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REMAINS OF THE BODY: in conversation with Prof Saikat Majumdar
VIDEO RECORDING LINK - https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/bOXYB5DbOHXskPnJWloitvLgBqa4a7u8s3BicREYkpUEekDG02t_GrmUibfwjxktZQUgLLqhudp_D6gs.OuTJz4q4zGpWGlVh
📅 Sat 13 July

, here is the recording of Jibunnessa Abdullah with writer, Prof Saikat Majumdar, as they explore the erotic limits of friendship and the disintegration of a marriage and how the two intertwine within the intimate relationship between three Indian immigrants living in North America.

CLOUD ATLAS at 20: In conversation with David Mitchell
📅Sat 6 July

VIDEO RECORDING LINK - https://bit.ly/3VZj5o5

, this year is the 20th Anniversary of the The Booker Prizes shortlisted novel, CLOUD ATLAS.

Here is the recording of Jibunnessa Abdullah and Taner Kemirtlek in conversation with David Mitchell - Author on he many fascinating themes within this deeply layered, intricately philosophical book made up of 6 interconnected stories mainly told in the first person by interesting, often flawed, characters. It’s highly amusing, witty and very entertaining. His series of exciting adventures written in entirely unique voices immerse the reader in multiple worlds rich in detail stemming from history, music, politics, corporate greed, activism, human nature and dystopian visions of the future.

REMAINS OF THE BODY: in conversation with Prof Saikat Majumdar
🖥https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2btwDDV7TPy0ijhL_-4ojg
📅 Sat 13 July ⏰ 2pm BST

Please join me in conversation with the wonderfully talented Prof Saikat Majumdar - novelist, writer of non-fiction book, critic, and professor of English and creative writing at Ashoka University, India.

He regularly writes for the 'Telegraph', 'Times Higher Education', 'Outlook', 'Hindu', 'Hindustan Times', 'Scroll', and the 'Los Angeles Review of Books'. And his novels include: 'The Middle Finger', 'The Scent of God', 'The Firebird', 'Silverfish' and now 'Remains of The Body'. He's also written non-fiction books such as: 'Prose of the World' and 'College: Pathways of Possibility'. And co-edited 'The Critic as Amateur' (with Aarthi Vadde)

In REMAINS OF THE BODY, he uses sparse, yet a breathlessly poetic style, to explore the erotic limits of friendship and the disintegration of a marriage and how the two intertwine within the intimate relationship between three Indian immigrants living in North America.

"Avik floated in the pool. A gentle monster with secret coils of
energy. Unfurled, they could light a flame in the water." These are the very first sentences of the book superbly designed to stir the imagination and ignite longing and desire, as well as introduce the reader to a tightly packed, beautifully written piece of work.

Jibunnessa Abdullah (Founder & Director, Digital Museum) will be your host and presenter.

Please do register on Zoom and join the conversation!

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REMAINS OF THE BODY: in conversation with Prof Saikat Majumdar
🖥https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2btwDDV7TPy0ijhL_-4ojg
📅 Sat 13 July ⏰ 2pm BST
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Hello , here’s a list of 98 Digital Museum recordings on YouTube and Zoom you can watch completely free of charge

Host and presenter is Jibunnessa Abdullah on all of them. Some also have co-presenters such as William Dalrymple, Dr Khaldoon Ahmed, Matthew Zajac, Prof Martin Puchner, and Lucy Ash

Enjoy. And let us know your thoughts 😊

SELECT DIGITAL MUSEUM VIDEOS ON ZOOM + YOUTUBE
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Jibunnessa Abdullah is host and presenter on all the sessions. Some also have additional co-presenters

1. DUTCH IN THE MUSLIM WORLD 1600-1800 (https://bit.ly/4clrCrY), 10 June 2024 – Dr Christopher Joby, Dr Byapti Sur

2. 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.

