Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC)
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News, events, and updates from the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures & the Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts' @unihh
Hamburg, Germany
Joined April 2016
We’re thrilled that @papyrologyatman is at the CSMC today to give a talk on ‘Papyrology and Reparations’, addressing the regimes of violence, injustice, and inequality that papyrology has been enmeshed in since colonial times. Hybrid event, all welcome! https://t.co/HOSPUB5vby
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The history of writing cannot be told without the history of erasure and rewriting. The new volume of our book series ‘Studies in Manuscript Cultures’ takes a global perspective on text obliteration and manuscript reuse. Open access! https://t.co/EVwidjCPO8
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Applicants welcome! We're looking for a doctoral researcher in the field of X-ray phase-contrast imaging to work on deciphering writings composed of carbon-based inks: https://t.co/D9QjcaJQtU
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It's been busy weeks for our mobile CT scanner ENCI and our team: in Ankara and Kayseri, they analysed not only enclosed cuneiform tablets, but also cups, golden earrings and engraved gemstones, among others! https://t.co/VhGmyOMjOi
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We have agreed on two new Memoranda of Understanding with the National Library and Archives of Bhutan and the National Library of Peru! The latter was signed by Peru’s Consul General in Hamburg, Sandra Pinto La Fuente, and CSMC director Konrad Hirschler: https://t.co/WpKhjwVGsJ
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‘Second Hands and Second Thoughts’ are the theme of our workshop on multilayered written artefacts of 19th- and 20th-century Austrian and German music this week—including live performances on a grand piano! Register here: https://t.co/RV541y3fJH In cooperation with @iagmr_surrey
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New #OpenAccess publication: Discover how a multidisciplinary approach helped identify and contextualise three Qurʾānic parchment fragments from the University of Münster collection, revealing their shared origins in an Umayyad Qur’an: https://t.co/O37GrvrYVW
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Congratulations to Thomas Asselborn, Magnus Bender, Ralf Möller, and Sylvia Melzer from our ‘Data Linking’ team on winning the Best Young Research Paper Award at the FedCSIS conference in Kraków! 🥳🍾 https://t.co/DxYidPawt5
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Diese Woche sind wir im Hamburg-Teil von @zeitonline zu finden, in diesem lesenswerten Artikel über den Wert von Forschung über Fächergrenzen hinweg: https://t.co/1iKXWd7e9n
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Die Herausforderungen der Gegenwart lassen sich nur lösen, wenn ganz verschiedene Wissensdisziplinen zusammenarbeiten. Das gelingt nicht überall – in Hamburg aber schon
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Developed by an interdisciplinary team comprising Ancient Historians and Computer Scientists, EDAK is an innovative digital resource for the study of #Greek and #Latin #inscriptions. The newly updated beta version now available: https://t.co/AY1TNiCOkx
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One more week to apply! Join our Grad School with a full scholarship in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service: https://t.co/ixPhkV9M8l
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Do your PhD in #Manuscript Cultures with us! Our Grad School invites applications for full #PhD #scholarships (3 years, 1300 EUR/month + allowances) in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service @DAAD_Germany More info here👉 https://t.co/ixPhkV9M8l
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How did #Christianity spark the rise of written #Georgian culture? In our PhD Research Series, Sandro Tskhvedadze explores the evolution of Georgian #Gospel lectionaries and the pivotal legacy of George the Athonite in shaping liturgical traditions: https://t.co/JdkZRA5Fqt
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We're excited to share that the #TagConference 2023 proceedings are out now! Featuring new research on contemporary #graffiti from scholars across 14 countries, this milestone event in Hamburg built bridges between subculture and academia https://t.co/BKjnm5K2Xe
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TAG: name writing in public space - Conference proceedings, Hamburg 2023 Dieser Band enthält die Beiträge der „Tag Conference Hamburg 2023“ und dokumentiert neue Forschungsergebnisse, die von...
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��3000 Jahre Aufgeschriebenes“: Heute ist dieser schöne Beitrag über uns in der Serie „orte des wissens“ in @taznord erschienen: https://t.co/8jLwm7UfGN
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Von Tontafeln bis zu fragwürdiger Tinte: zu Besuch im Hamburger „Centre for the Study of Manuscript“
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Centuries before modern linguists, Andalusi scholar Isaac ibn Barūn laid the groundwork for comparative Semitic linguistics with his pioneering 12th-century Judaeo-Arabic grammar. Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina introduces his work in our PhD Research Series: https://t.co/2lMamNdUrp
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‘I hereby let you know that I am doing well so far’: A soldier in WWI writes a postcard to his family; the handwriting fades over the decades. In 2025, his grandson wishes to read the message. The story of an encounter in the Artefact Lab of the CSMC: https://t.co/xhVNsGZSpv
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We are currently looking for a doctoral researcher in the field of Computer Science to join our Visual Manuscript Analysis Lab! More info here: https://t.co/0pLLjZkskP
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Using digital tools to bring order to the creative chaos in Rilke's notebooks: Our Visual Manuscript Analysis Lab collaborated with the German Literature Archive to investigate 56 notebooks of one of the greatest German-language poets: https://t.co/MQMthRU5OK
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Join us this afternoon for a talk by our current Petra Kappert Fellow Joseba Estevez (University of Hong Kong): ‘Paper Thrones, Inked Crowns: Daoist Deities and Celestial Officers of the Lanten Yao Living Manuscripts in Laos’ Hybrid event, all welcome! https://t.co/DhZhM6xjKV
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‘We like lists because we don’t want to die’, said Umberto Eco. What drives our fascination with lists? PhD researcher Michael Hensley explores the meaning of Ethiopian and Eritrean book lists—offering glimpses into communities that would otherwise be lost https://t.co/w42vKCDsiD
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