New Lecture Series: The Ludic Languages of Asia

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Dear friends and colleagues,

I am excited to let you know that I am organising an online/hybrid lecture series on Asian games at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin:
 
The Ludic Languages of Asia: Sources and Terminologies

The series brings together game scholars working with primary sources in a variety of Asian languages. It focuses on the relationship between games and language and demonstrates the need for a transcultural approach to the study of Asian games.

The series ties in with a cross-linguistic database of ludic terminology that I will be revealing more about at the upcoming BGS Colloquium in Chemnitz. It also prepares the ground for a workshop on the sources and terminologies of Asian games projected for the late summer/early fall in Berlin.

 
The first lecture takes place online on Friday 14th February, 14:00-15:00 CET. Here Amit Deshmukh will explore the prosperous landscape of games and gaming in medieval Marathi literature.

Registration is not required. You can join freely via Zoom: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/68564259061

 
I look forward to seeing you for all the fun, games, and discussion!
 
Best regards,
Jacob

Jacob SCHMIDT-MADSEN, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Scholar
Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG)
Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, GERMANY