090086 VO Big books in Byzantine Studies: Sources and Scholarship (2025W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Claudia Rapp

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

no class on 15.10.

Wednesday 08.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 22.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 29.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 05.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 12.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 19.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 26.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 03.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 10.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 17.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 07.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 21.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
Wednesday 28.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

„Big books make history,“ as the saying goes. Our knowlege and perception of Byzantium depends on the sources that are available to us in manuscripts, editions and translations. This lecture will present the most prominent sources for the study of Byzantium and the analytical and interpretive studies they generated. In this manner, the lecture also elucidates how Byzantine studies as a discipline has developed over time.
Aims: Introduction to the most important Byzantine sources and the studies dependent on them in order to foster a greater appreciation of the interpretive work done by generations of scholars. This approach highlights the difference between the human quest for understanding and the mere accumulation of knowledge through machine learning.
Method: Lecture with concrete textual examples and in-class discussion.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral exam (20 minutes per student). You will be asked to bring a one-page written statement on a source, study or scholar of your choice based on the course and to discuss this with the instructor.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic familiarity with the content of all the lectures.

Examination topics

Content of the lectures and independent reading based on the sources and studies covered in the course.

Reading list

Readings will be communicated in the course of the semester.

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