3. ADAM’S BRIDGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH PROF ARUP K CHATTERJEE (https://bit.ly/4aLLq6F), 30 May 2024 – Prof Arup K Chatterjee

4. LOVERS OF GOD: SUFISM AND THE POLITICS OF ISLAM IN MEDIEVAL INDIA (https://bit.ly/4dZP6Ey), 10 May 2024 – Prof Raziuddin Aquil

5. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS IN LATE MUGHAL INDIA: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858 (https://bit.ly/4bh523h), 05 Apr 2024 – Dr Katherine Schofield

6. PERSIAN CULTURES OF POWER: And The Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World (https://bit.ly/4bHPdne), 16 Feb 2024 - Prof Matthew Canepa

7. SUGAR & COTTON: BRITAIN & TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY (https://bit.ly/46IuLjH), 16 Jul 2023 - Dr Stephen Mullen, Dr Cassandra Gooptar

8. CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA: THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL HERO IN INDIA (https://bit.ly/46IuLjH), 14 Jul 2023 - Dr Sushma Jansari

9. ROBERT CLIVE IN BRITISH PORTRAITURE (https://bit.ly/46wCUaM), 30 Jun 2023 - Dr Jennifer Howes

10. SOJOURNERS, SULTANS, AND SLAVES (https://bit.ly/3NLqPqW), 26 Jun 2023 - Prof Gunja SenGupta, Prof Awam Amkpa

11. SLAVERY & SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY (https://bit.ly/3NKHJpo), 23 Jun 2023 - Prof Richard Eaton, Dr Ramya Sreenivasan

12. HOW TO CREATE A GREAT TALK USING POWERPOINT (https://bit.ly/42OfIlk), 18 Jun 2023) - Workshop: Jibunnessa Abdullah (lead), Dr DrShubhashree Banik Sonamon (assistant)

13. THE SCATTERED COURT: HINDUSTANI MUSIC IN COLONIAL BENGAL (https://bit.ly/3p92q4W), 17 Jun 2023 - Dr Richard David Williams

14. THE GREAT DEFIANCE: HOW THE WORLD TOOK ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE (https://bit.ly/3J7g7rR), 09 Jun 2023 - Dr David Veevers

15. 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 Bhattachary

16. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Breaking Bread (recording 1) (https://bit.ly/3Hvj4BO )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Breaking Bread (recording 2) (https://bit.ly/3LOVmTH), 30 Apr 2023 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldoon Ahmed - Guests: Prof Richard Eaton, Dr Michael Steckler, David Mitchell - Author

17. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Sunday Lunch (https://bit.ly/3NtQK6z), 30 Apr 2023 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldoon Ahmed - Guests: William Dalrymple, Prof Sharada Srinivasan, Prof Arup K. Chatterjee, Alex Renton, Dr Georgie Wemyss, Dr Christopher Joby, Prof Iftikhar Malik

18. The BARD in the BORDERLANDS (https://bit.ly/3mYB14C), 24 Apr 2023 - Dr Katherine Gillen, Dr Adrianna M Santos, Dr Kathryn Vomero Santos

19. SHAKESPEARE & DISGUST (https://bit.ly/3owJVGV), 23 Apr 2023 - Dr Bradley J Irish

20. SHAKESPEARE ON STAGE IN INDIA AND BANGLADESH (https://bit.ly/3oE36yQ), 23 Apr 2023 - Dr Vikram Singh Thakur, Shahman Moishan

21. CULTURE: THE STORY OF US FROM CAVE ART TO K-POP (http://bit.ly/3m1hQ9R), 03 Apr 2023 - Prof Martin Puchner

22. DIGITISING BANGLA: Optical Character Recognition of non-English Scripts (http://bit.ly/3yVi0mf), 03 Mar 2023 - Dr Kaushik Roy, Prof Udaya Narayana Singh

23. ON SAVAGE SHORES - in conversation with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock (https://bit.ly/3mgX3yM), 27 Feb 2023 - Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock

24. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023 - Technology & mother tongues - BANGLA & PORTUGUESE (http://bit.ly/3lyzlOE), 21 Feb 2023 - Isabel de Vasconcellos, Jibunnessa Abdullah

25. 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

26. 13 FOODS THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD (http://bit.ly/3Z3FAaR), 01 Jul 2022 - Alex Renton, Sheila Dillon

27. 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

28. 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.

