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Summer Programs
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Writing
Practices in the South of France
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June 25–3 July 2009. "Writing Practices in the
South of France (12th to 18th century)," Graduate Summer
School 2009 in Avignon.
The
University of Avignon is organizing a Graduate Summer School
devoted each year to writing practices in Southern France
and adjacent lands (Catalonia, Languedoc, Provence, Liguria
and papal lands), from the twelfth to the eighteenth century.
The goal of the Graduate Summer School is to provide high-level
technical training in the history of the various writing
practices of chanceries, clerical offices, notarial offices,
scriptoria, writing and decoration workshops, etc.) as well
as on the social dimensions of the written word in the Northern
Mediterranean crescent from Valencia to Bologna and over
a long period of time, which will afford many opportunities
to put peculiarities and innovations into perspective.
Eligibility:
Candidates
must be Ph.D. students or graduate students in their final
year (or the equivalent for foreign students) in medieval
or modern history. Applications from all countries are welcome.
Application
Procedure:
Registration
for the Graduate Summer School 2009 session will begin on
15 March 2009. The deadline for applications is 15 April
2009. For the preparation of application materials please
visit http://ecolethematique.univ-avignon.fr (all application
materials must be filled out in French). Ten candidates
will be selected to participate in the 2009 session. Foreign
applicants are especially encouraged to apply. The successful
candidates accommodation on campus (and travel expenses
for European Union students) is provided. No tuition is
charged. Contact: G. Lobrichon, UFR Lettres et Sciences
Humaines, Universit d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, 74,
rue Louis Pasteur, 84029 Avignon, France (+33(0)4 90 16
26 67; fax: +33(0)4 90 16 27 02; contact-et@univ-avignon.fr;
Visit the website at http://ecolethematique.univ-avignon.fr
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Summer
Seminar in Greece
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August
2–7, 2009. Fourth International Bilingual Summer
Seminar on "Ancient Greek Culture as Source of Inspiration
of Modern Artistic Creation," to be held in Ancient Olympia
and Pyrgos, Greece.
The
Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture (OCPC), in close
collaboration with the Universities of Athens and of Cyprus,
responding to the requests of undergraduate students, graduate
students, and researchers from Greece as well as from abroad,
will offer a seminar on Ancient Hellenic Artistic Creation
as a Source of Contemporary Inspirations: In Literature,
Drama, Poetry, etc.
During
the program the participants will be able to attend colloquia
and special lectures on the above mentioned topic as well
as to participate in related cultural and social activities,
excursions and guided tours to archeological sites of Olympia.
The
program is conducted by distinguished members of Greek and
foreign Universities and aims at bringing together researchers,
scholars and students from all over the world.
The
study groups of the seminar will be small and the lectures
will be given in English (or French) and in Greek. Participants
will be encouraged to write essays and participate in the
discussion. The seminar will be based on a minimum registration
of 20 participants. Should that enrollment number for the
course not be met, the OCPC has the right to cancel the
seminar and refund the registration fee. Once the course
has started, no refund is possible.
FACULTY
Prof.
G. Anagnostopoulos, University of California-San Diego,
USA
Prof.
John P. Anton, University of South Florida, USA
Prof.
L. Bargeliotes (Em.), University of Athens
Prof.
M. Beck, Lyon College, USA
Prof.
M. Dragona-Monachou (Em.), University of Athens
Prof.
C. Evangeliou, Towson University, USA Dr. X. Georgopoulou,
Lecturer, University of Patras
Prof.
E. Kalokairinou, University of Cyprus
Prof.
L. Karali, University of Athens
Prof.
D. Labrellis, Panteion University
Dr.
C. Magoulas, National School of Public Health
Prof.
G. Markantonatos, University of Peloponnese
Prof.
E. Mikrogiannakis, University of Athens
Prof.
B. McCullough, University of British Columbia, Canada
Prof.
D. Panagiotopoulos, University of Athens
Prof.
K. Wang, Beijing International Studies University, China
COORDINATORS
Dr.
Soteres Fournaros, Lecturer University of Athens.
Ph.
D. Cand., Panos Eliopoulos, University of Athens
REGISTRATION
To
register for the seminar course offered by the OCPC students
should send the documents before the closing date for registration.
These documents can be found on the OCPC website: (http://ocpcul.blogspot.com/).
