Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Indology

lglor2902  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Indology
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Vielle Christophe;
Language
French
Prerequisites
LGLOR 1671 and LGLOR 1672 or a course deemed equivalent by the lecturer.
Main themes
This seminar deals with questions of Indian philology (Sanskrit and Dravidian) bearing on palaeography, epigraphy, critical edition, history of texts or the study of native commentaries.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 A the end of this seminar, the student will be capable of applying specific competences in Indian philology.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This interuniversity FNRS seminar provides a useful complement to the course: Languages of  India II, dealing with questions of  palaeography, epigraphy, critical edition, history of texts or the study of native commentaries. Among the specialised recurrent themes,  the  questions concerning southern Indian epigraphy and the study of Malayalam writing are worthy of note.
Teaching methods
Intensive seminar based on primary material (manuscripts, inscriptions) and presented by one or more invited experts.
Evaluation methods
The final mark takes account of:
- an evaluation of the active participation of the student at the seminar;
- a work involving the application of the new methods.
Other information
The co-ordinator will fix the timetable after consultation with the students.
Online resources
The student will find on the iCampus server most of the working tools used.
Bibliography
Varie en fonction du thème abordé.
Faculty or entity
GLOR


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies

Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies