AKA Robin Rimbauld worked with the archive material We will also get to hear some of the archival recordings and adaptations too. Conversations with the Anthony Burgess cassette archive (1964-1993: We are pleased to announce the release of a new collection of rare archival material from the Anthony Burgess archive alongside remixed ‘conversations’ from a range of artists and musicians including Scanner, Chris Watson, Band of Holy Joy, Clinic and Dinah Bird. Double LP/CD curated by Alan Dunn in collaboration with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Guy-Marc Hinant, Sub-Rosa. Anthony Burgess’s second wife Liana carried a cassette recorder with her at all times to capture her life with the author and their son Andrew. This extraordinarily intimate audio archive of over 1,000 cassettes now sits with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and artist Alan Dunn has been granted access to select excerpts from it and curate sonic conversations from others. Disc 1 contains the very first and last known recordings of Burgess’s voice alongside domestic incidents, rehearsals and answering machine messages, while Disc 2 invites 23 artists and musicians to remix the rare material into a unique Burgess portrait far beyond ‘A Clockwork Orange’. Biographies Born in Manchester in 1917, Anthony Burgess was educated at Xaverian College in that city and at Manchester University. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946 and as an education officer in Malaya and Brunei from 1954 to 1959. He published more than 50 books (including ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and his masterpiece, ‘Earthly Powers’) and composed around 250 musical works. He was created a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by President Mitterrand of France and a Commandeur de Mérite Culturel by Prince Rainier of Monaco. He died in London in 1993. His books are still read all over the world. Alan Dunn is an artist and curator based between Liverpool and Leeds, where he is a reader in Art & Design at Leeds Beckett University. His projects have been presented at Tate Britain, ICA, Liverpool Art Prize, BBC Radio and Bluecoat. See www.alandunn67.co.uk The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester is an independent educational charity which encourages public and scholarly interest in all aspects of the life and work of Anthony Burgess. See https://www.anthonyburgess.org SUB ROSA is a Belgian-based record and production company managed by Guy Marc Hinant and Fred Walheer and has been releasing records across avant-garde, electronic, world and noise music genres since the late 1980s. See https://www.subrosa.net/en.html
3 Aug 2020
Anthony Burgess Archive: Alan Dunn
This series will explore the Anthony Burgess Cassette Archive. Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. He published more than 50 books, including 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Earthly Powers' and he composed around 250 musical works. His wife Lianna carried a cassette recorder at all times to capture her life with the author and their son. The archive is extraordinarily intimate and has been remixed by 23 artists in a new project which provides unique insight into Burgess. Find out more about the project at https://www.subrosa.net/en/catalogue/soundworks/anthony-burgess.html • Anthony Burgess from Andrew Biswell, director of the foundation • The most unusual things in the archive from Anna Edwards, the foundation’s archivist • How the project came about from Alan Dunn, artist and producer • How artist Scanner AKA Robin Rimbauld worked with the archive material We will also get to hear some of the archival recordings and adaptations too. Conversations with the Anthony Burgess cassette archive (1964-1993: We are pleased to announce the release of a new collection of rare archival material from the Anthony Burgess archive alongside remixed ‘conversations’ from a range of artists and musicians including Scanner, Chris Watson, Band of Holy Joy, Clinic and Dinah Bird. Double LP/CD curated by Alan Dunn in collaboration with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Guy-Marc Hinant, Sub-Rosa. Anthony Burgess’s second wife Liana carried a cassette recorder with her at all times to capture her life with the author and their son Andrew. This extraordinarily intimate audio archive of over 1,000 cassettes now sits with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and artist Alan Dunn has been granted access to select excerpts from it and curate sonic conversations from others. Disc 1 contains the very first and last known recordings of Burgess’s voice alongside domestic incidents, rehearsals and answering machine messages, while Disc 2 invites 23 artists and musicians to remix the rare material into a unique Burgess portrait far beyond ‘A Clockwork Orange’. Biographies Born in Manchester in 1917, Anthony Burgess was educated at Xaverian College in that city and at Manchester University. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946 and as an education officer in Malaya and Brunei from 1954 to 1959. He published more than 50 books (including ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and his masterpiece, ‘Earthly Powers’) and composed around 250 musical works. He was created a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by President Mitterrand of France and a Commandeur de Mérite Culturel by Prince Rainier of Monaco. He died in London in 1993. His books are still read all over the world. Alan Dunn is an artist and curator based between Liverpool and Leeds, where he is a reader in Art & Design at Leeds Beckett University. His projects have been presented at Tate Britain, ICA, Liverpool Art Prize, BBC Radio and Bluecoat. See www.alandunn67.co.uk The International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester is an independent educational charity which encourages public and scholarly interest in all aspects of the life and work of Anthony Burgess. See https://www.anthonyburgess.org SUB ROSA is a Belgian-based record and production company managed by Guy Marc Hinant and Fred Walheer and has been releasing records across avant-garde, electronic, world and noise music genres since the late 1980s. See https://www.subrosa.net/en.html
2 Jul 2020
Magical Realism
