Thursday 23 April
1345: Welcome
1400: Disability and Devotion
Dr Barbara Eichner (Oxford Brookes), ‘Infirm Singers and Dyslexic Nuns: Negotiating Disability in Early Modern German Nunneries and Monasteries’
Dr Rosamund Oates (Manchester Metropolitan), ‘Speaking in Hands: Deafness and Salvation in Early Modern England’
Respondent: Dr Emilie Murphy (York)
Friday 24 April
1045: Welcome
1100: Acoustic Heritage and Hearing Archives
Dr Mariana Lopez (York) ‘Heritage Soundscapes: Sound Design, Research and Evocation in Heritage Experiences’
Dr Elma Brenner (Wellcome Collection), ‘Hearing the Voice of Cardinal Georges d’Amboise in a Letter of 1507’