Send all application material to Prof. Leonidas C. Bargeliotes,
Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture, 9 Aristotelous
St., 151 24 Amaroussion, Athens, Greece (+210-80- 29- 313;
fax +26250-61-388; cell +6974- 42-01-45 ; lbargel@ppp.uoa.gr;
http://ocpcul.blogspot.com/).
To
register after the closing date, students should contact
the President of the OCPC directly with inquiries about
availability of places for the course. Students will be
accepted on a first come, first served basis. Applications
must be received by 15 June 2009.
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Mellon
Summer Institutes in Vernacular Paleography
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The Newberry Library has been awarded a
Mellon grant to run another round of vernacular paleography
institutes. There will be three institutes in Summer 2009,
in Spanish, English, and Italian.
Spanish Paleography at the Huntington
Library, Los Angeles, California. Directed by Carla
Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota 27 July–14 August
2009
The institute will concentrate on documents
written in Spanish from the fifteenth through the seventeenth
centuries, although participants will also examine earlier
and later documents from time to time. Because Spanish styles
of documentation and handwriting in this period followed
standard norms, we can use documents produced in Spain,
elsewhere in Europe, Spanish America, or even the Philippines
to learn about those norms. Using photocopies, microfilm,
and some original documents from the Huntington's collection,
participants will develop their skills in accurately reading
and transcribing a variety of document types: official reports,
financial accounts, royal decrees, parish registers, inventories,
land sales, wills, bills of lading, letters, diaries, and
the like. All participants will receive a stipend. For more
information, please contact Susi Krasnoo at skrasnoo@huntington.org.
Applications are due on 2 March 2009.
Italian Paleography at The Getty Research
Institute, Los Angeles, California. Directed by Maddalena
Signorini, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"
27 July–14 August 2009
This three-week residential course offers
intensive training in the accurate reading and transcription
of handwritten Italian vernacular texts from the late medieval
though the early modern periods. The course is intended
to enable scholars in various fields of specialization to
acquire the skills to deal with primary sources. While the
major emphasis is on paleographical skills, the course offers
an introduction to codicological techniques, and considers
the history of scripts within the larger historical, literary,
intellectual and social contexts of Italy. Students receive
an introduction to a wide range of types of writing and
documents from literary to legal, notarial, official, ecclesiastical,
business and family documents. The course includes an overview
of the system of Italian archives - public, ecclesiastical,
and private. Students also have the opportunity to work
with original texts, using inventories, letters, diaries,
and other types of manuscripts and documents from the special
collections of the Research Library at the Getty Research
Institute. The course is taught in Italian. The institute
enrolls fifteen participants, all of whom will receive a
stipend. For more information, please contact Joli Kishi
at JKishi@getty.edu. Applications are due on 2 March 2009.
English Paleography at the Folger Shakespeare
Library, Washington, D.C. Directed by Heather Wolfe,
Folger Library 6–30 July 2009
Over four weeks in the summer of 2009, Heather
Wolfe, Curator of Manuscripts at the Folger Shakespeare
Library, will provide intensive training in the accurate
reading and transcription of early modern English handwriting.
Participants will focus primarily on the secretary and italic
hands in the Tudor and Jacobean periods. They will also
experiment with contemporary writing materials; learn the
terminology for describing and comparing letter forms; consider
the various editorial conventions relating to abbreviations,
interlineal insertions, and deleted text; create a "mini-edition"
of their own; and discuss the important and evolving role
of handwritten documents within a wider context of print,
manuscript, and oral cultures. Examples will be drawn from
the Folger's collection. Several guest faculty will provide
their expert views of manuscript culture. All participants
will receive a stipend. Please see http://www.folger.edu/institute
for more information. Applications are due on 2 March 2009.
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London Palaeography Summer School
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The London Palaeography Summer School 2009
at the Institute of English Studies, University of London
The London Palaeography Summer School is a series of intensive
courses in Palaeography and Diplomatic. Courses range from
a half to two days duration and are given by experts in
their respective fields from a wide range of institutions.
The Summer School is hosted by the Centre for Manuscript
and Print Studies with the co-operation of the British Library,
the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society, the Institute
of Historical Research, Senate House Library, the Warburg
Institute, University College, King's College London and
the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2009, the Palaeography
Summer School will run from Monday 22 June to Friday 26
June. The courses offered will range from palaeography to
Books of Hours. For further information, please visit the
Summer School web pages: http://ies.sas.ac.uk/cmps/events/courses/SummerSchool/index.htm
(+44-(0)-207 -862-8680; cmps@sas.ac.uk).