29. PIRATE QUEENS: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read (http://bit.ly/3yVILXt), 30 Apr 2022 - Dr Rebecca Simon

30. INSECT WEAPONS: HISTORY OF ENTOMOLOGICAL WARFARE (https://bit.ly/3Og6Tuo), 15 Apr 2022 - Dr Jeffrey A. Lockwood

31. MUGHAL RESPONSES TO THE PLAGUE IN AGRA, 1618-19 (https://bit.ly/3CGG2lG), 12 Mar 2022 - Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi

32. THE DUTCH IN BENGAL: Calcutta, Hooghly & Chinsurah, 1600-1825 (https://bit.ly/3MufTuW), 05 Mar 2022 - Dr Byapti Sur

33. 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

34. 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

35. HOW TO FORMAT YOUR PHD taster session (https://youtu.be/Xzf-rQWThFk), 18 Feb 2022 - Jibunnessa Abdullah

36. HOW TO TURN YOUR PHD INTO A BESTSELLING BOOK taster session (https://bit.ly/3sgQMDM), 16 Feb 2022 - Dr Rebecca Simon

37. COPYRIGHT: How Not To Get Into Trouble Online taster session (https://bit.ly/35qGAzz, 15 Feb 2022 - Prof Angela Ní Dhálaigh, Jibunnessa Abdullah

38. THE BENGAL DELTA: ECOLOGY, STATE AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 1840–1943 (https://bit.ly/3rCwbJS), 07 Feb 2022 - Dr Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal

39. Bengal Season - DHAKA: HISTORY & SETTLEMENT (https://bit.ly/3GNKC2p), 16 Dec 2021 - Dr Sharifuddin Ahmed, Dr Tanzil Shafique

40. Bengal Season - THE OSTEND COMPANY IN BENGAL (https://bit.ly/3F3gO1i), 15 Dec 2021 - Dr Wim de Winter

41. Bengal Season - CREOLE BENGAL: DHAKAI PONEER, BANDEL CHEESE, SANDESH, ROSOGOLLA (https://bit.ly/3pX40Dp), 14 Dec 2021 - Prof Ananya Jahanara Kabir

42. Bengal Season - EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SILK ENTERPRISE IN BENGAL (https://bit.ly/3oVbBmQ), 13 Dec 2021 - Dr Karolina Hutková

43. Bengal Season - BENGAL MUSLIN (https://bit.ly/3rV384Z), 11 Dec 2021 - Saiful Islam

44. Bengal Season - BANGLADESH: A POLITICAL HISTORY SINCE INDEPENDENCE (https://bit.ly/3rMqTMv), 08 Dec 2021 - Prof Ali Riaz

45. Bengal Season - HISTORY OF ARMENIANS IN BENGAL (https://bit.ly/32Z4G3g), 07 Dec 2021 - Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya

46. Bengal Season - INDIANS IN LONDON (https://bit.ly/335mOss), 06 Dec 2021 - Dr Arup K. Chatterjee

47. Bengal Season - BENGAL UNDER THE SULTANS & MUGHALS (https://bit.ly/31xUuOR), 04 Dec 2021 - Prof Richard M Eaton

48. 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.

49. Bengal Season - WRITING, LANGUAGE & TAGORE (https://bit.ly/2ZPkB3a), 01 Dec 2021 - Prof Udaya Narayana Singh, Dr Bashabi Fraser

50. Bengal Season - CLIMATE CHANGE IN BANGLADESH (https://bit.ly/3pgPVQK), 29 Nov 2021 - Dr Michael S Steckler

51. ARCHAEOLOGY OF GANDHARA with Prof Gul Rahim Khan (https://bit.ly/3v0lJft), 11 Oct 2021 - Prof Gul Rahim Khan

52. SPEED DATING for BOOKS (https://bit.ly/3oMhFy7), 02 Oct 2021 - Matthew Zajac, Dr Angela Ní Dhálaigh, 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

53. SULTANATE ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL: 13th - 16th Centuries with Prof Sutapa Sinha (https://bit.ly/3adywBw), 01 Oct 2021 - Prof Sutapa Sinha

54. THE BENGAL SULTANATE with Prof Syed Ejaz Hussain (https://bit.ly/3FmWA3f), 30 Sep 2021 - Prof Syed Ejaz Hussain

55. COURTS OF THE DECCAN SULTANATES with Dr Emma J Flatt (https://bit.ly/3As0x3O), 18 Sep 2021 - Dr Emma J Flatt

56. INDIA IN THE PERSIANATE AGE in conversation with Prof Richard M Eaton (https://bit.ly/3tysqoc), 11 Sep 2021 - Prof Richard M Eaton

57. 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.

