Universität Wien

090124 UE Digital Resources for Classicists and Byzantinists (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 14 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The units in February are reserved for the exam discussions.

  • Tuesday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Friday 02.02. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 13.02. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 20.02. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content: When was John Chortasmenos notary in Constantinople? How often is the word euchologion (‘prayer book’) attested in literary sources? Where is the Byzantine epic poem Digenis Akritas preserved? How often is the city of Antioch mentioned in Greek and Roman inscriptions? These are questions to which nowadays, thanks to the availability of digital research tools, one can easily answer. However, in order to do so, it is necessary to know where to look at and what to look for. This course will introduce the main digital tools for researching the ancient world, with a non-exclusive focus on Byzantium; students will learn how to make use of them while being aware of their limits. We will deal with digital tools related to archaeology and art history, philology and textual criticism, manuscript studies and history of religion. There will be guest presentations by: Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, Ekaterini Mitsiou, Rachael Helen Banes, Damianos Kasotakis, Ilias Nesseris, Eirini Afentoulidou. The course should be of interest to historians, archaeologists, philologists, and digital humanists.

Aims, Methods: The course will aim at offering an overview of the existing digital tools and teaching how to use them, by mean of examples and exercises that students will submit on a weekly basis. Presentations by experts who work with such resources will help the students to get a closer understanding of their use and significance.

Assessment and permitted materials

Continuous performance assessment and final examination:
70% on-time submission of weekly assignments and active participation
30% final oral exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic knowledge of Greek is desirable, but not mandatory.
Since this is a continuous assessment course attendance is compulsory: All absences must be announced in advance. In order to pass the course, no more than two absences are allowed. Students should bring their laptops to each session.

Examination topics

Material discussed during the course.

Reading list

Additional readings will be announced in the course of the semester.

Association in the course directory

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