This is the tenth episode in our new RAH! Podcast mini series – A Short Introduction to… In this episode I will be speaking to Monique Roffey about magical realism in contemporary fiction. We will cover: • The origins of the genre and its use by South American and Caribbean writers • The magic of the everyday in the Caribbean and how sometimes real life can be stranger than fiction • And the figure of the mermaid with a focus on Monique’s newest novel, The Mermaid of Black Conch, published by Peepal Tree Press. Available here: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/mermaid-black-conch Episode transcript available soon. This episode was produced, presented and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
25 Jun 2020
Bread Baking in Lockdown
This is the ninth episode in our new RAH! Podcast mini series – A Short Introduction to… In this episode I will be speaking to Muzna Rahman about her research into baking through the lockdown. We will cover: • The practical reasons why some people have turned to bread baking in lockdown • As well as the more psychological reasons for an increase bread baking, including fantasies about post-apocalyptic survival • And how by baking bread and posting our baked creations online, we can feel less alone during a time of social distancing Episode transcript available soon. This episode was produced, presented and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
18 Jun 2020
Policing Lockdown
This is the eighth episode in our new RAH! Podcast mini series – A Short Introduction to… In this episode I will be speaking to Kevin Wong and Kris Christman about their research in policing the lockdown. We will cover: • How breach of lockdown could become a crime of the law abiding • The importance of consistency in police approach to enforcing lockdown • And what new challenges the police force are facing during this period Episode transcript available soon. This episode was produced, presented and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
11 Jun 2020
Contagion Films and the Zombie
This is the seventh episode in our new RAH! Podcast mini series – A Short Introduction to… In this episode, Xavier Aldana Reyes will be giving us an introduction to Contagion Films with a focus on the Zombie. We will cover: • How and why the zombie is the perfect embodiment of contagion • How fear permeates films which deal with contagion, in particular horror films, and how this relates to our thoughts and anxieties surrounding pandemic • How contagion moves between genres, such as noir, sci-fi and comedy Episode transcript available soon. This episode was produced, presented and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
4 Jun 2020
Victorian Representations of Contagion
This is the sixth episode in our new RAH! Podcast mini series – A Short Introduction to… In this episode, Emma Liggins will be giving us an introduction to Victorian Representations of Contagion, with a focus on the ghost story. We will cover: • Health and sanitation knowledge of the time as well as social inequalities • How disease was represented as a malignant or haunting force in the house • How religious practices offered some consolation Episode transcript available here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12585 This episode was produced, presented and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
1 Jun 2020
Science and Art: Storytelling in Micro
This month, we are experimenting with a slightly different format for you! Instead of one long episode, our main episode will be broken up into four shorter episodes, so you can listen to all four in one go or come back later. Our fourth and final interview in the SCIENCE AND ART series is with Dave Griffiths about storytelling and the similarities between microfilm and web navigation for communicating ideas. Episode transcript available here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12583 Image credit: Deep Field [Unclear Zine] by David Griffiths. This episode was presented by Martin Kratz, produced and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
1 Jun 2020
Science and Art: Illustrating Scientific Ideas
This month, we are experimenting with a slightly different format for you! Instead of one long episode, our main episode will be broken up into four shorter episodes, so you can listen to all four in one go or come back later. Our third interview in the SCIENCE AND ART series is with Antony Hall. We talk about his experiences of how drawing, in particular, can help in thinking through and communicating scientific ideas. Episode transcript available here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12581 Image credit: Projection with Fluids 2015 by Antony Hall. http://www.antonyhall.net/works01/projection_with_fluid_2015.html This episode was presented by Martin Kratz, produced and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
1 Jun 2020
Science and Art: Climate Change and The Singing Glacier
This month, we are experimenting with a slightly different format for you! Instead of one long episode, our main episode will be broken up into four shorter episodes, so you can listen to all four in one go or come back later. Our second interview in the SCIENCE AND ART series is with Helen Mort and Kathryn Adamson. We will explore how science and art working together can help to communicate the widespread effects of climate change and inspire people to action. Many thanks to Bill Carslake, Flora Curzon and Helen Mort for letting us play a clip from The Singing Glacier. You can find out more about the project and watch the full piece here: http://theglaciertrust.org/blog/2018/6/21/the-singing-glacier Music composed and played by Bill Carslake, with Flora Curzon on violin. Episode transcript available here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12529 Image credit: By M. Tedesco/CCNY for NASA ICE - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_ice/7644648892, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33791388 This episode was presented by Martin Kratz, produced and edited by Lucy Simpson and mixed by Julian Holloway. Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the RAH! Podcast belong solely to the speaker, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of Manchester Metropolitan University, or to the speaker's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
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