58. RETURN OF A KING in conversation with William Dalrymple (https://youtu.be/zNVyoDUI1RU), 26 Aug 2021 - William Dalrymple

59. WRITING DIFFICULT FAMILY HISTORIES (https://bit.ly/37iAq2u), 02 Aug 2021 - Prof Martin Puchner, Alex Renton

60. THE NOBLEST PROSPECT: SCOTS AND LONDON, 1660-1820 (https://youtu.be/zs9SPThcil0), 12 July 2021 - Dr Andrew MacKillop

61. DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (VOC) (https://bit.ly/3AOxPuq), 10 July 2021 - Dr Christopher Joby, Dr Helen Paul, Dr Wendy van Duivenvoorde

62. MYANMAR’S ROHINGYA GENOCIDE in Conversation with Dr Ronan Lee (https://bit.ly/3dA5le2), 01 July 2021 - Dr Ronan Lee

63. DIGITAL MUSEUM - THESIS CORNER (https://bit.ly/3xPjwDN), 04 June 2021 - Speakers: 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.

64. THE COMPANY QUARTET in conversation with William Dalrymple (https://youtu.be/eZPm2Z_i2gY), 03 June 2021 - William Dalrymple

65. 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

66. 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

67. SHAKESPEARE IN A DIVIDED AMERICA (https://bit.ly/3niunlp), 23 Apr 2021 - Prof James Shapiro

68. SHAKESPEARE IN SWAHILILAND (https://bit.ly/3dMSllZ), 23 Apr 2021 - Dr Edward Wilson-Lee

69. THINGS DYING AND THINGS NEWBORN: SHAKESPEARE, CERVANTES AND TRAGICOMEDY (https://bit.ly/3xlCC4Z), 23 Apr 2021 - Prof Brean Hammond

70. MULTICULTURAL WORLD OF CERVANTES & DON QUIXOTE (https://bit.ly/3v7Vhzk), 22 Apr 2021 - Prof Patricia Grieve

71. FICTIONS OF HISTORY FROM CERVANTES AND SHAKESPEARE TO GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ (https://bit.ly/3xjmMYv), 22 Apr 2021 - Prof Michael Bell

72. 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 S Sharada

73. SUNDER NURSERY DELHI: Conservation & Landscape Restoration (https://bit.ly/3ncp9rt), 16 Apr 2021 - Ratish Nanda

74. INDIA'S COLONIAL HERITAGE (https://bit.ly/2RBYV6f), 13 Mar 2021 - William Dalrymple, Dr Shruti Kapila

75. THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS (https://bit.ly/3yr0TqN), 07 Mar 2021 - Co-presenter: Lucy Ash - Guest speaker: Matthew Zajac

76. FEMALE PIRATES (https://bit.ly/2T3WHNr), 05 Mar 2021 - Dr Rebecca Simon

77. MOTHER LANGUAGE: ROTWELSCH, THE LANGUAGE OF THIEVES (https://bit.ly/3bIkKYR), 28 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Matthew Zajac - Guest speaker: Prof Martin Puchner

78. 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

79. 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

80. 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

81. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2021 - Session 2 - Bilingual Identity, Maithili, Persian & Zimbabwe (https://bit.ly/3fy5PBH), 21 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldun Ahmad - Guest speakers: Prof Udaya Narayana Singh, Dr Sahba Shayani, Tawona Sithole

82. 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

83. 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)

84. BURNING THE BOOKS (https://bit.ly/3484o7q), 26 Jan 2021 - Richard Ovenden

85. THE BOUNDLESS SEA (https://bit.ly/3u9sGbM), 14 Jan 2021 - Prof David Abulafia

86. MUSEUM for The FUTURE: Dutch East India Company Special (https://bit.ly/3u8Bajm), 12 Dec 2020 - David Mitchell - Author, Dr Christopher Joby, Jibunnessa Abdullah

