17/09/2024
SELECT DIGITAL MUSEUM VIDEOS ON ZOOM + YOUTUBE
Jibunnessa Abdullah is host and presenter on all the sessions. Some also have additional co-presenters
105. THE PRINCE AND THE POISONER: in conversation with Dan Morrison (https://bit.ly/3XGLd1f), 14 September – Dan Morrison, author of The Prince and the Poisoner
104. REMAINS OF THE BODY: in conversation with Prof Saikat Majumdar
(https://bit.ly/4d3bk7z), 13 July 2024 – Prof Saikat Majumdar
103. CLOUD ATLAS at 20: in conversation with David Mitchell
(https://bit.ly/3VZj5o5), 06 July 2024 – David Mitchell - Author, Taner Kemirtlek
102. DUTCH IN THE MUSLIM WORLD 1600-1800
(https://bit.ly/4clrCrY), 10 June 2024 – Dr Christopher Joby, Dr Byapti Sur
101. DIGITAL MUSEUM - THESIS CORNER
(https://bit.ly/45OxGqL), 01 Jun 2024 – Alexandru Barcan, Alex Ioannou, Syed Foyez Ahmed
PhD and Masters postgrads share their research with 15 mins talk followed by 15 mins Q+A. Thesis Corner is deliberately multidisciplinary to stimulate discussion, exchange of ideas and act as a catalyst for new research directions.
100. ADAM’S BRIDGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH PROF ARUP K CHATTERJEE
(https://bit.ly/4aLLq6F), 30 May 2024 – Prof Arup K. Chatterjee
99. LOVERS OF GOD: SUFISM AND THE POLITICS OF ISLAM IN MEDIEVAL INDIA
(https://bit.ly/4dZP6Ey), 10 May 2024 – Prof Raziuddin Aquil
98. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS IN LATE MUGHAL INDIA: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858
(https://bit.ly/4bh523h), 05 Apr 2024 – Dr Katherine Schofield
97. PERSIAN CULTURES OF POWER: And The Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World
(https://bit.ly/4bHPdne), 16 Feb 2024 - Prof Matthew Canepa
96. SUGAR & COTTON: BRITAIN & TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY
(https://bit.ly/46IuLjH), 16 Jul 2023 - Dr Stephen Mullen, Dr Cassandra Gooptar
95. CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA: THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL HERO IN INDIA
(https://bit.ly/46IuLjH), 14 Jul 2023 - Dr Sushma Jansari
94. ROBERT CLIVE IN BRITISH PORTRAITURE
(https://bit.ly/46wCUaM), 30 Jun 2023 - Dr Jennifer Howes
93. SOJOURNERS, SULTANS, AND SLAVES
(https://bit.ly/3NLqPqW), 26 Jun 2023 - Prof Gunja SenGupta, Prof Awam Amkpa
92. SLAVERY & SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
(https://bit.ly/3NKHJpo), 23 Jun 2023 -, Prof Richard Eaton, Dr Ramya Sreenivasan
91. HOW TO CREATE A GREAT TALK USING POWERPOINT
(https://bit.ly/42OfIlk), 18 Jun 2023 - Workshop: Jibunnessa Abdullah (lead), Dr Shubhashree Banik Sonamon (assistant)
90. THE SCATTERED COURT: HINDUSTANI MUSIC IN COLONIAL BENGAL
(https://bit.ly/3p92q4W), 17 Jun 2023 - Dr Richard Williams
89. THE GREAT DEFIANCE: HOW THE WORLD TOOK ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE
(https://bit.ly/3J7g7rR), 09 Jun 2023 - Dr David Veevers
88. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM 5-Minute Monday
(https://bit.ly/3oQ6Ugi), 01 May 2023 - Palash Davé, Rania Hafez, Litsa Tunnah, Ash Basu, Brendan Quinn, Agnik Bhattacharya
87. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Breaking Bread (recording - https://bit.ly/3Hvj4BO, recording 2 - https://bit.ly/3LOVmTH), 30 Apr 2023 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldoon Ahmed - Guests: Prof Richard Eaton, Dr Michael Steckler, David Mitchell (author)
86. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Sunday Lunch
(https://bit.ly/3NtQK6z), 30 Apr 2023 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldun Ahmad - Guests: William Dalrymple, Prof S Sharada Srinivasan, Prof Arup K. Chatterjee, Dr Georgie Wemyss, Dr Christopher Joby, Prof Iftikhar Malik
85. The BARD in the BORDERLANDS
(https://bit.ly/3mYB14C), 24 Apr 2023 - Dr Katherine Gillen, Dr Adrianna M Santos, Dr Kathryn Vomero Santos
84. SHAKESPEARE & DISGUST
(https://bit.ly/3owJVGV), 23 Apr 2023 - Dr Bradley J Irish
83. SHAKESPEARE ON STAGE IN INDIA AND BANGLADESH
(https://bit.ly/3oE36yQ), 23 Apr 2023 - Dr Vikram Singh Thakur, Shahman Moishan
82. CULTURE: THE STORY OF US FROM CAVE ART TO K-POP
(http://bit.ly/3m1hQ9R), 03 Apr 2023 - Prof Martin Puchner
81. DIGITISING BANGLA: Optical Character Recognition of non-English Scripts
(http://bit.ly/3yVi0mf), 03 Mar 2023 - Dr Kaushik Roy, Prof Udaya Narayana Singh
80. ON SAVAGE SHORES - in conversation with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock
(https://bit.ly/3mgX3yM), 27 Feb 2023 - Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock
79. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023 - Technology & mother tongues - BANGLA & PORTUGUESE
(http://bit.ly/3lyzlOE), 21 Feb 2023 - Isabel de Vasconcellos, Jibunnessa Abdullah
78. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023 - Technology & mother tongues - communication in the age of globalisation
(http://bit.ly/3ZcMxGx), 21 Feb 2023 - Rasel Khan, Jibunnessa Abdullah
77. 13 FOODS THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD
(http://bit.ly/3Z3FAaR), 01 Jul 2022 - Alex Renton, Sheila Dillon
76. MARITIME MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS ON EARLY MODERN ENGLISH VOYAGES: The Lives of the Seafaring Middle Class
(http://bit.ly/3Za0i97), 01 Jul 2022 - Dr James Seth
75. DIGITAL MUSEUM - THESIS CORNER
(http://bit.ly/3TBQkvS), 04 Jun 2022 - Salma Begum, Sylvia Ikomi, Agnik Bhattacharya
PhD and Masters postgrads share their research with 15 mins talk followed by 15 mins Q+A. Thesis Corner is deliberately multidisciplinary to stimulate discussion, exchange of ideas and act as a catalyst for new research directions.
74. PIRATE QUEENS: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read
(http://bit.ly/3yVILXt), 30 Apr 2022 - Dr Rebecca Simon
73. INSECT WEAPONS: HISTORY OF ENTOMOLOGICAL WARFARE
(https://bit.ly/3Og6Tuo), 15 Apr 2022 - Dr Jeffrey A. Lockwood
72. MUGHAL RESPONSES TO THE PLAGUE IN AGRA, 1618-19
(https://bit.ly/3CGG2lG), 12 Mar 2022 - Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi
71. THE DUTCH IN BENGAL: Calcutta, Hooghly & Chinsurah, 1600-1825
(https://bit.ly/3MufTuW), 05 Mar 2022 - Dr Byapti Sur
70. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2022 - Session 2: MULTILINGUALISM - Bangla, Arabic, Welsh, English + Spanish
(https://bit.ly/3t3cLO2), 21 Feb 2022 - Rania Hafez, Karen Al-Ghabban, Jibunnessa Abdullah
69. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2022 - Session 1: TAIWAN - Siraya Revival, Dutch, Spanish + Chinese
(https://bit.ly/3HcapRG), 21 Feb 2022 - Guest speaker: Uma Talavan, Edgar Macapili, Dr Christopher Joby - Music + song: Edgar Macapili + Uma Talavan
68. HOW TO FORMAT YOUR PHD taster session
(https://youtu.be/Xzf-rQWThFk), 18 Feb 2022 - Jibunnessa Abdullah
67. HOW TO TURN YOUR PHD INTO A BESTSELLING BOOK taster session
