We are glad to announce that the Department of Linguistics of the University of Vienna is organizing a Summer School dedicated to specific languages of the Eastern Silk Road, offering courses in:
- Bactrian (Indo-European: Middle-Iranian) – Melanie Malzahn
- Tocharian (Indo-European) – Hannes A. Fellner
- Tangut (Sino-Tibetan) – Xun Gong
- Gandhari (Indo-European: Middle-Indic) – Angelo Mascheroni
Participants should participate in all the courses since they are offered as a comprehensive package.
The Summer School will take place from Monday, August 19 to Friday, August 30, 2024, at the Hörsaal 1 of the Department of Linguistics of the University of Vienna, Sensengasse 3a, 1090 Vienna. Classes will be held from Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. (including breaks).
This school is part of the FWF Cluster of Excellence Summer Academy 2024.
Timeline
Date: Aug 19 – 30, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024 – Application is closed!
Notification: by Apr 30, 2024
Course schedule
Classes will be taught during the timeslots shown in the table below, which represents the schedule for the first week of the Summer School.
| Monday, Aug 19, 2024 | Thursday, Aug 22, 2024 | |
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Block 1 – Tocharian | Block 1 – Tocharian |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Block 2 – Gandhari | Block 2 – Gandhari |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Block 3 – Bactrian | Block 3 – Bactrian |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Block 4 – Tangut | Block 4 – Tangut |
| Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024 | Friday, Aug 23, 2024 | |
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Block 1 – Tocharian | Block 1- Tocharian |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Block 2 – Gandhari | Block 2 – Gandhari |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Block 3 – Bactrian | Block 3 – Bactrian |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Block 4 – Tangut | Block 4 – Tangut |
| Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024 | Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 | |
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Block 1- Tocharian | lecture-free |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Block 2 – Gandhari | |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Block 3 – Bactrian | Sunday, Aug 25, 2024 |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Block 4 – Tangut | lecture-free |
Venue
Hörsaal 1
Department of Linguistics
University of Vienna
Sensengasse 3a, 1090, Vienna
Fees and ECTS
Participation is free of charge. Successful attendance of the Summer School is equivalent to 10 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) points.
Accomodation
Unfortunately, we cannot provide any pre-reserved contingents for accommodation. Below you will find a list of hostels that are easily accessible by public transport and where beds should be available at the time of the summer school. We recommend booking as soon as possible after receiving the notification of acceptance since many hostels work with a dynamic price model.
Hostel Ruthensteiner
Robert-Hamerling-Gasse 24, 1150 Vienna
(max. 7 nights per booking, i.e. you will have to make separate bookings)
Westend City Hostel
Fügergasse 3, 1060 Vienna
Jo&Joe Westbahnhof
Europaplatz 1/6, 1150 Vienna
Contact & Organization
If you have any questions concerning the Summer School or if you would like to ask for further information, please send an email to summerschool2024.linguistics@univie.ac.at or feel free to contact directly the organizers at their individual addresses:
- Melanie Malzahn (melanie.malzahn@univie.ac.at)
- Hannes A. Fellner (hannes.fellner@univie.ac.at)
The Summer School is organized by Melanie Malzahn and Hannes A. Fellner in the framework of the Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations”.
Application – Application is closed!
Language and Culture in the Borderlands of the Eastern Silk Road 