RAH! Podcast

This episode will explore Crime and Justice in the 21st Century by looking at the upcoming Manchester Crime and Justice Film Festival which will be taking part from the 18th March to the 4th June.

In particular we will explore:

• What is the role of film in changing or reinforcing perceptions?

• How can we give voice to marginalised groups?

FEATURING:

Kevin Wong and Gavin Bailey about the full festival program.

Charlotte Gislam and Rebecca Wyne Walsh about their film choices for the festival and how film can expose the grey areas in crime and justice today.

Siobhan Pollit from Back on Track about the charity’s partnership with the Film Festival and their work in giving voice to marginalised communities.

Episode transcript available here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=11989

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.

This episode was produced by Lucy Simpson, edited by Oliver Cochrane, mixed by Julian Holloway, and presented by Ellie Beal.

This episode will explore Writing about Love and Sex, in particular we will ask:

• What makes good sex writing?

• Is writing about sex from a female perspective a feminist issue?

• What about the problem of consent?

FEATURING:

Catherine Fox and Kirsty Bunting on consent in sex scenes and whether romance novels have a role in teaching us how to have relationships

Sarah Perry on shame, sexual violence and gender equality

Monique Roffey on her own journey with sex writing and writing good sex as a feminist issue.

Read the episode transcript here: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=11915

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.

This episode was produced by Lucy Simpson, edited by Alice Brown, mixed by Julian Holloway, and presented by Ellie Beal.

This episode will explore Perceptions of Menstruation and Endometriosis, in particular we will ask:

• Why is it such a taboo?

• How can education help to break down the taboo and encourage equality?

• How do the expectations put on women contribute to medical responses to endometriosis?

FEATURING:

Rosie Jackson on perceptions of menstruation in history, and how the taboo could have first arisen.

Stella Bullo and Zoe Bibbon on how the language we use to talk about menstruation and endometriosis affects how they are considered in medical discourse, and how education might begin to solve the problem.

Jenny Cole on women’s experiences of living with endometriosis and how social expectations often lead to misdiagnosis and misunderstanding.

Read the episode transcript here: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=11917

Find out more about The Language of Endometriosis here: https://thelanguageofendometriosis.com/

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.

This episode was produced by Lucy Simpson, edited by Max Muenster, mixed by Julian Holloway, and presented by Ellie Beal.

This episode will explore the Thread Bearing Witness project which is an art project which will use textiles to learn from, show solidarity with, and raise funds for displaced people.

Featuring: Professor Alice Kettle, the artist who started the project; Ibrahim and Mustafa about their GIOCHERENDA group about how the project resonated with them; Kani Kamil from the Travelling Heritage Buruea about their work empowering displaced women; Ibukun Jesusanmi, or Buki, who became artist in residence at the Whitworth as a result of the Thread Bearing Witness project; and finally Jenny Eden and Kelly Quinzel who worked on the Stitch a Tree aspect of the project.

Presented by Matt Foley, edited by Oliver Cochrane, mixed by Julian Holloway and produced by Lucy Simpson.

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.

Today’s episode will focus on MASS Manchester. MASS is the Music and Sonic Studies research group based at Manchester Metropolitan University. The group conducts innovative research into music and sonic phenomena and explores how sonic and musical practices shape our understanding of the world and how they inform diverse identities, communities and spaces.

Featuring: Dr Beate Peter and Dr Matt Foley about the group; Dr Susan O’Shea about the Sonic Waves conference and her research on gender participation in music scenes and feminist festival networks; Emily Oldfield, Julian Holloway and Susan O'Shea in a co-curated performance piece; and Jamie Halliwell on Eurovision, sexuality and fan culture.

Presented and mixed by Julian Holloway, edited by Joshua Spector and produced by Lucy Simpson.

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.