87. SPREAD OF BUDDHISM (https://bit.ly/3u8JK1C), 10 Dec 2020 – Co-presenter: William Dalrymple - Prof Himanshu Prabha Ray

88. PIRATES (https://bit.ly/3fBMaAH), 23 Nov 2020 - Dr Rebecca Simon

89. UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (https://bit.ly/3vewR7S), 20 Nov 2020 - Prof Sarah Ward

90. 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

91. VASCO da GAMA (https://bit.ly/3hJ4Jpu), 16 Nov 2020 - Prof Sanjay Subrahmanyam

92. London & The East India Company (https://bit.ly/2RAXsx9), 02 Nov 2020 - Nick Robins

93. 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

94. BENGAL FAMINE (https://bit.ly/3ozjvjY), 27 Aug 2020 - William Dalrymple, Dr Madhusree Mukerjee

95. SCOTTISH CLEARANCES (https://bit.ly/3bJQUDk), 06 Aug 2020 - Prof Sir Tom Devine, Dr Martin MacGregor

96. TECH GIANTS vs EAST INDIA COMPANY (https://bit.ly/3oCwp0y), 09 July 2020 - William Dalrymple, Carl Miller, Alexi Mostrous, Matthew Rice

97. EAST INDIA COMPANY (https://youtu.be/nug9HsavEsw), 14 May 2020 - Prof Jon Wilson, Dr Georgie Wemyss

98. SILK ROAD talks (https://youtu.be/buWbGR2InyA), 30 April 2020 - Prof Iftikhar Malik, Prof Tim Williams

SELECT DIGITAL MUSEUM VIDEOS ON ZOOM + YOUTUBE
-----------------------------------------------------------

Jibunnessa Abdullah is host and presenter on all the sessions. Some also have additional co-presenters

1. DUTCH IN THE MUSLIM WORLD 1600-1800 (https://bit.ly/4clrCrY), 10 June 2024 – Dr Christopher Joby, Dr Byapti Sur

2. 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.

3. ADAM’S BRIDGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH PROF ARUP K CHATTERJEE (https://bit.ly/4aLLq6F), 30 May 2024 – Prof Arup K Chatterjee

4. LOVERS OF GOD: SUFISM AND THE POLITICS OF ISLAM IN MEDIEVAL INDIA (https://bit.ly/4dZP6Ey), 10 May 2024 – Prof Raziuddin Aquil

5. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS IN LATE MUGHAL INDIA: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858 (https://bit.ly/4bh523h), 05 Apr 2024 – Dr Katherine Schofield

6. PERSIAN CULTURES OF POWER: And The Entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian World (https://bit.ly/4bHPdne), 16 Feb 2024 - Prof Matthew Canepa

7. SUGAR & COTTON: BRITAIN & TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY (https://bit.ly/46IuLjH), 16 Jul 2023 - Dr Stephen Mullen, Dr Cassandra Gooptar

8. CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA: THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL HERO IN INDIA (https://bit.ly/46IuLjH), 14 Jul 2023 - Dr Sushma Jansari

9. ROBERT CLIVE IN BRITISH PORTRAITURE (https://bit.ly/46wCUaM), 30 Jun 2023 - Dr Jennifer Howes

10. SOJOURNERS, SULTANS, AND SLAVES (https://bit.ly/3NLqPqW), 26 Jun 2023 - Prof Gunja SenGupta, Prof Awam Amkpa

11. SLAVERY & SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY (https://bit.ly/3NKHJpo), 23 Jun 2023 - Prof Richard Eaton, Dr Ramya Sreenivasan

12. HOW TO CREATE A GREAT TALK USING POWERPOINT (https://bit.ly/42OfIlk), 18 Jun 2023) - Workshop: Jibunnessa Abdullah (lead), Dr DrShubhashree Banik Sonamon (assistant)

13. THE SCATTERED COURT: HINDUSTANI MUSIC IN COLONIAL BENGAL (https://bit.ly/3p92q4W), 17 Jun 2023 - Dr Richard David Williams