2008 program as example of range of courses
covered:
Monday 23 June
Introduction to Latin Palaeography
- Dr Marigold Norbye (University College London): Full day.
This course will provide a brief overview of the main elements
of Latin palaeography, concentrating on scripts of the later
medieval period (1100-1500). Whilst showing the most common
abbreviation symbols and the evolution of letter forms,
the course will consist of practical exercises, transcribing
several different types of script. Participants must have
at least elementary Latin in order to benefit from the course.
It would be useful if they could indicate whether they have
any previous experience of palaeography when applying.
Books of Hours - Dr Jenny Stratford
(Institute of Historical Research and Royal Holloway, University
of London): Full day. Books of Hours have survived in great
numbers. They contained the most important texts for the
private devotions of the laity and were often richly illuminated.
The course will look at how Books of Hours developed, at
their main textual contents and how they were decorated.
Some outstanding manuscripts, such as the Hours of Jeanne
d'Evreux, the Bedford Hours and the Très Riches Heures of
duke John of Berry will be the focus of one session. Questions
of localisation (liturgical Use), and of ownership will
also be considered.
TUESDAY 24 JUNE
Anglo-Saxon Palaeography - Dr Debby
Banham (Birkbeck college and Cambridge): Full day. This
session will focus on manuscripts made in England before
the Norman Conquest, with a brief excursus beyond 1066 to
look at further developments in English vernacular writing.
The main emphasis will be on script, and on books written
in Old English, although Latin ones will not be neglected
entirely. We'll look at the development of handwriting in
Anglo-Saxon England, its relationship with book decoration
and other aspects of manuscript production, the use of different
scripts for different purposes, and the connections with
cultural and intellectual developments in pre-Conquest England.
Different practices in Latin and Old English will be covered,
finishing with the afterlife of vernacular usages in Middle
English.
Electronic Resources for Manuscript Studies
- Ms Mura Ghosh (Senate House Library): Half day morning.
This is a practical course exploring resources and search
techniques for accessing descriptions and images of medieval
manuscripts in electronic databases and manuscript catalogues.
Online tools for reading medieval manuscripts will be examined.
Bibliographic, full text resources, periodical databases
and electronic journals for systematic literature searching
and research in manuscript studies will also be discussed.
Participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on
experience during the course therefore a basic understanding
of web resources would be an advantage.
Western Scientific Manuscripts -
Professor Charles Burnett (Warburg Institute): Half day
afternoon. This course will examine manuscripts of texts
on arithmetic, geometry, astrology, astronomy, divination
and medicine (using facsimiles), showing how scribes dealt
with the representation of numbers and the setting out of
tables and diagrams. Also to be explored is the didactic
use of illustrations (e.g. in surgery), and the adaptation
of the manuscript book, parchment and paper to practical
exigencies (e.g. the use of paper dials, medical and astrological
vade mecums, and scraps of writing paper for sketching horoscopes).
More generally, the role of the book in medieval science
will be discussed.
WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE
Papal Diplomatic - Professor David
d'Avray (University College London): Full day. The course
will be a brief introduction to medieval papal diplomatic,
understood as the analysis of formal structures of papal
documents, and of the settings in life that one needs to
know to understand them. Thus some thought about the nature
of medieval papal government will be involved. The course
will also be the occasion for some general discussion of
Diplomatic as a method for medievalists. There will be a
certain emphasis on the twelfth to fifteenth centuries.
Some Latin is needed for this course.
How Manuscripts Were Made - Ms Patricia
Lovett (Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society): Full day.
This course will consider the ways in which Western manuscripts
were made. From examples of medieval manuscripts together
with demonstrations, the tools and materials used in manuscript
production will be considered: quills and quill cutting,
vellum and parchment qualities and preparation, pigments
and the use of gold. The techniques of creating the various
letter-forms in scripts from 600-1500 and the ways in which
medieval miniatures were illuminated and painted will be
shown.
THURSDAY 26 JUNE
German Palaeography - Dr Dorothea
McEwan and Dr des Claudia Wedepohl (Warburg Institute):
Full day. This German Palaeography class is a reading class.