(https://bit.ly/3sgQMDM), 16 Feb 2022 - Dr Rebecca Simon
66. COPYRIGHT: How Not To Get Into Trouble Online taster session
(https://bit.ly/35qGAzz), 15 Feb 2022 - Prof Angela Ní Dhálaigh, Jibunnessa Abdullah
65. THE BENGAL DELTA: ECOLOGY, STATE AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 1840–1943
(https://bit.ly/3rCwbJS), 07 Feb 2022 - Dr Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal
64. Bengal Season - DHAKA: HISTORY & SETTLEMENT
(https://bit.ly/3GNKC2p), 16 Dec 2021 - Dr Sharifuddin Ahmed, Dr Tanzil Shafique
63. Bengal Season - THE OSTEND COMPANY IN BENGAL
(https://bit.ly/3F3gO1i), 15 Dec 2021 - Dr Wim de Winter
62. Bengal Season - CREOLE BENGAL: DHAKAI PONEER, BANDEL CHEESE, SANDESH, ROSOGOLLA
(https://bit.ly/3pX40Dp), 14 Dec 2021 - Prof Ananya Jahanara Kabir
61. Bengal Season - EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SILK ENTERPRISE IN BENGAL
(https://bit.ly/3oVbBmQ), 13 Dec 2021 - Dr Karolina Hutková
60. Bengal Season - BENGAL MUSLIN
(https://bit.ly/3rV384Z), 11 Dec 2021 - Saiful Islam
59. Bengal Season - BANGLADESH: A POLITICAL HISTORY SINCE INDEPENDENCE
(https://bit.ly/3rMqTMv), 08 Dec 2021 - Prof Ali Riaz
58. Bengal Season - HISTORY OF ARMENIANS IN BENGAL
(https://bit.ly/32Z4G3g), 07 Dec 2021 - Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya
57. Bengal Season - INDIANS IN LONDON
(https://bit.ly/335mOss), 06 Dec 2021 - Dr Arup K. Chatterjee
56. Bengal Season - BENGAL UNDER THE SULTANS & MUGHALS (https://bit.ly/31xUuOR), 04 Dec 2021 - Prof Richard M Eaton
55. THESIS CORNER
(https://bit.ly/3dlvpca), 04 Dec 2021 - Urvi Khaitan, Sudipto Mitra
PhD and Masters postgrads share their research with 15 mins talk followed by 15 mins Q+A. Thesis Corner is deliberately multidisciplinary to stimulate discussion, exchange of ideas and act as a catalyst for new research directions.
54. Bengal Season - WRITING, LANGUAGE & TAGORE
(https://bit.ly/2ZPkB3a), 01 Dec 2021 - Prof Udaya Narayana Singh, Dr Bashabi Fraser
53. Bengal Season - CLIMATE CHANGE IN BANGLADESH
(https://bit.ly/3pgPVQK), 29 Nov 2021 - Dr Michael S Steckler
52. ARCHAEOLOGY OF GANDHARA with Prof Gul Rahim Khan
(https://bit.ly/3v0lJft), 11 Oct 2021 - Prof Gul Rahim Khan
51. SPEED DATING for BOOKS
(https://bit.ly/3oMhFy7), 02 Oct 2021 - Matthew Zajac, Prof Angela Daly, Dr Shuchi Gupta, Francis Akpata
Participants give 4-5 mins passionate reviews on their favourite book to make the audience fall in love with a book. We then vote for best loved book based on the review
50. SULTANATE ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL: 13th - 16th Centuries with Prof Sutapa Sinha
(https://bit.ly/3adywBw), 01 Oct 2021 - Prof Sutapa Sinha
49. THE BENGAL SULTANATE with Prof Syed Ejaz Hussain
(https://bit.ly/3FmWA3f), 30 Sep 2021 - Prof Syed Ejaz Hussain
48. COURTS OF THE DECCAN SULTANATES with Dr Emma J Flatt
(https://bit.ly/3As0x3O), 18 Sep 2021 - Dr Emma J Flatt
47. INDIA IN THE PERSIANATE AGE in conversation with Prof Richard M Eaton
(https://bit.ly/3tysqoc), 11 Sep 2021 - Prof Richard M Eaton
46. DIGITAL MUSEUM - THESIS CORNER
(https://bit.ly/2WRwN1U), 04 Sep 2021 - Anushka Kahandagamage, Reeti Basu, Rupert Record
PhD and Masters postgrads share their research with 15 mins talk followed by 15 mins Q+A. Thesis Corner is deliberately multidisciplinary to stimulate discussion, exchange of ideas and act as a catalyst for new research directions.
