Apr 13 | Digitizing Arabic: A Story of Script Technologies with Professor J.R. Osborn
Digitizing Arabic: A Story of Script Technologies with Professor J.R. Osborn Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Center for New Media Thursday, April 13, 12 – 1:30pm, Via Zoom Zoom Registration Link: https://bit.ly/40nTR3W The Latin alphabet and Arabic script followed very different trajectories from the handwritten page to the digital screen. Drawing upon my book, Letters of Light: Arabic Script in Calligraphy, Print, and Digital Design (2017, Harvard University Press), this talk examines Arabic script in relation to three moments of technological transformation: the formalization of calligraphic […]
Media Studies Lecture Series Spring 2023 Announced!
The Media Studies program is excited to announce the Spring 2023 Lecture Series entitled “Media, Mediation, and Mediatization.” Students, staff, and faculty are all welcome to attend. For more information about the series and who our visiting lecturers are, please visit the Media Studies Events page.
UGIS Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
9:00 AM Zellerbach Auditorium More details to come!