Introduction To Arabic Manuscript Studies
Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies
Summer 2025 Arabic Manuscript Course
Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies
For graduate students, advanced undergraduates, faculty, and independent scholars with a research interest in Arabic manuscripts. The program welcomes international applicants.
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Format
The 2025 course will be taught remotely, and all classes will be held on Zoom. -
Course level
Introductory level -
Course length
One week -
Dates
June 23 to 27, 2025 -
Course size
15 maximum, 10 minimum -
Eligibility
Open to all individuals with a basic understanding of the classical Arabic language and a professional and scholarly interest in manuscripts. Beginner-level students will receive preference in the application process. -
Application deadline
March 3, 2025 -
Cost
$275 (U.S.)
Course overview
Sessions are held Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12 to 2 p.m. Central Time (CT,) a total of 20 instructional hours. The course will:
- Introduce students to the study of Arabic manuscripts in historical, cultural, and material dimensions.
- Provide basic introduction to paleography, codicology, and philological practices, with a special focus on the application of these skills in a digital context.
- Engage with a wide range of scholarly reference tools for the study of Arabic manuscripts.
- Introduce students to a diversity of Arabic manuscript traditions from West Africa and the Middle East, both Islamic and Christian.
- By the end of the course, students will be able to contribute to the scholarly description of a previously uncataloged manuscript from the HMML collection.
Faculty for 2025
- Guest faculty: Dr. Lucia Raggetti, Professor of the History of Science, University of Bologna, Italy.
- HMML staff: Dr. Josh Mugler, Curator of Eastern Christian and Islamic Manuscripts; Dr. Ali Diakite, Cataloger of West African Manuscripts; and Dr. Paul Naylor, Cataloger of West African Manuscripts.
Application deadline
- March 3, 2025
Application submission
- Letter of no more than one page explaining why the study of Arabic manuscripts is important to your research, teaching, or educational program.
- Current curriculum vitae.
Applicants
- Send all materials as email attachments to scholarlyprograms@hmml.org
- Include “2025 Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies” in the subject line.
Notification of acceptance
- Successful applicants will be notified by March 28, 2025
- Students accepting a place in the course will need to notify HMML by April 11, 2025.
- All remaining applicants will be waitlisted for any possible openings.
- Full payment of the course fee is due by May 12, 2025. Details for payment will be supplied to the successful applicants.
Questions
- Contact: Tim Ternes, Director of Programming, tternes@hmml.org.