45. RETURN OF A KING in conversation with William Dalrymple
(https://youtu.be/zNVyoDUI1RU), 26 Aug 2021 - William Dalrymple
44. WRITING DIFFICULT FAMILY HISTORIES
(https://bit.ly/37iAq2u), 02 Aug 2021 - Prof Martin Puchner, Alex Renton
43. THE NOBLEST PROSPECT: SCOTS AND LONDON, 1660-1820
(https://youtu.be/zs9SPThcil0), 12 July 2021 - Dr Andrew MacKillop
42. DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (VOC)
(https://bit.ly/3AOxPuq), 10 July 2021 - Dr Christopher Joby, Dr Helen Paul, Dr Wendy van Duivenvoorde
41. MYANMAR’S ROHINGYA GENOCIDE in Conversation with Dr Ronan Lee
(https://bit.ly/3dA5le2), 01 July 2021 - Dr Ronan Lee
40. DIGITAL MUSEUM - THESIS CORNER
(https://bit.ly/3xPjwDN), 04 June 2021 - Mike Efstathiou, Richard Kendall, Kathryn Bullen, Matthew Lee, Daniel Carey
PhD and Masters postgrads share their research with 15 mins talk followed by 15 mins Q+A. Thesis Corner is deliberately multidisciplinary to stimulate discussion, exchange of ideas and act as a catalyst for new research directions.
39. THE COMPANY QUARTET in conversation with William Dalrymple
(https://youtu.be/eZPm2Z_i2gY), 03 June 2021 - William Dalrymple
38. SPEED DATING for BOOKS
(https://bit.ly/3uoUngZ), 22 May 2021 - Rania Hafez, Himadri Chatterjee, Peter Snell, Anand Madhvani, Muhammad Fahad Uzair, Vivek Bammi
Participants give 4-5 mins passionate reviews on their favourite book to make the audience fall in love with a book. We then vote for best loved book based on the review
37. ISLANDS AND MARITIME INTERACTIONS IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN (3rd century BCE to 4th century CE)
(https://bit.ly/3xX9rFI), 08 May 2021 - Prof Himanshu Prabha Ray
36. SHAKESPEARE IN A DIVIDED AMERICA
(https://bit.ly/3niunlp), 23 Apr 2021 - Prof James Shapiro
35. SHAKESPEARE IN SWAHILILAND
(https://bit.ly/3dMSllZ), 23 Apr 2021 - Dr Edward Wilson-Lee
34. THINGS DYING AND THINGS NEWBORN: SHAKESPEARE, CERVANTES AND TRAGICOMEDY
(https://bit.ly/3xlCC4Z), 23 Apr 2021 - Prof Brean Hammond
33. MULTICULTURAL WORLD OF CERVANTES & DON QUIXOTE
(https://bit.ly/3v7Vhzk), 22 Apr 2021 - Prof Patricia Grieve
32. FICTIONS OF HISTORY FROM CERVANTES AND SHAKESPEARE TO GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ
(https://bit.ly/3xjmMYv), 22 Apr 2021 - Prof Michael Bell
31. ARCHAEOLOGY OF METALS IN ANCIENT INDIA - with Special Focus on the Indian Iron Age in Tamil Nadu
(https://youtu.be/0XCHUfcBIkg), 17 Apr 2021 - Prof Sharada Srinivasan
30. SUNDER NURSERY DELHI: Conservation & Landscape Restoration
(https://bit.ly/3ncp9rt), 16 Apr 2021 - Ratish Nanda
29. INDIA'S COLONIAL HERITAGE
(https://bit.ly/2RBYV6f), 13 Mar 2021 - William Dalrymple, Dr Shruti Kapila
28. THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS
(https://bit.ly/3yr0TqN), 07 Mar 2021 - Co-presenter: Lucy Ash - Guest speaker: Matthew Zajac
27. FEMALE PIRATES
(https://bit.ly/2T3WHNr), 05 Mar 2021 - Dr Rebecca Simon
26. MOTHER LANGUAGE: ROTWELSCH, THE LANGUAGE OF THIEVES
(https://bit.ly/3bIkKYR), 28 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Matthew Zajac - Guest speaker: Prof Martin Puchner
25. KUSHAN DYNASTY History & Coinage - Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India 1st–4th century AD
(https://bit.ly/3f70i67), 27 Feb 2021 - Joe Cribb, Lauren Morris, Robert Bracey
24. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2021 - Session 4 - Indigenous languages of the Americas
