Online talk: Dust to Digital: Digitizing Historical Print Media from Pakistan and Iran
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Behnam Esfahbod
May 29, 2024, 2:14:37 AMMay 29
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Sharing an interesting talk by the Letterform Archive that's coming in a few days:
Join us on an interesting trip through the world of old print media from Iran and Pakistan. This lecture will explore Farsi and Urdu magazines, movie posters, typography, and the importance of preserving neglected cultural materials in the face of rapidly changing technologies.
Saad Khan is a New York-based filmmaker and preservationist. He has directed notable films like “Chuppan Chupai” (2013), “Qandeel” (2017), and “Showgirls of Pakistan” (2020). Khan runs Savta, a media production company, and Khajistan, a project focused on preserving historical printed materials from the Islamic world. For more information, visit his official website.
Tuesday, June 18 · 12 - 1:30pm PDT
More details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dust-to-digital-digitizing-historical-print-media-from-pakistan-and-iran-registration-914896017617
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