Its aim is to familiarize students with a number of different
handwritings. A variety of texts (in photocopies) will be
examined and read: private correspondence, official correspondence
of German courts and the Habsburg monarchy, petitions by
individuals, replies by authorities, appeals, etc., from
the 17th to the 20th centuries. The course will be flexible
in as much as it will be possible to present documents from
different centuries and handwriting styles in order to suit
the needs of the participants. It is therefore important
to state on the Registration Form which particular research
interests the applicant is pursuing.
Manuscript Book Making in Ethiopia
-the survival of ancient techniques - John Mellors and Anne
Parsons: Full day. The course will start by giving a brief
introduction to the history of bookmaking in Ethiopia, its
connections to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (one of the
oldest of all Orthodox Churches) and how it appears that
very early bookmaking techniques seem to have survived relatively
unchanged in the country. Some of the influences on, and
changes in, writing and decoration style over the centuries
will also be discussed. The main emphasis of the course
will be to describe the craft of bookmaking in Ethiopia
as it is today with descriptions, slides and videos showing
the techniques of parchment preparation, pen making, the
production of ink and colours, writing, book decoration
and binding. Some of the more recent influences on changes
of styles and techniques will be outlined. No previous knowledge
of Ethiopia or bookmaking required.
Contact: Zoe Holman, SAS-SPACE Co-ordinator,
Webmaster & CMPS Administrator, Institute of English Studies,
Univ. of London, School of Advanced Study, Room NG17, Senate
House, Malet St., London, WC1E 7HU (+44 (0)20 7862 8680;
fax: +44 (0)20 7862 8720; zoe.holman@sas.ac.uk; http://ies.sas.ac.uk).
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London Rare Books School 2009
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The London Rare Books School (LRBS) is a
series of five-day, intensive courses on a variety of book-related
subjects to be taught in and around Senate House, which
is the centre of the University of London’s federal system.
The courses will be taught by internationally
renowned scholars associated with the Institute’s Centre
for Manuscript and Print Studies, using the unrivalled library
and museum resources of London, including the British Library,
the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the
University of London Research Library Services, and many
more. All courses will stress the materiality of the book
so participants can expect to have close encounters with
remarkable books and other artefacts from some of the world's
greatest collections. Each class will be restricted to a
maximum of twelve students in order to ensure that everyone
has plenty of opportunity to talk to the teachers and to
get very close to the books.
In 2009, the LRBS will run for two weeks:
20 July to 24 July and 27 July to 31 July.
The courses on offer will include:
The Book in the Ancient World;
The Medieval Book;
The Printed Book in Europe 1450-2000;
A History of Maps and Mapping;
An Introduction to Bibliography;
Children’s Books;
Printing 1455-1830;
Modern First Editions;
20th Century Maps;
Bookbinding;
The Book 500-1100; and
Modern Publishing.
Full program and registration details are
available from the London Rare Books School website: http://ies.sas.ac.uk/cmps/events/courses/
LRBS/index.htm. (+44 (0) 20 7862 8680; fax: +44 (0) 20 7862
8720; cmps@sas.ac.uk).
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Medieval Studies at St. Peter's College,
Oxford
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Courses in Medieval studies:
Visit Oxford for six hours, let alone six
weeks, and you will be faced with the Middle Ages ~ the
street layout, the architecture of the Colleges which comprise
the University, the flavour of the University rituals. Six
hours and you may yet be able to escape; six weeks, on the
other hand, creates both the need and the opportunity to
confront the medieval era, to investigate both its strangeness
and its familiarity. For American citizens there is, or
can be, a particular agenda here. What kind of cultural
past did the Pilgrim Fathers leave behind? How does the
staggering cathedral in Washington compare with English
Gothic, in style and function? What are the origins of the
constitutional ideas revered by the Founding fathers? Medieval
Studies at St Peter's College, Oxford University, will help
you to address these questions.
The Structure of the Course Your
studies during the Summer School will focus primarily on
your chosen tutorial Option. You will, therefore, need to
decide carefully between the three available Options:
* Option 1: Culture & Society in Medieval
England: 1066-1300
* Option 2: Death, Nature and Change in
Medieval Literature
* Option 3: Medieval Women : Representations
and Roles
It is important to note that these courses
are taught in tutorials - that is, in the traditional Oxford
setting of just a small group of pupils (no more than 6
per tutor). You are required to write weekly essays or presentations
which may be read out aloud in the tutorial. This may seem
a dauntingly intimate procedure but you need to bear in
mind that this method gives you, the pupil, the maximum
space and time to discuss your interests and to develop
your arguments in active partnership with both tutor and
tutorial partners. It is an invigorating, rather than intimidating,
challenge!