(https://bit.ly/2SiCDqs), 21 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Prof Martin Puchner - Guest speaker: Prof Camilla Townsend - Other contributors: Elizabeth Baquedano
23. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2021 - Session 3 - Gaelic and Jamaican
(https://bit.ly/3u5sB91), 21 Feb 2021 - Guest speakers and performers: Prof Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, Gordon Wells, Audrey West, Meg Hyland, Yvonne Blake
22. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2021 - Session 2 - Bilingual Identity, Maithili, Persian & Zimbabwe
(https://bit.ly/3fy5PBH), 21 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldoon Ahmed - Guest speakers: Prof Udaya Narayana Singh, Dr Sahba Shayani, Tawona Sithole
21. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2021 - Session 1: BHASHA ANDOLON + Language in Bangladesh
(https://bit.ly/3u2qF1j), 21 Feb 2021 - Guest speakers: Dr Maniruzzaman, Ahmed Rafiq - Music + poetry: Mafizur Rahman Laltu, Bibortan Cultural Centre Dhaka
20. VIKINGS
(https://bit.ly/3f8AIha), 15 Feb 2021 - Guest speaker: Prof Judith Jesch - Other contributors: Prof David Abulafia, Prof Himanshu Prabha Ray, David Mitchell (author)
19. BURNING THE BOOKS
(https://bit.ly/3484o7q), 26 Jan 2021 - Richard Ovenden
18. MUSEUM FOR THE FUTURE: Robert Burns Special
(https://bit.ly/3AVzIdD), 22 Jan 2021 – Dr Pauline MacKay, Robert Montgomery
17. MING DYNASTY VOYAGES OF ZHENG HE
(https://bit.ly/3XBHC4I), 15 Jan 2021 – Prof Tansen Sen
16. THE BOUNDLESS SEA
(https://bit.ly/3u9sGbM), 14 Jan 2021 - Prof David Abulafia
15. MUSEUM for The FUTURE: Dutch East India Company Special
(https://bit.ly/3u8Bajm), 12 Dec 2020 - David Mitchell (author), Dr Christopher Joby, Jibunnessa Abdullah
14. SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
(https://bit.ly/3u8JK1C), 10 Dec 2020 – Co-presenter: William Dalrymple – Speaker: Prof Himanshu Prabha Ray
13. PIRATES
(https://bit.ly/3fBMaAH), 23 Nov 2020 - Dr Rebecca Simon
12. UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
(https://bit.ly/3vewR7S), 20 Nov 2020 - Prof Sarah Ward
11. An Afternoon at The Digital Museum: SEAFARING
(https://bit.ly/3hVQoGn), 19 Nov 2020 - Co-presenter: William Dalrymple - Guest speaker: Prof Himanshu Prabha Ray, Prof David Abulafia, Dr Chhaya Goswami
10. VASCO da GAMA
(https://bit.ly/3hJ4Jpu), 16 Nov 2020 - Prof Sanjay Subrahmanyam
9. MUSEUM for The FUTURE
(https://bit.ly/4efTm27), 10 Nov 2020 – Shrabani Basu, Prof Angela Daly
8. LONDON & THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
(https://bit.ly/2RAXsx9), 02 Nov 2020 - Nick Robins
7. MUSEUM for the FUTURE: the very first on James Joyce
(https://bit.ly/3B5Lvpr), 13 Oct 2020 – Pádraig Belton, Maria Farrell
6. TRIAL OF ROBERT CLIVE
(https://bit.ly/3u5tmyT), 24 Sep 2020 - Host/presenter and judge: Jibunnessa Abdullah - Prosecution team: William Dalrymple (witness), Prof Jon Wilson (barrister) - Defence team: Edward Chancellor (witness), Robert James Dougans (barrister) - Other contributors: Meera Somji
5. BENGAL FAMINE
(https://bit.ly/3ozjvjY), 27 Aug 2020 - William Dalrymple, Dr Madhusree Mukerjee
4. SCOTTISH CLEARANCES
(https://bit.ly/3bJQUDk), 06 Aug 2020 - Prof Sir Tom Devine, Dr Martin MacGregor
3. TECH GIANTS vs EAST INDIA COMPANY
(https://bit.ly/3oCwp0y), 09 July 2020 - William Dalrymple, Carl Miller, Alexi Mostrous, Matthew Rice
2. EAST INDIA COMPANY
(https://youtu.be/nug9HsavEsw), 14 May 2020 - Prof Jon Wilson, Dr Georgie Wemyss
1. SILK ROAD talks
(https://youtu.be/buWbGR2InyA), 30 April 2020 - Prof Iftikhar Malik, Prof Tim Williams