Tim Brookes
A graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford, Tim is the director of the Professional Writing Program at Champlain College and founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project.
What does the age of digital convergence, Facebook, and globalization mean for the future of the written word? Writer/carver/painter Tim Brookes offers remarkable and thought-provoking perspective on this question by looking at a range of forms of writing from all over the world that are in danger of extinction.
He displays a carving of a piece of text in each script, leading a discussion on how technology will help—and always has helped—define the nature of communication, and shows how the story of a culture can be seen in its writing, even if that writing is (as in these examples) beautiful, utterly unfamiliar, and disappearing.
For information on the Endangered Alphabet Project visit www.endangeredalphabets.com.
Additional Information
Tim now lives in the U.K. and is open to virtual programming.
Available in correctional facilities.
Questions?
Contact Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org.