Your second assignment each week will be
to participate in an Interdisciplinary Seminar on a medieval
theme, linking strands from the various Options. This will
give you the chance to savour a different teaching method,
frequently used at Oxford at graduate level and with special
undergraduate courses, and to exchange ideas with all of
the participants of the Medieval Studies programme.
Field Excursions Excursions outside
Oxford are arranged for all but the first week of the Summer
School. Your experiences and observations on these elements
of the programme are not formally assessed and they are
more loosely tied to the academic programme. At the same
time, there can be no doubt that each excursion can add
considerably to the understanding of your academic work.
The contributions, for example, of Salisbury, Winchester,
Bath and the Cotswold Hills to the intellectual, artistic
and political life of medieval England can be more readily
appreciated once the topography and monuments of each of
these places has been studied.
In addition to these excursions, there is
also a 4-Day Field Excursion The Development of British
Landscapes - which is for participants on the Medieval Studies
and Environmental Studies programmes
Contact: Kenneth Addison, Academic Dir.,
Summer Schools, St Peter’s College, Oxford OX1 2DL, U.K.
(Kenneth.Addison@spc.ox.ac.uk; http://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/text/135/medieval_studies.html).
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CUNY Latin/Greek Institute
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The Latin/Greek Institute of The City University
of New York will offer basic programs in Latin and Greek
from 9 June through 19 August 2008. These courses are intended
for people with no (or very little) knowledge of the language.
Two and a half to three years of college Latin or Greek
will be taught in ten weeks of intensive, concentrated study.
Twelve undergraduate credits will be awarded through Brooklyn
College. The programs are team-taught by six faculty members,
who are on 24-hour call. Students are trained in morphology
and syntax and read representative ancient texts (through
the Renaissance in Latin and Attic, Ionic, and koine texts
in Greek). Graduate students are welcome to apply.
Scholarship aid, funded entirely by donations
from alumnae/i, is available to partially defray tuition.
For information and application forms, write
to: Latin/Greek Institute City University Graduate Center
365 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10016 (212-817-2081 [10 a.m.
– 5 p.m. weekdays]; rfleischer@gc.cuny.edu; http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Classics/lgi.htm).
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Notre Dame Summer Courses in Latin and
Paleography
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The Medieval Institute is pleased to offer
Summer courses in medieval languages and paleography to
graduate students and to qualified undergraduates from Notre
Dame and all across the country. Occasional offerings are
also available in history, English, theology, languages,
and other fields. While in summer residence, students have
access to the bountiful resources of the Medieval Institute
and its renowned library.
Most summer courses run from mid-June to
the beginning of August, an ideal time to enjoy the luxury
of uninterrupted study in the pastoral setting of the Notre
Dame campus. Participants in the summer program benefit
both from the expertise and commitment to their disciplines
that our summer faculty members bring to their teaching,
and from the smaller enrollments and shorter, concentrated
duration of most summer classes, which also permit sustained
and frequent contact between student and teacher. While
graduate students, especially, find the summer program to
be an ideal opportunity to acquire the skills they need
for their programs, these classes also appeal to others
imbued with a love of the Middle Ages.
Medieval Latin and Paleography,
both seven-week courses that have been taught in recent
summers by Frank A. C. Mantello, professor in the Department
of Greek and Latin at the Catholic University of America,
regularly figure in our summer program. Several other language
courses are also offered at Notre Dame by both the Medieval
Institute and the University's Summer Institute in Ancient
and Medieval Languages (http://classics.nd.edu/summer-language/).
CARA Scholarships. Two students taking
Medieval Latin or Latin Paleography for credit will be awarded
full tuition scholarships funded by the Medieval Academy
through its Committee on Centers and Regional Associations.
Scholarship applicants must be student members of the Medieval
Academy. To apply for one of the CARA scholarships, send
a letter of intent, two letters of recommendation, and a
transcript to CARA Summer Scholarships, Medieval Institute,
715 Hesburgh Library, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
46556-5629. The deadline for applications is 1 May 2008
(medinst@nd.edu; http://www.nd.edu/~medinst).
