Jennifer Lucy Allan

Jennifer Lucy Allan
Other names	Jen
Alma mater	University of Sheffield City, University of London
Occupations	Writer Researcher Radio presenter
Website	jenniferlucyallan.co.uk

Jennifer Lucy Allan, known informally as Jen, ^[1] is a British writer, researcher and radio presenter.

Allan has written for The Guardian ^[2] The Quietus , ^[3] and The Wire , ^[4] being online editor for the latter. ^[2] She was a presenter on Resonance FM, and in autumn 2019 became a co-host of BBC Radio 3 programme Late Junction , alternating with Verity Sharp. ^[5] This followed previous guest slots presenting special editions of the show, starting from 24 July 2018. ^[6]

Allan teaching a critical writing workshop at 'Sonic Acts Academy' in February 2016

Allan has a particular interest in foghorns, and following a PhD on the subject at University of the Arts London, her history book The Foghorn’s Lament was published in 2021. ^[7] She co-led University of the Arts' "Large Objects Moving Air 2018" conference, which featured James Dooley and Chris Watson among its keynote speakers. ^[8]

In February/ March 2018, she spent a month as writer in residence at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on the Shetland mainland. ^[9]

She teaches an eight-week evening course in music journalism. ^[10]

Selected publications

• Allan, Jennifer Lucy (2021). The Foghorn's Lament : the Disappearing Music of the Coast. London: White Rabbit. ISBN   9781474615037.
• Jennifer Lucy Allan (2018). "Horn Section: John Tyndall's 1873 Foghorn Testing Sessions". In Strang, Veronica; Edensor, Tim; Puckering, Joanna (eds.). From the lighthouse : interdisciplinary reflections on light. Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN   9781472477354.(About John Tyndall)
• Jennifer Lucy Allan (2018). "Disturbing the Peace: The Cloch Foghorn and Changing Coastal Soundscapes in the 19th Century". In Strang, Veronica; Edensor, Tim; Puckering, Joanna (eds.). From the lighthouse : interdisciplinary reflections on light. Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN   9781472477354.(About the lighthouse foghorn at Cloch)

References

1. "EBF 2019 | Leaves/Waves: Author talk from Jennifer Lucy Allan and Luke Turner". Firstsite. Retrieved 27 February 2019. For the final River Stour Festival talk, Jen Allan explores the cultural history of the foghorn,
2. "Jennifer Lucy Allan". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. "Jennifer Lucy Allan". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
4. "Jennifer Lucy Allan – The Wire". The Wire . Retrieved 27 February 2019.
5. "New regular programmes and presenters at BBC Radio 3". RadioToday. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "BBC Radio 3 – Late Junction, A Late Junction special with Jennifer Lucy Allan". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
7. Amy Liptrot, The Foghorn’s Lament by Jennifer Lucy Allan review – a whole world in a sound, The Guardian, Wed 28 Apr 2021
8. "Large Objects Moving Air (LOMA)". CRiSAP. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
9. "A Shetland Lighthouse Diary". Caught by the River. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
10. "Music Journalism Bootcamp". Hackney Citizen. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Day of Radio – There are Foghorns in Japan – audio of programme presented by Allan
• Turning Point with Jennifer Lucy Allan (Writer) – audio of interview with Allan
• Allan's A Shetland Lighthouse Diary (series of four)