Epigraphy Summer Course

Fourth International Summer Course in Greek and Latin Epigraphy: July 27 - August 7, 2009

The Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies, with sponsorship from the American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy, has held three Summer Epigraphy Courses, in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Each course was very well received by the students; enrollments rose from 7 (first course) to an ideal 12 (third course), with a growing number of European participants. The Center intends to offer the course every other year; the next course is scheduled for July 27 – August 7, 2009.

Aim: The course does not aim to turn out epigraphers. Its aim is more modest: to acquaint senior graduate students and junior faculty with the tools, methods and problems of epigraphy and to encourage and enable them to use the wonderful resource of inscriptions in their teaching and their research. If the bacillus epigraphicus should infect a participant even more deeply, all the better!

Method: To achieve this goal, the course lasts two intensive weeks, during which the students attend seminar-like sessions of instruction but are also challenged to do considerable work of their own. At the beginning of the course, students receive a squeeze and/or photographs of an inscription for which they will prepare an edition with commentary and translation to present to the class at the end of the two weeks.

Costs: The course fee covers the use of the Center and its facilities, tuition, campus housing (in units that comprise study, bedroom, and bath; breakfast included). There are four options for housing that determine the course fee:

1. Full housekeeping (includes linen and towels) - double occupancy: course fee $800.00, single $1100.00
2. Limited housekeeping (linen only) - double occupancy: course fee $720.00, single $1000.00

The participants arrange their own travel to Columbus.

Application: The course has limited enrollment. Deadline for application is May 1, 2009. Send your letter of application with two letters of recommendation directly to the Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies, Ohio State University, 190 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210.

Here is the syllabus for the 2009 course:

Summer Course in Epigraphy

Schedule

Place
Course Hours
Syllabus
Week 1
Week 2

(*) Each participant (or, if preferred, groups of 2) will receive a squeeze with an assignment to produce an edition and an epigraphical and short historical commentary, to be presented and discussed in Thursday/Friday of the second week.