29424 - SEMINARI (1) (LM) (Ind.)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Al termine del seminario lo studente, mediante il contatto con studiosi o esperti di diversi settori disciplinari, sa organizzare e raccogliere informazioni complesse in forma coerente, sa applicare metodologie di analisi critica, di conservazione e valorizzazione della memoria storica. Sa identificare un problema di ricerca rilevante per la ricerca storica e sa identificare e usare in modo appropriato le fonti di informazione necessarie per affrontarlo.

Contenuti

The seminar, entitled "Texts and Manuscripts across the Greater India", will address the following topics:

Introduction to geographical, linguistic, religious and cultural macro-areas that had historical relevance across Central, South and Southeast Asia.

Introduction to the types of historical written artefacts (manuscripts, inscriptions, variously printed books), with a particular focus on their materials and forms.

Introduction to the idea of cosmopolitan languages and their identification in the areas in question (in particular, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Tamil).

Case studies on the modes of transmission of texts:

-from orality to writing;

-from manuscripts to print;

-translations;

-canons and curricula (in particular in relation to their relationship to manuscripts)

Testi/Bibliografia

Bibliographic material will be indicated during the seminar.

Metodi didattici

Monday 11-13; Aula 1, Zamboni 33;
Thursday 17-19; Aula Celio, Zamboni 38;
Friday 13-15, Aula 1, Zamboni 33.

Frontal instruction and group discussions of relevant secondary literature.

The seminar will be held in English. This is aimed at offering to the students the possibility of engaging with the topics in question through the language that is by far the most relevant in the pertinent academic disciplines. The instructor will always be available to repeat or slow down when requested to do so. Students are encouraged to address the instructor and peers in English, but Italian is also allowed, in particular at the beginning of the seminar.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Oral examination on one of the topics of the seminar previously agreed with the instructor, who will have recommended further readings.

The following aspects will be taken into consideration during the examination: 

• knowledge of a specific topic/case study;
• critical approach;
• ability to communicate orally, in particular skills in synthesis and in logical organization of the topics and the mastery of an appropriate vocabulary.
  

This teaching activity does not include the usual mark out of thirty, but only a pass or fail assessment. Students who achieve a rating at least sufficient in the above criteria will obtain a pass assessment; students who do not reach a sufficiency rating in those same criteria will obtain a fail assessment.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Giovanni Ciotti