Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage Podcast

On 6 December 2023, the MCPHH, in collaboration with the Leverhulme Unit for the Design of Cities of the Future, hosted a fantastic panel discussion on how we can use sound to access heritage. We welcomed guest speakers:

• Luke Beesley (Researcher at University of Liverpool, Archive Lead at Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People)



• David Govier (Sound Archivist at Manchester Archives+)



• Steve Graby (Access and Inclusion Worker at Disabled People’s Archive, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People)



• Olivia Hewkin (Museum, Galleries and Heritage Programme Manager at VocalEyes)



• Mariana Lopez (Professor in Sound Production, University of York)

Listen to the event below, or on Spotify here.

Please find the transcript of the event below.

With thanks to Cultures of Disability, Past & Present, the Leverhulme Trust, the Manchester Centre for Public Histories & Heritage, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the Past & Present Society for making this event possible through funding and other support. Well done to Suzie Cloves, a PhD researcher in the department for doing a fabulous job putting this together.