Rachel Somers Miles
The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision @ Hilversum
Speaker
- Rachel Somers Miles
Abstract
Rachel Somers Miles explains why Sound & Vision joined the EPIC-WE project to showcase their Dutch broadcasting archives. Through cultural game jams, youth creatively engaged with historical materials, addressing challenges like climate change, mental health, and democracy. The initiative connects cultural heritage with gaming innovation, empowering young people's imagination and world-making abilities while exploring complex issues through a nuanced, multi-perspective approach.Speaker biography
Rachel Somers Miles works at the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision where she runs and develops projects that critically explore the creation and use of audiovisual materials in both the past and present. She coordinates Inward Outward and is also on the program team. She holds master’s degrees in both critical cultural and media studies, and sound and moving image curation and preservation. Rachel is also involved in commissioning research related to audiovisual cultural heritage and is always looking for ways to engage with artists in her work.