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Darya Ogorodnikova is a Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures at the University of Hamburg. She specializes in Islamic manuscripts from West Africa, particularly examining knowledge transmission, educational practices, and scribal traditions in Senegambia and Mali regions. Her work focuses on bilingual manuscripts featuring Arabic and local languages like Soninke written in Ajami script.
Ogorodnikova's research investigates how Islamic knowledge was transmitted through manuscripts in West Africa, analyzing paratextual elements to reconstruct historical educational practices. Her work frequently examines the intersection of written and oral traditions in Islamic pedagogy.
Recent publications explore manuscript materiality, linguistic features of bilingual texts, and scholarly networks in West Africa. These works consistently examine how manuscripts functioned as educational tools within specific cultural and historical contexts.
Ogorodnikova contributes to cultural heritage preservation through projects safeguarding West African manuscript collections and documenting scribal practices.
