History 495 02 (History Internship class): Four digital humanities projects that connect to a USAID funded Cultural Heritage Project in Iraq

History 495 02 (History Internship class): Four digital humanities projects that connect to a USAID funded Cultural Heritage Project in Iraq

Presenter(s)

Charlotte Kane Capuano, Maria Estefania Gomez, Yasmin Amal Nassar, Delos J. Penas-Johnson, Erin Pinto, Katherine Ann Shryock, Robert John Smart, Theodore Patton Vignocchi

Comments

Presentation: 3:00-4:00, Kennedy Union 207

Description

UD students played a vital role in safeguarding the cultural heritage of communities in Iraq through digitization and preservation efforts. They engaged with the urgent mission of securing heritage collections that hold the key to identity, history, and community resilience for religious and ethno-religious minority groups in the cradle of civilization.In this immersive program, they joined an ongoing, on-the-ground project initiated by the Antiquities Coalition (AC), dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of communities in Iraq through digitization. Partnering with four prominent organizations in Iraq—the Catholic Diocese of Mosul’s Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), the Syriac Heritage Museum, Sinjar Academy, and Assyrian Aid Society—this project seeks to document, digitize, and make accessible the rich cultural treasures of Iraq to local, regional, and international audiences.

Publication Date

4-17-2024

Project Designation

Course Project - HST 495 02

Primary Advisor

Alda Benjamen

Primary Advisor's Department

History

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Scholarship; Diversity; Critical Evaluation of Our Times

History 495 02 (History Internship class): Four digital humanities projects that connect to a USAID funded Cultural Heritage Project in Iraq

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