In 2012, Dr Manuella Blackburn, Senior Lecturer in music at Liverpool Hope University, was awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Early Career Research Fellowship in collaboration with Milapfest entitled: Intercultural creativity in electroacoustic music: Integrating Indian music cultural sound emblems into new works. Find out the latest news in this Milapfest-Hope research partnership.

The research between Hope and Milapfest has resulted in fascinating studies into Indian music, including an award-winning composition and a brand new website, Instruments India. Currently, a new app is in development to further enhance the educational experience. In latest news, Dr Manuella Blackburn was invited recently for a talk at the
symposium on ‘Translating Cultures’ held at Senate House, University of London, on 28/29 March 2014, for projects linked to the AHRC theme.

Invited speakers included leading translation scholars Susan Bassnett, Jean Boase-Beier and Anthony Pym.  The symposium was a showcase for a number of the research networks and fellowship awards from across the spectrum of Arts and Humanities disciplines associated with ‘Translating Cultures’.

For further information on the presentation, take a look at Dr Blackburn’s presentation slides from the symposium. AHRC_London_2014.