Esther Lisk-Carew is engagement coordinator for a programme called AHEAD (Arts and Humanities Engagement and Dialogue) at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is also a freelance consultant, trustee of Manchester's Portico Library and founder of the Black and Global Majority Cultural Creative Network.
Sarah and Esther talk about
How she combines a love of storytelling and the arts with a talent for managing events and operations
Why engagement is often baked into the methods and outputs of arts and humanities
Building a career in the cultural sector (despite a detour into French law)
Why academia needs more diverse voices, and high-profile cultural icons


Find out more
Read the show notes and transcript on the podcast website
Find out about everything Esther is working on via her Linktree
Find AHEAD at MMU on the web, Linktree, LinkedIn and Instagram


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