Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Glaire Anderson In brief Guest speaker - Dr Glaire Anderson (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh) Title - Video Games for Public Impact: the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections Format - Talk, Q&A and reception About the speaker Dr Glaire Anderson is a specialist in Islamic art and history during the caliphal period (c.650-1250) and an advocate for the power of Islamic visual culture to reveal a more diverse and interconnected global history. Her aim is to make Islamic art and history accessible to all through Education, Games, and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) sectors. Glaire's current research focuses on diversifying gaming and digital cultural heritage, and she has a longstanding interest in digital art history. She founded and leads the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections to explore new technologies to create immersive experiences of medieval Islamic spaces and objects. Find out more about the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections About the seminar series Each semester, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers, PhD students and colleagues from across the University to present an evening seminar on their research. This semester, the series focuses on the many different people, disciplines and Schools engaged in research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and on their work in progress. How to join Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. All talks are followed by a reception. Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present. Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Sep 18 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Glaire Anderson Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Glaire Anderson (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh) on Islamic visual art culture, video games and public impact. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Glaire Anderson In brief Guest speaker - Dr Glaire Anderson (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh) Title - Video Games for Public Impact: the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections Format - Talk, Q&A and reception About the speaker Dr Glaire Anderson is a specialist in Islamic art and history during the caliphal period (c.650-1250) and an advocate for the power of Islamic visual culture to reveal a more diverse and interconnected global history. Her aim is to make Islamic art and history accessible to all through Education, Games, and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) sectors. Glaire's current research focuses on diversifying gaming and digital cultural heritage, and she has a longstanding interest in digital art history. She founded and leads the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections to explore new technologies to create immersive experiences of medieval Islamic spaces and objects. Find out more about the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections About the seminar series Each semester, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers, PhD students and colleagues from across the University to present an evening seminar on their research. This semester, the series focuses on the many different people, disciplines and Schools engaged in research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and on their work in progress. How to join Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. All talks are followed by a reception. Are you interested in studying with us? We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present. Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Sep 18 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Glaire Anderson Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Glaire Anderson (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh) on Islamic visual art culture, video games and public impact. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Sep 18 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Glaire Anderson Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Glaire Anderson (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh) on Islamic visual art culture, video games and public impact.