14. THE GREAT DEFIANCE: HOW THE WORLD TOOK ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE (https://bit.ly/3J7g7rR), 09 Jun 2023 - Dr David Veevers

15. 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 Bhattachary

16. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Breaking Bread (recording 1) (https://bit.ly/3Hvj4BO )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Breaking Bread (recording 2) (https://bit.ly/3LOVmTH), 30 Apr 2023 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldoon Ahmed - Guests: Prof Richard Eaton, Dr Michael Steckler, David Mitchell - Author

17. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIGITAL MUSEUM Sunday Lunch (https://bit.ly/3NtQK6z), 30 Apr 2023 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldoon Ahmed - Guests: William Dalrymple, Prof Sharada Srinivasan, Prof Arup K. Chatterjee, Alex Renton, Dr Georgie Wemyss, Dr Christopher Joby, Prof Iftikhar Malik

18. The BARD in the BORDERLANDS (https://bit.ly/3mYB14C), 24 Apr 2023 - Dr Katherine Gillen, Dr Adrianna M Santos, Dr Kathryn Vomero Santos

19. SHAKESPEARE & DISGUST (https://bit.ly/3owJVGV), 23 Apr 2023 - Dr Bradley J Irish

20. SHAKESPEARE ON STAGE IN INDIA AND BANGLADESH (https://bit.ly/3oE36yQ), 23 Apr 2023 - Dr Vikram Singh Thakur, Shahman Moishan

21. CULTURE: THE STORY OF US FROM CAVE ART TO K-POP (http://bit.ly/3m1hQ9R), 03 Apr 2023 - Prof Martin Puchner

22. DIGITISING BANGLA: Optical Character Recognition of non-English Scripts (http://bit.ly/3yVi0mf), 03 Mar 2023 - Dr Kaushik Roy, Prof Udaya Narayana Singh

23. ON SAVAGE SHORES - in conversation with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock (https://bit.ly/3mgX3yM), 27 Feb 2023 - Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock

24. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023 - Technology & mother tongues - BANGLA & PORTUGUESE (http://bit.ly/3lyzlOE), 21 Feb 2023 - Isabel de Vasconcellos, Jibunnessa Abdullah

25. 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

26. 13 FOODS THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD (http://bit.ly/3Z3FAaR), 01 Jul 2022 - Alex Renton, Sheila Dillon

27. 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

28. 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.

29. PIRATE QUEENS: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read (http://bit.ly/3yVILXt), 30 Apr 2022 - Dr Rebecca Simon

30. INSECT WEAPONS: HISTORY OF ENTOMOLOGICAL WARFARE (https://bit.ly/3Og6Tuo), 15 Apr 2022 - Dr Jeffrey A. Lockwood

31. MUGHAL RESPONSES TO THE PLAGUE IN AGRA, 1618-19 (https://bit.ly/3CGG2lG), 12 Mar 2022 - Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi

32. THE DUTCH IN BENGAL: Calcutta, Hooghly & Chinsurah, 1600-1825 (https://bit.ly/3MufTuW), 05 Mar 2022 - Dr Byapti Sur

33. 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

34. 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

35. HOW TO FORMAT YOUR PHD taster session (https://youtu.be/Xzf-rQWThFk), 18 Feb 2022 - Jibunnessa Abdullah

36. HOW TO TURN YOUR PHD INTO A BESTSELLING BOOK taster session (https://bit.ly/3sgQMDM), 16 Feb 2022 - Dr Rebecca Simon

37. COPYRIGHT: How Not To Get Into Trouble Online taster session (https://bit.ly/35qGAzz, 15 Feb 2022 - Prof Angela Ní Dhálaigh, Jibunnessa Abdullah

38. THE BENGAL DELTA: ECOLOGY, STATE AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 1840–1943 (https://bit.ly/3rCwbJS), 07 Feb 2022 - Dr Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal

39. Bengal Season - DHAKA: HISTORY & SETTLEMENT (https://bit.ly/3GNKC2p), 16 Dec 2021 - Dr Sharifuddin Ahmed, Dr Tanzil Shafique

