At the Edge of the Archive: Reflections on Ethics, Cultural Memory, and Stewardship

with Dr. Sharon C. Smith.

Wednesday 1^st July at 5 pm in the ACR

In this inspiring lecture, Dr Smith will explore the role of archives as stewards of cultural memory in times of conflict, drawing on her experience as founding director of the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT.

Sharon C. Smith, Ph.D., is an art and architectural historian whose work examines transregional connections across the Mediterranean. She is Assistant Director of the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Smith is the founding director of the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT, which she developed into a globally recognised hub for research, teaching, and digital scholarship on Islamic architecture and urbanism. Her work has been shaped through international collaborations with organisations including UNESCO, ICCROM, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. She has held academic and curatorial roles at Arizona State University and has taught at the Boston Architectural College and Boston College. Her research and public humanities practice engage archives, exhibitions, and digital platforms to address questions of cultural heritage, ethics, and stewardship in a global context.

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