Digital Humanities and Islamic Book Arts: A Conversation on Trajectories, Collaborations, and Opportunities

Panelists: Christiane Gruber, Emine Fetvacı, Evrim Binbaş, Selin Ünlüönen, Ünver Rüstem
Moderator: Aslıhan Erkmen
Date & Time: 19 December, Friday, 17:00

The study of Islamic book arts has developed substantially over the past century. From early (and ongoing) attempts to locate and reassemble dispersed manuscripts to the latest conservation and imaging techniques, the field of Islamic codicology has embarked on exciting new trajectories. In more recent years, these include integrated digital technologies, such as animations and online dissemination, to further expand scholarship about and the teaching of Islamic manuscripts, calligraphies, and paintings. This panel of distinguished experts will engage in a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the field of Islamic and Ottoman book arts, as well as the various opportunities offered by the Digital Humanities, above all the platform Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online and its open-access ethos. We also will discuss our unfolding collaboration with Khamseen and the Sadberk Hanım Museum, which will yield a set of hands-on digital "master classes" on a selection of the museum's artwork that will be freely available to scholars, students, and the public at large in 2026.

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