Stigma Damages: Counter-Archives, Art, and Irish Natural Heritage

Stigma Damages: Counter-Archives, Art, and Irish Natural Heritage

What does it mean to inherit harm? Artist and Askeaton Contemporary Arts director Michele Horrigan sits down with Kate Huber and Stacey Copeland to discuss life beside Aughinish Alumina—Europe's largest bauxite refinery, now Russian-owned—and the toxic legacy it has left across County Limerick. Through her ongoing project Stigma Damages, Horrigan has built a counter-archive of found objects, promotional ephemera, poetry, and video that bears witness against the industry's sanitized self-presentation. From government cover-ups and "sacrifice zones" to a grassroots Natural Heritage Group restoring a polluted river and preserving the oral histories of an aging community, this conversation asks: when what we inherit is harm, what does it mean to preserve it—and who gets to tell that story? Learn more and access the transcript and our further reading list on Diggit Magazine [https://www.diggitmagazine.com/stigma-damages-counter-archives-art-and-irish-natural-heritage]. In collaboration with Diggit Magazine, University of Groningen and Tilburg University. Hosted by Kate Huber and Stacey Copeland. Audio Editor: Romane Rolland Theme music by Karl Christenson Podcast Artwork by Clara Daniels Contact us with listener questions at lcmh@tilburguniversity.edu [lcmh@tilburguniversity.edu]

Colonial Legacies and Digital Heritage with Kate Simpson

How does digital heritage reproduce colonial hierarchies of power—or help resist them? Digital Humanities and archival scholar Dr. Kate Simpson (University of Glasgow) sits down with Kate Huber to unpack why heritage is always political. From repatriation to the Global North–South digital divide, they explore how infrastructures, platforms, and access shape what gets preserved, shared, and valued. Recorded during Simpson’s visit to Tilburg University, this conversation asks: who gets to be visible in the archive, and on whose terms? Find credits, shownotes, and resources on Diggit Magazine [https://www.diggitmagazine.com/colonial-legacies-and-digital-heritage-kate-simpson].

Living Culture Making Heritage

Whose Heritage matters. What gets preserved and why do we identify with certain items, places, or histories more than others? Welcome to Living Culture, making heritage. In collaboration with Digit Magazine, University of Groningen and Tilburg University. Hosted by Kate Huber and Stacey Copeland. Theme music by Karl Christenson Podcast Artwork by Clara Daniels Contact us with listener questions at lcmh@tilburguniversity.edu