An Introduction

Jo Gibson and Sophie Hope begin a new series examining the history of social practice programmes and projects at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Echoes and the Unsaid | Episode 01

January 23 | 2026
 
PARTICIPANTS

Jo Gibson | Sophie Hope

COMMENTARY
This is the first episode in a nine-part series hosted by Jo Gibson (Research Fellow, Institute for Social Justice, York St John University) and Sophie Hope (co-lead of the De-centre for socially engaged practice and research at Guildhall School of Music and Drama).
 
For the first episode Jo and Sophie introduce their research into social practice programmes and projects at Guildhall School of Music and Drama from the 1970s to the 2020s, and give a flavour of what’s to come!

REFERENCES
Introducing the De-Centre podcast on Miaaw.net
Sign up to the De-centre for Socially Engaged Practice and Research mailing list
More about Jo Gibson’s work

More about Sophie Hope’s work
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Institute for Social Justice, York St John University
Our first miaaw.net podcast: Cultural Democracy in Practice