40. Bengal Season - THE OSTEND COMPANY IN BENGAL (https://bit.ly/3F3gO1i), 15 Dec 2021 - Dr Wim de Winter

41. Bengal Season - CREOLE BENGAL: DHAKAI PONEER, BANDEL CHEESE, SANDESH, ROSOGOLLA (https://bit.ly/3pX40Dp), 14 Dec 2021 - Prof Ananya Jahanara Kabir

42. Bengal Season - EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SILK ENTERPRISE IN BENGAL (https://bit.ly/3oVbBmQ), 13 Dec 2021 - Dr Karolina Hutková

43. Bengal Season - BENGAL MUSLIN (https://bit.ly/3rV384Z), 11 Dec 2021 - Saiful Islam

44. Bengal Season - BANGLADESH: A POLITICAL HISTORY SINCE INDEPENDENCE (https://bit.ly/3rMqTMv), 08 Dec 2021 - Prof Ali Riaz

45. Bengal Season - HISTORY OF ARMENIANS IN BENGAL (https://bit.ly/32Z4G3g), 07 Dec 2021 - Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya

46. Bengal Season - INDIANS IN LONDON (https://bit.ly/335mOss), 06 Dec 2021 - Dr Arup K. Chatterjee

47. Bengal Season - BENGAL UNDER THE SULTANS & MUGHALS (https://bit.ly/31xUuOR), 04 Dec 2021 - Prof Richard M Eaton

48. 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.

49. Bengal Season - WRITING, LANGUAGE & TAGORE (https://bit.ly/2ZPkB3a), 01 Dec 2021 - Prof Udaya Narayana Singh, Dr Bashabi Fraser

50. Bengal Season - CLIMATE CHANGE IN BANGLADESH (https://bit.ly/3pgPVQK), 29 Nov 2021 - Dr Michael S Steckler

51. ARCHAEOLOGY OF GANDHARA with Prof Gul Rahim Khan (https://bit.ly/3v0lJft), 11 Oct 2021 - Prof Gul Rahim Khan

52. SPEED DATING for BOOKS (https://bit.ly/3oMhFy7), 02 Oct 2021 - Matthew Zajac, Dr Angela Ní Dhálaigh, 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

53. SULTANATE ARCHITECTURE IN BENGAL: 13th - 16th Centuries with Prof Sutapa Sinha (https://bit.ly/3adywBw), 01 Oct 2021 - Prof Sutapa Sinha

54. THE BENGAL SULTANATE with Prof Syed Ejaz Hussain (https://bit.ly/3FmWA3f), 30 Sep 2021 - Prof Syed Ejaz Hussain

55. COURTS OF THE DECCAN SULTANATES with Dr Emma J Flatt (https://bit.ly/3As0x3O), 18 Sep 2021 - Dr Emma J Flatt

56. INDIA IN THE PERSIANATE AGE in conversation with Prof Richard M Eaton (https://bit.ly/3tysqoc), 11 Sep 2021 - Prof Richard M Eaton

57. 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.

58. RETURN OF A KING in conversation with William Dalrymple (https://youtu.be/zNVyoDUI1RU), 26 Aug 2021 - William Dalrymple

59. WRITING DIFFICULT FAMILY HISTORIES (https://bit.ly/37iAq2u), 02 Aug 2021 - Prof Martin Puchner, Alex Renton

60. THE NOBLEST PROSPECT: SCOTS AND LONDON, 1660-1820 (https://youtu.be/zs9SPThcil0), 12 July 2021 - Dr Andrew MacKillop

61. DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (VOC) (https://bit.ly/3AOxPuq), 10 July 2021 - Dr Christopher Joby, Dr Helen Paul, Dr Wendy van Duivenvoorde

62. MYANMAR’S ROHINGYA GENOCIDE in Conversation with Dr Ronan Lee (https://bit.ly/3dA5le2), 01 July 2021 - Dr Ronan Lee

63. DIGITAL MUSEUM - THESIS CORNER (https://bit.ly/3xPjwDN), 04 June 2021 - Speakers: 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.

