The Ohio State University & University of Zürich are proud to host a Joint Summer School this May! There will be workshops and lectures by Professors from OSU and University of Zürich on the topic of Literary Materiality in the Middle Ages: How did it really work?
One recurring question that arises when one is confronted with premodern textual culture is “How did this really work?”, i.e. what were the material conditions in which these texts were produced, received, and transmitted? How did the audience have access to the texts: through reading, listening, or even watching a performance? The present Summer School addresses some of the major issues regarding reading and writing in a manuscript culture, both in Latin and in the vernacular. Furthermore, it deals with medieval material culture as reflected in texts. Clothing and armour are a good example of the problems with which scholars are confronted, since the vocabulary and the reality to which it refers have changed considerably over the centuries. Within the scope of the Summer School, introductory lectures will alternate with practical exercises. The evenings are reserved for the discussion of problems that the participants have encountered in their work. The event also offers the possibility for young scholars to meet with academics both from European and North American traditions.
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Provisional Program
Monday, 15 May 2023 Writing, Reading, Listening
(Prof. Carmen Cardelle de Hartmann UZH, Prof. Frank Coulson OSU, Prof. Anna Grotans OSU, Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH, Dr. Lisa Ciccone UZH, Dr. Marco Veneziale UZH)
Morning
Introductory lectures:
Manuscript Culture: The Script (Prof. Frank Coulson OSU)
Manuscript Culture: The Codex (Prof. Carmen Cardelle de Hartmann UZH)
Afternoon
Practical exercises: Describing a Codex (the students will split into five groups supervised by Prof. Carmen Cardelle de Hartmann UZH, Dr. Lisa Ciccone UZH, Prof. Frank Coulson OSU, Prof. Anna Grotans OSU, Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH)
Evening
Presentation and discussion of case studies from the participants’ research
Tuesday, 16 May Performing literature
(Prof. Carmen Cardelle de Hartmann UZH, Prof. Frank Coulson OSU, Prof. Anna Grotans OSU, Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH)
Morning
Introductory lectures
Reading and Performing Latin in the German-speaking East (Prof. Anna Grotans OSU)
Performing Vernacular Literature (Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH, Dr. Marco Veneziale UZH)
Afternoon
Practical exercises
Tracking Orality in Manuscripts (students will select the most relevant Workshop for them)
Germanic Languages (Prof. Anna Grotans OSU) – Romance Languages (Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH) — Latin (Prof. Carmen Cardelle de Hartmann UZH, Dr. Lisa Ciccone UZH, Prof. Frank Coulson OSU)
Evening
Presentation and discussion of studies from the participants’ research
Wednesday, 17 May Fashion
(Prof. Sarah-Grace Heller OSU)
Morning
Introductory lecture Fashion Theory (Prof. Sarah-Grace Heller OSU)
Workshop: Talking about Fashion in Literary Texts
Afternoon
Workshop: Writing an Academic Essay
Evening - Heraldry (Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH)
Introductory lecture: Heraldry and Armoury (Prof. Richard Trachsler UZH)
Workshop: Describing and Inventing Arms
Conclusion / Departure