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140165 SE Ottoman-Historical Seminar (2018W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 38 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Friday 07.12. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Friday 11.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Wednesday 30.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

• Ottoman literary and historical sources are read in the Arabic script and evaluated.
• Readings include printed and handwritten texts.
• The goal of the seminar is to develop skills in the reading of Ottoman sources in the Arabic script and in their scholarly evaluation.

Assessment and permitted materials

• Preparation of assigned texts and active participation in class.
• The employment of a dictionary (Ottoman-Turkish/German/English) is allowed and required.
Knowledge of English required.

• 1 presentation.
• 1 seminar paper (ca. 20 pages; deadline 31.03.2018), followed by an oral discussion at the lecturer’s discretion.

• Three absences allowed (including illness, travel abroad, etc.).
• Unprepared equals absent.
• The University of Vienna plagiarism regulations apply: https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/uniview/uni-intern/detailansicht/artikel/abgeschrieben-und-erwischt-so-funktioniert-die-plagiatspruefung/

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• This seminar requires advanced modern Turkish skills.
• This is a PI (prüfungsimmanent) seminar.

• Participation: 25%
• Presentation: 20%
• Seminar paper: 55%
• A minimum of 60% is required to pass.
• Active participation is a minimal criterion.

Examination topics

Ottoman sources in the Arabic script.
Scholarly secondary literature.

Reading list

Bibliography will be established collectively in class.

Association in the course directory

MA-TU

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