Archives Research Workshops Developing archival research skills is essential to the study of literary and cultural texts—and yet, there are few venues by which to prepare students in archival practices, methods, and theory, or for… Continue reading
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The SpokenWeb Sound Institute — May 28-29, 2019
May 28-29, 2019 SFU Burnaby, Bennett Library The SpokenWeb Sound Institute is a two-day interactive event which will take place on the Burnaby campus of SFU. It is an opportunity to reflect on the past… Continue reading
SpokenWeb Symposium 2019 — May 30-31, 2019
Resonant Practices in Communities of Sound May 30-31, 2019 SFU Harbour Centre The Summer Institute is followed by the inaugural 2-day SpokenWeb Symposium, Resonant Practices in Communities of Sound, which take place at Harbour Centre… Continue reading
The Promise of Paradise: Reading, Researching, and Using the Private Library — Jun 17-18, 2016
A Free-to-Attend Conference June 17-18, Concordia University “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges In recent years, the idea of the library has become increasingly important… Continue reading
The Literary Audio Symposium — Dec 2-5, 2016
A Free-to-Attend Conference December 2-5, 2016, Concordia University Tune in to the LIVE STREAM. Digitized spoken-audio archives have proliferated over the past two decades, making a wide range of historically significant analog spoken recordings originally… Continue reading
Can Lit Across Media: Un-Archiving the Temporal Literary Event — Jun 5-6, 2015
CONFERENCE: June 5-6th 2015 Concordia University, Montreal As the culmination of the four-year SSHRC IG-funded project SpokenWeb, a conference “Can Lit Across Media: Un-Archiving the Temporal Literary Event” will be held at Concordia University on… Continue reading
Daphne Marlatt & Diane Wakoski: Performing the SpokenWeb Archive, November 21st — Nov 21, 2014
Please join us for the second instalment of the Performing the SpokenWeb Reading Series. A collaboration project between the English & History Department. All events are open to the public. FREE AFTERNOON WORKSHOP WITH… Continue reading
Jaap Blonk, Christian Bök, & Tanya Tagaq — Oct 28-29, 2013
A Public Performance From Exceptional Artists We are pleased to present Dutch composer Jaap Blonk, Canadian poet Christian Bök, and Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq for a public performance onOctober 28, 2013 at 7PM in the… Continue reading
Approaching the Poetry Series Conference — Apr 5-6, 2013
Using Literary Recordings as Scholars and Digital Designers Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 5 April – 6 April 2013. SpokenWeb will be hosting a two-day conference to be held at Concordia University, Friday, April 5 –… Continue reading
George Bowering and David McFadden: Performing the Spoken Word Archive — Oct 12, 2012
Friday October 12, 2012 Exhibits at 6:00 P.M. Reading at 7:00 P.M. H-110, Henry F. Hall Building, Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve Street West (514) 848-2424 ext. 2340 The SSHRC IG SpokenWeb Research Team is… Continue reading