VIEWS Project 🌈

The VIEWS project is based at Cambridge and run by PI Dr Pippa Steele (she/her). We are conducting new research on visual aspects of writing systems in the pre-modern world and examining relationships between writing and visual culture. Visit our website: viewsproject.wordpress.com

10 years since I joined Twitter with the CREWS project account! #MyXAnniversary

Delighted to be featured in this spotlight with Mar Shiprim - with content about me, about what we're doing with VIEWS and about where cuneiform fits in with our bigger picture! iaassyriology.com/in-the-spotlig…

Happening today, please join us!! We'll be talking about writing as embodied action, epistemology, rhythm and more 🕺

Today is World Tibetan Calligraphy Day, chosen to fall on 30th April because of the four vowels and 30 letters of the Tibetan script. To celebrate, have a look at this post by Esteban Kong on his ongoing work to develop a VR app for Tibetan calligraphy. viewsproject.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/tib…

I am co-editing a special issue of Epigraphy Graffiti Iconography on the theme "Writing, place-making and architecture". More information and CFP here: journals.wisethorough.com/index.php/EGI/… All scripts, areas, periods welcome, from ancient to modern. Please share!

Have you noticed we've been releasing a lot of videos recently? We'll make a big announcement about them soonish, but in the meantime you can get instant access as we release them - just check out our YouTube (please follow if you like our content!): youtube.com/channel/UCxj3m…

Our VIEWSletters page on the website: viewsproject.wordpress.com/viewsletters/

The second issue of the VIEWSletter, released today! News about coming events, pictures from recent events, video links round-ups of news snippets and recent publications of interest - if you are interested in writing, check it out! Download it here: viewsproject.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl…

Join Alice Mazzilli, Pule kaJanolintji, Helen Magowan and Pippa on Thursday 30th April, 19.00-21.00 BST, for a discussion of Writing As Rhythm. We will be reprising topics that featured in the panel discussion at the start of our recent Jamigraphy event. leonardo.info/civicrm/event/…

Direct zoom registration link: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Roll up for the VIEWS summer seminars! We have Egyptian graffiti, the Phrygian alphabet, early cuneiform animals and the ultimate question of how writing grows up and develops... Two hybrid sessions, two online only. Join us! viewsproject.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/vie…

It was a huge privilege to be involved in this collaborative event with Alice Mazzilli, Helen Magowan and Pule kaJanolintji (+others). A great research experience. With support from @CRASSHlive and part of the @Cambridge_Fest viewsproject.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/jam…

WAVE 2 is over... But there is another... WAVE 3 coming in 2027!

The Nsibidi and Bamum scripts africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-inventio…

WAVE 2: Writing As Visual Engagement still has one day of online papers left to go: Saturday 11th April, 10.50-16.15 BST. Zoom registration here: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

instagram.com/p/DWwkpfQgvO6 Via: @crewsproject

@Eze102010 Thank you for teaching me! ❤️

Successful WAVE Conference 😁✌🏾❤️🌿 at the University of Cambridge …. #nsibidi

The Tifinagh script and Arabic inscriptions of medieval Mali (ca. 500-1489 CE): On the invention and spread of writing in West Africa. patreon.com/posts/tifinagh…

So happy to be giving a lecture at the university of Cambridge in 2 days… 😁😁😁😁#nsibidi