64. THE COMPANY QUARTET in conversation with William Dalrymple (https://youtu.be/eZPm2Z_i2gY), 03 June 2021 - William Dalrymple

65. 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

66. 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

67. SHAKESPEARE IN A DIVIDED AMERICA (https://bit.ly/3niunlp), 23 Apr 2021 - Prof James Shapiro

68. SHAKESPEARE IN SWAHILILAND (https://bit.ly/3dMSllZ), 23 Apr 2021 - Dr Edward Wilson-Lee

69. THINGS DYING AND THINGS NEWBORN: SHAKESPEARE, CERVANTES AND TRAGICOMEDY (https://bit.ly/3xlCC4Z), 23 Apr 2021 - Prof Brean Hammond

70. MULTICULTURAL WORLD OF CERVANTES & DON QUIXOTE (https://bit.ly/3v7Vhzk), 22 Apr 2021 - Prof Patricia Grieve

71. FICTIONS OF HISTORY FROM CERVANTES AND SHAKESPEARE TO GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ (https://bit.ly/3xjmMYv), 22 Apr 2021 - Prof Michael Bell

72. 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 S Sharada

73. SUNDER NURSERY DELHI: Conservation & Landscape Restoration (https://bit.ly/3ncp9rt), 16 Apr 2021 - Ratish Nanda

74. INDIA'S COLONIAL HERITAGE (https://bit.ly/2RBYV6f), 13 Mar 2021 - William Dalrymple, Dr Shruti Kapila

75. THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS (https://bit.ly/3yr0TqN), 07 Mar 2021 - Co-presenter: Lucy Ash - Guest speaker: Matthew Zajac

76. FEMALE PIRATES (https://bit.ly/2T3WHNr), 05 Mar 2021 - Dr Rebecca Simon

77. MOTHER LANGUAGE: ROTWELSCH, THE LANGUAGE OF THIEVES (https://bit.ly/3bIkKYR), 28 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Matthew Zajac - Guest speaker: Prof Martin Puchner

78. 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

79. 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

80. 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

81. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEB 2021 - Session 2 - Bilingual Identity, Maithili, Persian & Zimbabwe (https://bit.ly/3fy5PBH), 21 Feb 2021 - Co-presenter: Dr Khaldun Ahmad - Guest speakers: Prof Udaya Narayana Singh, Dr Sahba Shayani, Tawona Sithole

82. 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

83. 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)

84. BURNING THE BOOKS (https://bit.ly/3484o7q), 26 Jan 2021 - Richard Ovenden

85. THE BOUNDLESS SEA (https://bit.ly/3u9sGbM), 14 Jan 2021 - Prof David Abulafia

86. MUSEUM for The FUTURE: Dutch East India Company Special (https://bit.ly/3u8Bajm), 12 Dec 2020 - David Mitchell - Author, Dr Christopher Joby, Jibunnessa Abdullah

87. SPREAD OF BUDDHISM (https://bit.ly/3u8JK1C), 10 Dec 2020 – Co-presenter: William Dalrymple - Prof Himanshu Prabha Ray

88. PIRATES (https://bit.ly/3fBMaAH), 23 Nov 2020 - Dr Rebecca Simon

89. UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (https://bit.ly/3vewR7S), 20 Nov 2020 - Prof Sarah Ward

90. 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

91. VASCO da GAMA (https://bit.ly/3hJ4Jpu), 16 Nov 2020 - Prof Sanjay Subrahmanyam

92. London & The East India Company (https://bit.ly/2RAXsx9), 02 Nov 2020 - Nick Robins

93. 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

94. BENGAL FAMINE (https://bit.ly/3ozjvjY), 27 Aug 2020 - William Dalrymple, Dr Madhusree Mukerjee

95. SCOTTISH CLEARANCES (https://bit.ly/3bJQUDk), 06 Aug 2020 - Prof Sir Tom Devine, Dr Martin MacGregor

96. TECH GIANTS vs EAST INDIA COMPANY (https://bit.ly/3oCwp0y), 09 July 2020 - William Dalrymple, Carl Miller, Alexi Mostrous, Matthew Rice

97. EAST INDIA COMPANY (https://youtu.be/nug9HsavEsw), 14 May 2020 - Prof Jon Wilson, Dr Georgie Wemyss

98. SILK ROAD talks (https://youtu.be/buWbGR2InyA), 30 April 2020 - Prof Iftikhar Malik, Prof Tim Williams