Byzantine Greek Summer School (August 14 - 25, 2023)

Boğaziçi University

Byzantine Studies Research Center

BYZANTINE GREEK SUMMER SCHOOL (ONLINE)

14 - 25 August 2023

The Byzantine Studies Research Center of Boğaziçi University is pleased to announce the organization of its sixth Byzantine Greek Summer School to be held online during 14 - 25 August 2023. Students will have the chance to participate in an intensive program in Medieval Greek with Prof. Niels Gaul. There is no fee for participation in the program, thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Application Deadline: 18 June 2023

Format

The program is designed for upper intermediate/lower advanced level students, who have completed at least three semesters of college-level Classical Greek or its equivalent. Students are expected to have knowledge of basic Greek grammar and to be able to read simple texts from ancient Greek or Byzantine literature. Daily classes are devoted to reading Byzantine texts of the learned register (e.g., the anonymous ‘professor,’ Michael Choniates) with a (loose) focus on life in Constantinople. Classes will be held online, from Monday to Friday, and will last three hours per day (15 hours per week). The language of instruction is English. The exact schedule will be agreed with those admitted to the course; no activities will be scheduled on weekends. Students will receive a certificate of participation upon successful completion of the program.

Instructor

Niels Gaul is A. G. Leventis Professor of Byzantine Studies and Director of the Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies at the University of Edinburgh. His research currently focuses on the socio-political functions of (classicizing) learning in the medieval Byzantine and Song (Chinese) polities as well as Byzantine authorial manuscripts.

Organizer

The Byzantine Studies Research Center of Boğaziçi University, in Istanbul, fosters the development of education in Byzantine studies by offering scholarships at the MA, PhD, and postdoctoral levels, “tools of the trade” seminars, and language programs since 2015. Boğaziçi University was established as Robert College in 1863, and is one of the leading institutions of higher education in Turkey.

For more information on the Center and the University, please see:

http://www.bogazici.edu.tr/en-US/

http://byzantinestudies.bogazici.edu.tr/

Eligibility

Graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as individuals with an academic interest in or a career relevant to Byzantine studies can apply, granted that they meet the requirements mentioned above. Priority will be given to graduate students in the field of Byzantine studies.

Application Procedure:

Candidates should submit their application to the Boğaziçi University Byzantine Studies Research Center before 18 June 2023. The application file should be in English and include a statement of purpose, a detailed CV, and proof of having completed at least three semesters of college-level Classical Greek or its equivalent. Applicants should indicate in the statement of purpose their background in Classical or Byzantine Greek and the relevance of attending this summer program for their future studies or career development. Applicants currently enrolled as students in a higher education institution should also submit a transcript (as well as previous record of the study of Greek, if applicable) and two reference letters (one of which must be written by an instructor of Greek). The referees should send their letters directly to the Byzantine Studies Research Center.

Applications and reference letters should be sent to: byzantinestudies@bogazici.edu.tr