GREEK EPIGRAPHY

Greek Inscriptions, Introductions, Methods and Research

with

Professor Kent Rigsby, Duke University

Professor Joshua Sosin, Duke University

The seminar is an introduction to the discipline of Greek epigraphy. We begin with the tools — making copies, squeezes, photographs; bibliography and research methods, including electronic resources; the forms of scholarly publishing, both paper and electronic. Sessions then will be devoted to the various periods and aspects of Greek epigraphy, from it beginning to late antiquity (e.g. Classical Greece, economics, epigrams, Roman government, and more). In each section, students will have the opportunity to develop skills through short reports on texts. From the start, each student will identify a project to develop into a publishable article; part of each day will be reserved for research and reporting on this project.

and for all eight participants

WEB PUBLICATION

Online Publication Technologies and Sharing Results

with

Professor Christopher Blackwell and several guest lecturers

Christopher Blackwell and several guest lecturers will work with participants on state-of-the-art technologies and methods for publishing scholarship in electronic media. Topics will include eXtensible Markup Language (XML), the Text Encoding Initiative's standards for marking up humanistic texts in XML, the Unicode standard for representing the characters and symbols, the Classical Text Services protocol for distributing texts and fragments of them, and transforming XML documents for print and electronic publication using eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT).

Each seminar combines intensive work in a particular discipline with instruction in the latest technology for online publication and research, while providing the opportunity for each student to produce a major project to be published on the Internet. The seminars encourage both research in a traditional discipline of Hellenic studies and exploration of the developing world of web-based publishing.

A typical day will consist of a seminar meeting in either the morning or afternoon, lunch at the CHS, and a session devoted to the tools and skills required for electronic publishing of research. Electronic publication sessions will be held in the Center’s newly built and technologically equipped seminar space.

*The seminars are intended for graduate students in Classics and related disciplines. Four students will be selected for each seminar, with all eight students participating in the web-publication component. Some basic experience with web design is desirable but not necessary. Housing, weekday lunches, travel expenses, and a stipend of $500 are provided to all students.

Applications and recommendations due February 1, 2005.

Applications should consist of:

1. Curriculum Vitae and cover letter stating the student's interest and reasons for taking the seminar

2. Two letters of recommendation

Completed applications and recommendations should be sent to:

Jennifer Reilly
Center for Hellenic Studies
3100 Whitehaven St., NW
Washington, DC 20008
USA