Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ

XClose

The Nahrein Network

Home
Menu

Dr Rozhen Mohammed-Amin

Scholarship dates: 24 SeptemberÌý– 23 NovemberÌý2018Ìý

Academic host: the ENMOTIVE project at the University of Glasgow

Dr Rozhen Mohammed-Amin
Dr Mohammed-Amin is Head of the Digital Cultural Heritage Research Group, Research Centre Coordinator and a lecturer at the City Planning Department atÌý, Iraq.

She was awarded the Nahrein Network Visiting ScholarshipÌýfor a period of eight weeks to work with the at theÌý,Ìý. EMOTIVE is led byÌý.

The aim is to develop and experimentally evaluate a storytelling pilot project for the in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, using the platform.

The proposedÌýoutputs from this project are:

  • An EMOTIVE storytelling experience for Slemani Museum, which would be the first of itsÌýkind in any museum in Iraq.
  • Evidence-based findings, observations, and recommendations for developing and evaluating similar projects in the context of Iraq and its local communities. These will be fully documented and disseminated in a paper or report shared with all Iraqi museums and the Directorate of Antiquities.
  • A public lecture in Iraq, including a demonstration, to which local cultural heritage professionals and academics will be invited

During her placement, Dr Rozhen attended the EMOTIVE project’s conference in Athens, for which she was fundedÌýby EMOTIVE’s UK coordinator EXUS. She also gave a talk entitled, ‘Endangered Heritage and Digital Technology: Preservation and Revival,’ at GlasgowÌýUniversityÌýon 8thÌýNovember 2018.

  • , in our Soundcloud podcast

Scholarship timetable:

  • 24ÌýSeptemberÌý–Ìý23 NovemberÌý2018: Glasgow University,Ìýhosted by Dr MariaÌýEconomouÌý
  • 20 OctoberÌý2018: DigiFestÌý2018Ìýin StirlingÌý
  • 21– 23 October 2018: Reading University, hosted by Professor Roger MatthewsÌý
  • 4–7 October 2018: Athens, EMOTIVE project conferenceÌý

Ìý