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| Central European
University Summer Course |
The Department of Medieval Studies, Central
European University (CEU), Budapest, will offer a course
entitled
From Holy War to Peaceful Cohabitation:
Diversity of Crusading and the Military Orders
from 14 to 25 July 2008.
Course Director:
Jozsef Laszlovszky, Medieval Studies Dept., Central European
Univ.
Course Faculty:
Taef Kamal el-Azhari, Helwan University,
Egypt
Michel Balard, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
France Jochen Burgtorf, California State
University, Fullerton
Ronnie Ellenblum, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
John France, University of Wales
Nikolas Jaspert, Ruhr-Universität Bochum,
Germany
Hugh Kennedy, St. Andrews University
Jozsef Laszlovszky, Central European University,
Budapest
Janus Møller Jensen, University of Southern
Denmark
Alan V. Murray, International Medieval Bibliography,
Leeds University
John Pryor, University of Sydney
Recently, major international conferences
and monographic studies reinterpreted the whole period of
the crusades and the emergence of the medieval military
orders and proposed fundamentally new concepts for the explanation
of this religious and military conflict. They represent
an extremely wide range of modern ideas of reinterpretation
and many complex issues concerning the concept of holy war,
as a new type of warfare and interaction between Christian
and Muslim societies, regional development patterns in the
Holy Land and other crusader states, and the very general
concept concerning the clashes of cultures.
These very important new historical works
were also confronted with contemporary political events
and with the most recent religious and military conflicts
between the Western world and the Islam. "9/11" and the
fundamentalist Islam movement confronted the scholars dealing
with the problem of crusades and the military orders with
the fact that their research agenda is not simply an academic
problem, but one of the most difficult political and religious
issues of our world.
A fundamentally different explanation and
interpretation of this issue can be found in several well-documented
and clearly argued studies of scholars, who follow the concept
of a gradual transformation and take into consideration
the evidence for war and destruction just as the evidence
for revival, restructuring or co-habitation.
New research methods and approaches (environmental-historical
studies, architectural history of military constructions,
art historical interpretations of Christian-Muslim interactions)
offer a wide panorama on the fast growing published written
source material, the archaeological evidence of this period,
which fundamentally changed our understanding of the main
issues of the period. Based on these recent studies and
the discussions and debates generated by them the summer
course wants to focus on these questions and plans to offer
an interdisciplinary approach for scholars.
The course is designed for postgraduate
students and for scholars with previous knowledge gained
in at least one aspect of the course. (http://www.sun.ceu.hu/02-courses/course-sites/medieval/index-holy.php).
Application deadline for fee-paying applications: 30 May
2008.
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Summer School in Old Irish Language
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The aim of the Old Irish Summer Schools
is to facilitate students wishing to improve their knowledge
of Old Irish but who are not in a position to sign up for
full year courses. 3 levels: Beginners, Intermediate or
Advanced 60 hours contact time, over 10 days. Venue: Mary
Immaculate College, University of Limerick
Students opting for the Intermediate and
Advanced options will take a short test at the beginning
of the course so as to identify the best stream for their
needs (http://irishmedievalists.com/).
NB! These summer schools are entirely focused
on the acquisition of Old Irish language skills. For a broader
exposure to Celtic studies, taught by leading experts in
the field, we would like to draw your attention to the Summer
School of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (http://www.dias.ie)
the dates of which are 14 to 26 July 2008.
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Summer School in Mediaeval Irish Language
& Literature
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Summer School in Mediaeval and Modern Irish
Language and Literature, 14–26 July 2008
Old Irish (elementary): Dr Clodagh
Downey.
Readings in Classical Irish poetry (grammar,
prosody, literary appreciation, manuscript sources).
Old Irish (advanced): Professor
Liam Breatnach. Afternoons 14.30 – 15.30
Reading a representative selection of Old
Irish texts of various genres in both prose and verse.
Mediaeval and Early Modern Irish Literature
and its Transmission: Professor Pádraig Breatnach, Dr
Clodagh Downey, Dr Róisín McLaughlin, Dr Aoibheann Nic Dhonnchadha,
Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin. 16.00 – 17.00
A variety of aspects of the Irish literary
tradition, including manuscripts, sagas and satire.
