NSF award to SEI to study newly-invented writing systems

The Script Encoding Initiative has been awarded a two-year research grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, under the Science and Technology Studies program. This project will investigate modern "neographies" — newly invented scripts — and the challenges they pose for the technical standards-makers: when, and on what grounds, does a script earn a place in the world's digital infrastructure?

SEI will soon be recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join the project. Stay tuned for the job announcement!