This episode will focus on the Gothic Manchester Festival. Now in its 7th iteration, this year the Gothic Manchester Festival will be themed on 'Gothic Times'. The festival will span the whole of October with a whole range of events exploring the Gothic throughout time for you to get involved in. You can find out more about the festival and our full range of events on our website at mmu.ac.uk/gothicmanchesterfestival

Don't forget to book your ticket for one of our highlight events - RURAL EERIE. Tickets available here: https://thepeerhat.co.uk/event/rural-eerie-explored-through-sounds-and-words/

Featuring: Dr Linnie Blake and Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes on the evolution of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies; Professor Dale Townshend and Dr Emma Liggins on 18th and 19th Century Gothic; and Dr Chloe Germaine Buckley and Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn on Contemporary Gothic.

Presented by Matt Foley, edited by Joshua Spector, mixed by Julian Holloway and produced by Lucy Simpson.

Image credit: Michelle Shore Illustration https://michelleshoreillustration.co.uk/

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.

September 2019

Read the episode transcript here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12099

Featuring: Catherine Fox who live blogged her novel during the referendum of 2016 about her experiences of depicting Brexit and trying to write characters on both sides of the political divide; Eleanor Byrne and Fionna Barber about how we can read Brexit in art and literature and their recent Brexit Wounds symposium; and Stephen Harper, a PhD student in history about parallels between modern day Brexit and The ‘Great Fear’ of 1659.

Presented and mixed by Julian Holloway, edited by Charlie Fyfe-Williams and produced by Lucy Simpson.

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.

This episode is a bit different to our usual episodes - as it features you, our listeners! Recorded at our launch event in April 2019, this episode covers a range of topics such as: PhD study, climate change, data analysis, LGBT politics, Peterloo, safe spaces, dogs and the Metrolink.

Episode transcript here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12221

Presented by Martin Kratz, edited by Tim Jackman, mixed by Julian Holloway and produced by Lucy Simpson.

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.

Read the episode transcript here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12575

Featuring: Jean Sprackland, Andre Naffis-Saheley and Andrew McMillan on the work of Robinson Jeffers, ecological nightmare and the responsibility of the place poet; David Cooper and Richard Skelton on the importance of considering time when writing about place; Natalie Burdett and Zofija Tupikovskaja-Omovie on their project exploring eye-tracking in the urban landscape and whether writers see the world differently

More information:

The Centre for Place Writing is based within the Department of English at Manchester Met. The long-standing interests of our members inform curricula at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; and have helped to shape the ever-growing postgraduate research community. Find out more here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/english/place-writing/

Corbel-Stone Press is the small press of Autumn Richardson and Richard Skelton. We publish music, art and writing informed by landscape and nature. Find out more here: https://www.corbelstonepress.com/

Richard Skelton is an artist from Lancashire in northern England. His work is informed by landscape, evolving from sustained immersion in specific environments and deep, wide-ranging research incorporating toponymy and language, ecology and geology, folklore and myth. Find out more here: http://richardskelton.tumblr.com/

Presented by Martin Kratz, edited by Tim Jackman, mixed by Julian Holloway and produced by Lucy Simpson.

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.

Episode transcript available here: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/artshumanities/rah/news/story/?id=12573

Featuring: Helen Darby and Emily Oldfield who have made HAUNT Manchester a reality; Chloe Germaine-Buckley, who is a member of the HAUNT network and the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, about her research in folk horror; JJ Wray about how he got involved in HAUNT Manchester; Simon Buckley, who ran the Not Quite Light festival, and Nick Kenyon from the Peer Hat who ran the Manchester Folk Horror festival, about how festivals and parties can encourage a new kind of engagement; and finally we’ll hear from some of our network members about what HAUNT has done for them.

Visit the HAUNT Manchester website here: https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/haunt-manchester

Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hauntmcr

Like us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/hauntMCR/

Presented by Matt Foley, edited by Ben Stott and Lucy Simpson, mixed by Julian Holloway and produced by Lucy Simpson.

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.