Early Irish Law and Society, and the
Learned Orders: Professors Fergus Kelly and Liam Breatnach.
Outline of the main features of the Early
Mediaeval Irish legal system and the nature of the society
which it reflects, and examine the status and functions
of the learned classes, concentrating on the poetic orders
of filid and baird.
Lectures will be held at the School of Celtic
Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4 (http://www.celt.dias.ie/english/summerschool/).
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The University of Cambridge
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The University of Cambridge will
offer an interdisciplinary program in its Medieval Studies
Summer School, 27 July–16 August 2008, for senior undergraduates,
graduates, or faculty members. Each week, students will
choose one subject for study from a range of courses, concentrating
on particular aspects of medieval art, architecture, history,
literature, or politics. Course titles have yet to be announced,
but information is available on the university website (http://www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/IntSummer/).
Contact: Univ. of Cambridge International
Programmes, Greenwich House, Madingley Rise, Madingley Rd.,
Cambridge CB3 0TX, U.K. (+44-1223-760850; fax: +44-1223-760848).
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Sigurður Nordal Institute
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The Sigurður Nordal Institute, in
cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities, organizes, on
behalf of the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, an annual
summer course in Icelandic. In conjunction with the Department
of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch, the Institute also organizes
a course in Icelandic, held partly at the University of
Minnesota and partly at the University of Iceland.
For further information, visit http://www.nordals.hi.is/page/nordals-english,
then Courses in Icelandic.
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Marco Institute Summer Latin Program
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The Marco Institute offers a Summer Latin
Program each year to help prepare graduate students who
are working toward a Medieval Certificate for the Toronto
MA Latin Examination. This cost-free program is divided
into two levels, beginner (Monday, Wednesday and Friday
mornings) and intermediate (Tuesday and Thursday mornings).
Some students may choose to study at both levels simultaneously.
This coming summer's program will run during
June and July. For more information, please contact the
Marco Institute program coordinator Erin Read (865-974-1859;
eread1@utk.edu).
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Institute for Historical Research Summer
Course
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Methods and sources for historical research
will be offered 7– 11 July 2008 (course fee: £140).
This long-standing and popular course is
an introduction to the sources available in London for historical
research, primarily in the modern period (since 1500) and
explores historical methodology for carrying out research.
Although not dealing directly with medieval history, the
course "would be of interest and relevance to medievalists,"
according to Simon Trafford.
The course is designed around arranged visits
and lectures: over a single, intensive, week, the group
will visit a wide variety of different types of archive
and libraries in London, including the principal national
collections.
Students will be introduced to the holdings
of each institution by the responsible curators or archivists,
and instructed in the use of relevant finding aids and in
all the techniques necessary for research on primary sources.
The program of visits is reinforced by a number of lectures
at the IHR from experts in fields of particular relevance.
The course is organised by the Institute
of Historical Research and is open to postgraduate students
and all who are interested in using the wealth of archival
sources available in London. Numbers are strictly limited
for each running of the course, and demand is normally extremely
strong, so early application is recommended. Completed registration
forms should be returned by e-mail or post to Simon Trafford,
Institute of Historical Research, Univ. of London, Senate
House, Malet St., London WC1E 7HU (+44 (0)20 7862 8763;
Simon.Trafford@sas.ac.uk; http://www.history.ac.uk/training/courses/ms.html).
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| École de l’Institut d’histoire
du livre, Lyons, France |
1–4 September 2008. The École de
l’Institut d’histoire du livre (an offshoot of the Rare
Book School in Virginia) will offer its Book History Workshop.
Courses are based on intensive contact with internationally
recognized specialists, with hands-on sessions with original
documents of all periods drawn from the rare book collections
of the City Library and Printing Museum of Lyons.
Courses offered:
Gothic illuminated manuscripts (course in
English)
Typography, lettering and calligraphy 1830-2000
(course in English)
Introduction to study incunabula (course
in English)
In order to facilitate access to collections
and “hands-on” study of original documents, classes are
limited to 12 students. Applications will be taken on a
first come first served basis within the limits of the number
of available places.
For a brochure, write to Institut d’histoire
du livre, c/o Musée de l’imprimerie, 13 rue de la Poulaillerie,
69003 Lyons, France. Information will be posted on the IHL
website near the end of the year (http://ihl.enssib.fr/siteihl.php?page=21&aflng=en).
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