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Anna McSweeney

@annamcsweeney

Assistant professor in History of Art and Architecture at Trinity College Dublin; al Andalus and the Islamic world; manuscripts, museums and objects

 Dublin City, Ireland
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Joined November 2010
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A new blog post 'The Royal Asiatic Society, Trinity College, Dublin, and the Chester Beatty Lecture' is now available highlighting an exciting collaboration on 30th May 2024: royalasiaticsociety.org/the-…
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Hannah Murphy@murphyhs20195 Mar 2024
Funded PhD opportunity with the wonderful @SuzannaIvanic AND ME!!! Are you interested in craft, making, knowledge and belief? Do you know someone who could be? #earlymodern #twitterstorians please spread the word.... komldsp.org.uk/projects/craf…
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This week we continue our #Medieval Lecture and #Seminar Series 👇 Chivalry, justice and love: Royal architecture in fourteenth-century Castile Speaker: Elena Paulino-Montero 📅Wednesday 6 March 2024 ⏰17:30 - 19:00 courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/chi…
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theguardian.com/world/2024/m… Fascinating work - congratulations @Federica_Gig 👏 💃
‘Extraordinary’: Islamic and Jewish science merge in 11th-century astrolabe

‘Extraordinary’: Islamic and Jewish science merge in 11th-century astrolabe

Instrument was adapted, translated and corrected by Muslim and Jewish users in Spain, north Africa and Italy

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This was fun!
Trinity Long Room Hub (@TLRHub) profile pictureTrinity Long Room Hub@TLRHub26 Sep 2023
🤫What Secrets Does Writing Keep?🤫 Martin Worthington (Near and Middle Eastern Studies) deciphers the world's first writing while @annamcsweeney (History of Art) presents medieval Arabic manuscripts of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain). #TcdAHFest #Secrets #HubMatters
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🎉 Introducing the full programme for the Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival. Get ready to explore cutting-edge research and creativity across a wide range of disciplines. 📚🎨 Explore the full programme here: tinyurl.com/TcdAHFest #TcdAHFest
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NEW: EU's flagship Nature Restoration Law passes the test at European parliament. MEPs defeated an attempt by EPP to block the law by 324 votes to 312 Dublin MEP Ciarán Cuffe said: "Everyone one of us, no matter what side of the debate we fall on, are winners today."
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Nicole@medievalireland26 Apr 2023
You can now register to attend the Materiality of Medieval Manuscripts workshop held on May 29th in @TLRHub! Programme and details at earlyirishhands.ie/events/ma… #loveirishresearch #EIH @TCDtheBook @IrishResearch
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"While other museums are rushing to improve their representation of female artists... Dublin have always been ahead." Jonathan Jones writes in @guardian on Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker. Proudly supported by @BofA_Business, Exhibition Partner. bit.ly/3n55H4c
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A decision to dename the Berkeley Library has been made today by the University's Board. Read full details here tcd.ie/news_events/top-stori…
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@IrishTimes26 Apr 2023
Trinity College Dublin to ‘dename’ Berkeley library due to founder’s association with slavery irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
Trinity College Dublin to ‘dename’ Berkeley library due to philosopher’s link to slavery

Trinity College Dublin to ‘dename’ Berkeley library due to philosopher’s link to slavery

Renowned philosopher and former bishop George Berkeley bought and sold slaves in the United States

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Meet the people at the heart of the Centre, shown here at our launch. @medievalireland (history of writing) @GittinsEstelle (sharing the book) Mark Faulkner (Director) @EvePatten9 (Director, @TLRHub) @annamcsweeney (text and image) @DrCBarbour (writing in society)
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Now on in the IAA Architecture Gallery, The Architecture of al-Andalus: Photographs by Michael Barry, presenting the architectural legacy of nearly 800 years of Islamic presence in #Spain. Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm, 20/4-12/5 2023 iarc.ie/exhibitions/current-…
The northern fortress of Gormaz is situated on a commanding ridge looking over the Duero valley. Photo by Michael B. Barry.

ALT The northern fortress of Gormaz is situated on a commanding ridge looking over the Duero valley. Photo by Michael B. Barry.

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@tomaspueyo20 Apr 2023
The Mediterranean Sea was dry 5M years ago Then, a series of MEGAFLOODS filled it in a matter of months How did the Med dry up? Why did it fill so brutally? How would it have felt to be there? This is what we know:
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400 years after publication, Ireland’s only copy of the first edition of #Shakespeare’s collected plays goes on display in @TCDLibrary and online at @googlearts. #Folio400 #VirtualTrinityLibrary ➡️ tcd.ie/news_events/top-stori…
Helen Shenton, Provost Linda Doyle, Anne Enright and Andy Murphy at the launch

ALT Helen Shenton, Provost Linda Doyle, Anne Enright and Andy Murphy at the launch

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This was fun. Launch of our new Centre for the Book to the sounds of Trinity Ball sound checks and Biden’s chopper overhead!
TCD Centre for the Book (@TCDtheBook) profile pictureTCD Centre for the Book@TCDtheBook13 Apr 2023
The Centre for the Book is officially launched today! Check out our website at TCD.ie/thebook #TCBEvents
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#CualaPress blog on Irish exhibits in the 1914 Arts Decoratifs de Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande Exposition at the Louvre, Paris. @TCDResearchColl @tcdlibrary @TCDTriarc #VirtualTrinityLibrary #IrishArt tcd.ie/library/manuscripts/b…
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Looking forward to this tonight!
SOAS School of Arts (@SOASArts) profile pictureSOAS School of Arts@SOASArts30 Jan 2023
"The Use of Wood in Islamic Interiors,” by Anna McSweeney & Mariam Rosser-Owen springs from their project, 'Crafting Medieval Spain: the Torrijos Ceilings' which examines 4 monumental 15th cent. Spanish wooden ceilings. 2 Feb at 6pm, online. Reg: [email protected]
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postmedieval@postmedieval23 Jan 2023
The latest issue of /postmedieval/, ISLAMICATE FICTIONALITIES, brilliantly guest-edited by N. İpek Hüner Cora, Sam Lasman, & Rachel Schine, is finally published in full! link.springer.com/journal/41… #medievaltwitter
Image of the cover, with a seventeenth-century illustration of a monstrous trickster, the Akvān Div, carrying off the hero Rostam. Read more here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41280-022-00237-z

ALT Image of the cover, with a seventeenth-century illustration of a monstrous trickster, the Akvān Div, carrying off the hero Rostam. Read more here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41280-022-00237-z

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📢The DRHE have activated the Extreme Weather Emergency Protocol in anticipation of the Arctic Airmass setting in later this week : bit.ly/3BaFvZI. Please alert #DublinOutreach teams if you see anyone sleeping rough on our Dublin Rough Sleeper Alerts App
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