{"id":277,"date":"2023-11-14T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/medievalisminvideogames\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2023-11-17T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:12:56","slug":"dr-tyler-kynn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/medievalisminvideogames\/dr-tyler-kynn\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Tyler Kynn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A guest lecture <\/strong>was taught by Dr. Tyler Kynn<\/strong><\/a>, from the Central Connecticut State University, on Monday, November 13th. Dr. Kynn is an Assistant Professor of the History of the Islamic World. He is the co-creator of the Hajj Trail: A Journey along the Darb al-Hajj<\/strong><\/a><\/em> simulation. His dissertation entitled \u201cEncounters of Islam and Empire: The Hajj in the Early Modern World,\u201d has been the fundamental research for this historical simulation of the pilgrimage to Mecca in the early modern world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It is one of the five pillars of Islam and incumbent upon all able-bodied Muslims once during their lifetimes. The purpose of this educational historical simulation is to bring students along that same journey and understand how the hajj fit into the larger social, political, and cultural world of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. In this guest lecture entitled “Imagining the Ottoman World in Digital Spaces,” Dr. Kynn talked about the development stages of the Hajj Trail<\/em> simulation and answered the questions of students during the discussion session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also find Tyler Kynn working on the Hajj Trail<\/em> on their Twitch channel (twitch.tv\/tkottomans<\/strong>) as well as follow him on Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Dr. Tyler Kynn’s guest lecture at the HISTART 393 course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Dr. Kynn’s Suggested Sources and Readings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n