Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies Summer 2024, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library via Zoom, June 10–21, 2024
This two-week introductory course is open to graduate students, advanced undergraduates, faculty, and independent scholars with a research interest in Arabic manuscripts. The course will introduce students to the study of Arabic manuscripts in their historical, cultural, and material dimensions and to a diversity of Arabic manuscript traditions from West Africa and the Middle East, both Islamic and Christian; provide basic introduction to paleography, codicology, and philological practices, with a special focus on the application of these skills in a digital context; and highlight a wide range of scholarly reference tools for the study of Arabic manuscripts. By the end of the course, students will be able to contribute to the scholarly description of a previously uncataloged manuscript of their choice from the HMML collection.
Sessions will be held Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT.
Eligibility
Open to all individuals with a basic understanding of the classical Arabic language and a professional and scholarly interest in manuscripts. Beginner-level students will receive preference in the application process.
Faculty for 2024
Guest faculty:
- Dr. Lucia Raggetti, Professor of the History of Science, University of Bologna, Italy
HMML staff:
- Dr. Josh Mugler, Curator of Eastern Christian and Islamic Manuscripts
- Dr. Ali Diakite, Cataloger of West African Manuscripts
- Dr. Paul Naylor, Cataloger of West African Manuscripts
Cost
$275 (U.S.)