Our aim is to better understand the similarities and differences between rhythms of different cultures and ultimately provide a deeper insight into the musical behavior of humans as a species.
Dhakira, an applied research center based at NYU Abu Dhabi, provides the framework, tools and platform to empower civil societies to become curators of their own heritage and custodians of their cultural memory.
The Arts and Humanities Environmental Research Initiative at NYU Abu Dhabi seeks to generate new curricular impulses and synergies across disciplinary boundaries in the study of the environment.
This interdisciplinary project of NYUAD and the Tharawat Family Business Forum brings together scholars from the Humanities and Social Sciences at NYUAD to compile, document, and analyze the history of selected regional family businesses to better understand past challenges and decision-making, as well as commercial legacies.
An interdisciplinary network of faculty working on Asia in the broadest sense, where scholars discuss work, host talks, or collaborate on curricular development. GAI collaborates with NYU Shanghai’s newly founded Center for Global Asia and similar emerging initiatives at NYU New York.
Studying musical rhythm, an innately human musical characteristic, from a broad perspective will shed light on the aspects of musical rhythm that have a universal character over those that are culture specific.
The NYUAD Research Kitchens are an initiative of the Arts and Humanities Division. They are thematic hubs for building communities of researchers across disciplinary boundaries. The Kitchens seek to provide spaces for new conversations, and to support exploratory, innovative research and creative collaborations. For information about the themes, projects, researchers, and Kitchen activities, please visit our website.
The main objective of the project is to create a standard for the simplification of modern fiction in Arabic to school-age learners and to use this standard to simplify a number of Arabic fiction masterpieces.
Professor Carlos Guedes's "Designing Sound for Scene and Screen" class traveled to Sir Bani Yas Island, home to the UAE's largest wildlife preserve. The reserve was founded in 1977 by HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Undertakes research in the visual art and photography of Western Asia and North Africa through a variety of disciplinary approaches.
This program aims to help create an energetic, multi-faceted research environment for the humanities at NYU Abu Dhabi.
The Library of Arabic Literature series offers Arabic editions and English translations of significant works of Arabic literature, with an emphasis on the seventh to nineteenth centuries.
