Dear colleagues,
Please note below an announcement by Traianos Gagos of a Papyrological
Summer Institute intended for advanced graduate students and junior
faculty to be held at the University of Michigan next summer. This is
part of a continuing series of papyrological training institutes under
the auspices of the American Society of Papyrologists.
Kindly draw to the attention of colleagues and students.
William A. Johnson
Secretary-Treasurer, American Society of Papyrologists
For further information and application materials see:
http://papyrology.org
Papyrological Institute at the University of Michigan
1 July- 31 July 2009
In July 2009, the Department of Classical Studies and the Graduate
Library at the University of Michigan will host a Papyrological
Institute for advanced graduate students and junior faculty in Ancient
History, Classics, Egyptology, Byzantine Studies and related
disciplines. The 2009 Papyrological Institute will focus on late
antique documentary papyri. In keeping with the goals of previous
years, the Institute aims to provide participating scholars with
direct experience of the papyri through close reading of individual
texts, and with knowledge of the field of papyrology in general, so
that they may employ this knowledge effectively in conducting their
own future teaching and research. The Institute at Ann Arbor will be
the latest in the series of institutes that have been held at Yale
(2003), UC Berkeley (2004), Cincinnati (2005), Columbia (2006), and
Stanford (2008) under the sponsorship of the American Society of
Papyrologists.
The institute will include a combination of lectures and advanced
coursework with first-hand experience working with ancient sources.
Students are expected to participate actively in all of the
institute’s programs and activities; a full-time commitment is
required while the Institute is in session. In general, mornings will
be dedicated to introductory lectures by the principal instructors,
Professor James G. Keenan, Director, Loyola University of Chicago, and
by Professors Traianos Gagos, Arthur Verhoogt and Terry G. Wilfong,
and Ms. Leyla Lau-Lamb (conservation) of the University of Michigan.
Afternoons will be devoted to advanced coursework, to workshops on
individual papyri, instruction in elementary Coptic, and papyrological
conservation. A selection of unpublished material will be provided for
participants to work with. At the end of the week, Fridays will be
devoted to pro-seminars and to lectures on special topics concerned
with the historical documentation for late antique Egypt.
Admission to the summer Papyrological Institute is by application
only; approximately twelve scholars will be selected to participate.
Any qualified academic may participate; no previous experience with
papyrology is required. For work with Greek and Coptic papyri, a high
degree of competence in Ancient Greek and/or Coptic is essential.
Instruction in elementary Coptic will be provided as part of the
course. Participation in the institute is free of charge. Applicants
are expected to seek financial support from their home institutions to
facilitate their participation, but grants may be available for
candidates who lack other means of support. Participants who complete
the Institute will receive a certificate from the American Society of
Papyrologists, but no credit will be given for the course and no
grades or transcripts will be issued.
Application Procedure: The application consists of the completed
application form along with current curriculum vitae and two letters
of recommendation. All materials must be received by 15 February 2009
in order to be considered for admission. Notification of decisions
will be issued in March. For further information about the Summer
Institute, please contact Professor Traianos Gagos ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Send application materials to:
Professor Traianos Gagos
Department of Classical Studies
University of Michigan
2160 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
