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Mariana J López

@marianajlopez.bsky.social

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Professor in Sound Production and Post Production, Sound Designer, Educator. Researcher in acoustical heritage and accessibility through sound design. Zumba instructor. Latina. She/Her https://marianajlopez.com/

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · Dec 21

Author copies for my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' have now arrived. Right on time for Christmas 😊 The book is now available for sale for anyone interested 🎁 www.routledge.com/Sonic-Pasts-...

Mariana holding the book 'Sonic Pasts'. Behind her a lit Christmas tree.

A box of Sonic Pasts books under a lit Christmas Tree. Next to it a door stop shaped like an orange fox

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 2d

We like all of our #DARCI Conference attendees, but we can't deny particularly liking the wonderful Jessi Parrott, one of our speakers and bursary recipients who, to thank us for our hard work, wrote us a sonnet 🥰 Thanks Jessi. The rest of you, we can't wait to receive your sonnets 😜

For the DARCI Team
This sonnet is an ode to Team DARCI
In honour of a stellar conference
And thanks, too, for providing bursaries
To cover some (or all) of the expense.
‘Twas a true joy to be amongst the throng
For sometimes such events are hard to access
But there I felt that I might just belong
And that my wheely self could decompress.
Along with my performance I’m a poet,
So take th’example of R. Antrobus
To put my praise in rhymes, and hope they show at
The very least my heartfelt thankfulness.
My brain and body are both well exhausted
And yet my mind and soul feel well resourced.
Dr Jessi Parrott, 22nd September 2025

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 6d

Today I finally finished a full draft of a research paper based on interviews I did in 2022...🫠

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 6d

A new episode of the #DARCI Podcast on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries has just landed 🎉 An interview with Monika Zabrocka on #AudioDescription for children. We have a transcript on our website (enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-22) tinyurl.com/3u7krf2s

Interview with Monika Zabrocka | DARCI

This podcast episode features an interview with Monika Zabrocka, exploring creative audio description for children, neurodivergent inclusion, and the future of accessible storytelling.

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely to read all the statements on Jane Goodall
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A remarkable ability to inspire’: global tributes pour in for Jane Goodall

Barack Obama, Prince William and Tanzanian president among many to mark death of primatologist at age of 91

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 8d

Such a huge loss for the world of conservation and animal rights www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live

The primatologist was a

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 9d

Wonderful 😊 I always recommend your work 😊

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 9d

It was great meeting you today 😊

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 9d

Delighted to have been invited to speak as part of the Digital Archaeology/Heritage Lab series of talks at University of York. I'll be presenting some of the work from my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes'. Thanks @clmorgan.bsky.social for the lovely invitation!

Book cover design that says 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' At the centre we see a circle formed by swirly colour bands and different outlines of people, objects and places, such as a desert landscape, a diver, Stonehenge and Notre Dame. At the bottom it says Mariana J López. The book cover is yellow with dark purple font.

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 12d

Why choose to play a musical instrument with 40 strings that can break? 🫠🪉

Lots of bags with harp strings on the floor

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 13d

New video on our Enhanced Audio Description (EAD) methods is now available. A brief introduction to the ethos behind our work, with some lovely contributions from Project Advisory Board member Warren Wilson and 'Visible Mending' director Samantha Moore #Accessibility vimeo.com/1122160731?s...

Enhanced Audio Description (EAD)

A short video introducing the Enhanced Audio Description (EAD) methods, featuring Mariana López, Gavin Kearney, Warren Wilson and Samantha Moore. Captions…

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, I found it very moving to see it there and the only time I've seen it described in such a way, reconnecting us with who we might be looking at.

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 16d

I find this information accompanying a skull quite moving actually.

Label in a museum that says 'Please do not dislike this skull. Once it could laugh and cry like you. Those in authority decided to chop his head off and dump it in hot tar. Someone placed the head in this bible box which was recovered from the rubble of a London church during the war. The head responds to kindness and affection so spare him a kind thought or smile, you may well be surprised at what a little affection can do!'

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 16d

Here's a photo of some of the artefacts. I should say that I'm proud that I can pronounce 'athame' - all thanks to years of watching 'Charmed' 😂 It's an interesting place. I think they treat the topic very thoughtfully as well.

Different artefacts, including a wand and an athame, inside a museum display case

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 16d

The Witchcraft Museum in Boscastle (Cornwall) definitely has a lot of historic strangeness!

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 16d

I'm very sorry for your loss Lorna.

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 20d

We are all very proud of all your successes 🎉 I, on my part, get regular offers of Yamaha pianos and I'm always moved by the giving nature of others.

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 21d

The EAD mix was prepared by myself and Gavin Kearney, and I also had the pleasure of working as a dubbing mixer for the main mix. Do have a listen and don't forget to wear headphones to experience it in binaural audio 🎧 #EAD #Accessibility #Disability #AudioDescription #Binaural

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 21d

Delighted that the beautiful film 'Follow the Dogs' is available with EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) on BBC iPlayer. EAD is an alternative to Audio Description that uses sound design and audio spatialisation to provide accessible experiences for visually impaired audiences tinyurl.com/ymv7yvha

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to the wonderful team at the National Railway Museum who hosted a tour, including Wonderlab, focusing on disability, accessibility and representation as part of the #DARCI conference last week. The feedback was great and it was my first time in Wonderlab. Well worth a visit!

A red spiky inflatable structure that is acting a bit like a gateway to the space

A table with soft blocks on it. We sea a member of staff speaking and others listening and/or building structures

A large structure with lots of tubes, ropes and others. Visitors are interacting, placing soft balls in different parts of the structure

Staff member at the museum standing in front of an old train.

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks Martin! 😊

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you very much to @foxlanebooks.bsky.social for stocking my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' To anyone interested, this is a really good price, much cheaper than in other sites www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...

Screenshot of Fox Lane Books website which features the book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' at £22.

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24d

Me opening the VLE and confronting the very long list of admin tasks I need to complete

a cartoon of a woman covering her face with her hand with a netflix logo in the background

Alt: She-Ra from the animated Netflix version covering her face with her hand in exasperation.

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Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24d

We are so proud to have been able to welcome so many wonderfully talented researchers to York 😊

Irene Hermosa-Ramírez @ireneheram.bsky.social · 24d

The the DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries was an absolute blast. Thank you @marianajlopez.bsky.social and the EAD team for putting it together.

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you so much Irene! It was great to welcome you to York 😊

Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social · 25d

Last month I had the pleasure of being invited to travel to Struer (Denmark) to speak at the Conference ‘Exploring Sonic Cultural Heritage’, organised by the National Centre for Sonic Cultural Heritage linked to Struer Museum. Delighted to present work that is part of my new book ‘Sonic Pasts’.

Three sculptures of seahorses with noses like trumpets in a harbour area

Photo of Mariana's reflection in the mirror