Moudhy talks about the different kinds of outreach work she has done. How does she excite interest in material that is very unfamiliar for most people? What works well? She discusses the different audiences and formats, the various approaches and possibilities.
2:18 why Mesopotamia?
4:45 attracting interest
8:11 overcoming the unfamiliar
11:19 reliable history versus pseudo-history
13:10 radio and podcasts
17:06 scale and detail
19:47 different audiences
22:03 images
23:52 what didn’t work
25:55 favourite fact
27:17 new book
33:30 what’s next?
On the Spot: Moudhy Al-Rashid Feb 2019
The Stylus is Mightier than the Sword Feb 2020
You’re Dead to Me–Cuneiform: the world’s first writing system
You’re Dead to Me–The Ancient Babylonians
Writing and rewriting history Feb 2025
The Rest is History RIHC: Mesopotamian Mythology, Cyrus the Great, and The First Museum
Music by Ruba Hillawi
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