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090092 PS Subject history(ies) of Byzantine studies: topics, trends and institutions (2024W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 02.09.2024 06:00 to We 25.09.2024 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 14.10.2024 06:00 to Th 17.10.2024 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2024 23:59
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max. 14 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 08.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 15.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 22.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 29.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 05.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 12.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 19.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 26.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 10.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 17.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 14.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 21.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
- Tuesday 28.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Contribution to the discussion in each session, based on preparatory readings (20%). Six short oral presenstations in oral and written form (40%). One oral interview, its transcription and analysis (40%).
Regular attendance is mandatory. Unavoidable absences (no more than two) must be communicated prior to the relevant session.All written work should be submitted by 28. 2. 2025.
Regular attendance is mandatory. Unavoidable absences (no more than two) must be communicated prior to the relevant session.All written work should be submitted by 28. 2. 2025.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Basic knowledge of the course content.
The short oral presentations should last 5-10 minutes. They should then be elaborated in writing (600-1,000 words).
The analysis of the interview should give a contextualization within the history of the discipline, and encompass 1,500-3,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).The course may be held in English. However, knowledge of German is absolutely necessary.
The short oral presentations should last 5-10 minutes. They should then be elaborated in writing (600-1,000 words).
The analysis of the interview should give a contextualization within the history of the discipline, and encompass 1,500-3,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).The course may be held in English. However, knowledge of German is absolutely necessary.
Examination topics
Reading list
Recommended reading
C. Rapp, ‘Die Entstehungsgeschichte der Byzantinistik in Wien: das Fremde im Eigenen’, Reflexive Innensichten aus der Universität. Disziplinengeschichten zwischen Wissenschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik, ed. Karl Anton Fröschl, Gerd B. Müller, Thomas Olechowski, Brigitta Schmidt-Lauber, 650 Jahre Universität WienAufbruch ins neue Jahrhundert, ed. Friedrich Stadler, vol. 4 (Vienna: Vienna University Press 2015), 551-561Further reading will be announced in the course of the semester.
C. Rapp, ‘Die Entstehungsgeschichte der Byzantinistik in Wien: das Fremde im Eigenen’, Reflexive Innensichten aus der Universität. Disziplinengeschichten zwischen Wissenschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik, ed. Karl Anton Fröschl, Gerd B. Müller, Thomas Olechowski, Brigitta Schmidt-Lauber, 650 Jahre Universität WienAufbruch ins neue Jahrhundert, ed. Friedrich Stadler, vol. 4 (Vienna: Vienna University Press 2015), 551-561Further reading will be announced in the course of the semester.
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Last modified: Fr 11.10.2024 12:25
This seminar deals with the history of Byzantine studies in different international disciplinary traditions. Special emphasis is placed on the history of Byzantine research in Vienna and in international contexts and comparisons. How is this determined by scholarly trends and political contexts? What is the importance of institutions and financing? What is the relevance of aspects that are often neglected, such as networks and personal support, especially from people without academic posts? What are the dissemination stategies (congresses, publications, journals)? What themes and methods were foregrounded? What are the indicators of innovation and impact?Aims, Methods:
Introduction to the parameters and contexts of scholarly work, also from a historical perspective. Independent research on a relevant topic, depending on the interest of each student. Interviews with relevant people. The aim is the creation of a documentation (possibly a publication) of aspects of the history of Byzantine studies in Vienna in anticipation of the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies that will be held in Vienna in August 2026.