Angus Mol
Associate professor
- Name
- Dr. A.A.A. Mol
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 8828
- a.a.a.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-5448-3712
Angus Mol is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.
More information about Angus Mol
News
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Angus Mol, new LUCDH director: 'We want to be a point of contact' -
Ammodo Science Award to bring cultural heritage to life through play -
State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections -
Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life -
DEN Award for Streaming the Past project: 'A truly innovative way to engage with new audiences' -
Digital Winter School: Time to brush up on those digital skills! -
Vidi grants for 12 researchers from Leiden University -
Streaming the Sagas: a live role play in the North-European Age of Heroes -
A new Digital Lab@Veth! -
Leiden students give commentary on games live on Twitch -
NWA subsidy for four Leiden science communication projects -
Introducing: Angus Mol
Angus combines the study of history using a digital approach with the study of how today’s digital cultures are entwined with history. In particular, he looks at how contemporary play functions as a mirror of the past as well as how games can be used to democratize access to the past. He has authored several papers on the topic and crowd-funded , an Open Access edited volume with chapters from scholars and professionals from the creative industry.
Since his BA and MA in Archaeology, Angus has also had a keen interest in projects that combine social theory, material culture, and digital tools. For instance, he uses network analyses and agent-based models to explore and explain how things and people are entangled over time. The focal point lies on gift-giving across cultural and social boundaries, owing to his PhD and Postdoc research on networks in the culturally diverse, indigenous and colonial Caribbean.
For Mol, the value of digital approaches resides in their use as theory and as tool, and his classes focus on understanding concepts as well as practice. Students will be taught a variety of tools, including network analysis, GIS, information visualization, databases, 3D visualization, and media production, in connection with case-studies or key issues from the breadth of the human and social sciences. Angus is a firm believer in the potential of the past as well as digital technology to positively impact science and society. As a result, knowledge dissemination, public outreach, and current issues feature heavily in all his courses.
Angus is co-founder of VALUE, a foundation that develops and supports initiatives at the interface of academia and video games. Recently, he has worked as the Digital Strategy Coordinator for the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development. Before that, he was an NWO-Rubicon, Postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Department of Anthropology. He also undertook post-doctoral research at Leiden University and was a visiting researcher at Konstanz University as part of the NEXUS1492 project.
For more information on Angus his research, teaching, and outreach, see his personal website.
Associate professor
- Faculty of Humanities
- Centre for the Arts in Society
- CAS Stafbureau
- Lammes S., Mol A.A.A. & Politopoulos A. (6 October 2019), Een computer- of een bordspel spelen voor de wetenschap: alle Leidenaars kunnen meedoen. Interviewed by Wekker Tessa de for Leidsch Dagblad, Regio: 4-5. [interview].
- Mol A.A.A., Ariese C.E., Boom K.H.J. & Politopoulos A. 15 June 2017 - 16 June 2017. Centre for Digital Heritage 2017: Heritage Under Threat. Centre for Digital Heritage. Leiden. [conference attendance].
- Politopoulos A., Ariese C.E., Boom K.H.J., Copplestone T. & Mol A.A.A. 30 August 2017 - 3 September 2017. Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists. European Association of Archaeologists. Maastricht. [conference attendance].
- Ariese C.E., Boom K.H.J., Copplestone T., Mol A.A.A. & Politopoulos A. 30 August 2017 - 3 September 2017. Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists. European Association of Archaeologists. Maastricht. [conference attendance].
- Mol A.A.A., Ariese C.E., Boom K.H.J., Politopoulos A. & Vandemeulebroucke V. (4 May 2017), Clubje 'Wij zijn dol op academisch gamen'. Interviewed by Kloosterman A. for Leids Universitair Weekblad Mare, Studentenleven: 12. [interview].
- Mol A.A.A. (28 February 2009), Regalando La Cara de la Vida: Las caritas en concha como objetos de valor social en el Caribe Prehispánico. Guest Lecture. Universidad Simón Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela. [lecture].
- Mol A.A.A. (19 January 2009), Guaízas: the Face of Exchange. Guest Lecture. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. [lecture].
- Hofman C.L., Bright A.J. & Mol A.A.A. (2009), Mobility and Exchange. level 500 course of second semester. Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands. [lecture].
- Mol A.A.A. (20 January 2009), Colliding Social Universes: A View on Exchange in the Caribbean through Spanish/Taíno Interactions. Guest Lecture. Institua Venezolana para Investigaciones Cientificas. [lecture].
- Mol A.A.A. (2009), The Dark Side of the Behique/Boyé: The evidence for sorcery in the Antilles. 23rd Congress of the IACA. Antigua. [lecture].
- Mans J.L.J.A. & Mol A.A.A. (20 November 2008), Caribische Archeologie. Guest Lecture at Wetenschapsdagen. Rijnland college, Tilburg, the Netherlands. [lecture].
- Mol A.A.A. (3 December 2009), Duistere Shamanen: De verschijningsvormen en de sociale rol van shamanistisch geweld in laagland Zuid-Amerika. Guest Lecture. Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands. [lecture].
- Mol A.A.A. (24 November 2008), Colliding Social Universes: A View on Exchange in the Caribbean through Spanish/Taíno Interactions. The Archaeology of Culture Contact Symposium. Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands. [lecture].
- Mol A.A.A. (2008), Guaizas: Meaningless Commodities, Inalienable Sacra or Many-faced Exchange Valuables?. First Meeting of the Jornadas Doctorales Europeas. Paris. [lecture].
- Voorzitter van de Raad van Bestuur