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Hugoye Conference II: Garshunography in the Syriac Tradition

 

June 22, 2013

Hosted by
Beth Mardutho Research Library, Piscataway, N.J.
Rutgers University Libraries
Rutgers Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literature
Rutgers Center for Middle Eastern Studies

The Second Hugoye Symposium will he held on June 22 at Alexander Library (Rutgers University) and the Beth Mardutho Research Library. The theme of the symposium is Garshunography (i.e., Garshuni systems where languages like Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Armenian, and others are written using the Syriac script). The Symposium papers will be published in Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies.

(Alexander Library, 4th Floor)

The Symposium will be streamed live on http://vcenter.njvid.net/videos/. The event will appear on the top of this page on Saturday morning.


9:00        Symposium Opening

                  Marianne Gaunt, Rutgers University Library

                  Charles Häberl, Rutgers University (AMESALL Incoming Chair, Rutgers University)

                  George A. Kiraz (Beth Mardutho)

9:30        Aaron Butts (Yale University): Socio-Linguistic Aspects of Writing, or What is Garšūnī?

10:15     George A. Kiraz (Beth Mardutho; Rutgers University): ‘Garshunography’: Terminology and Properties

11:00     Break

11:30     Sebastian Brock (University of Oxford): Greek and Latin Garšūnī Texts

12:15     Joseph Moukarzel (USEK): Maronite Garšūnī Texts

1:00        Lunch

2:00        Khalid Dinno (University of Toronto): The Deir al-Za’farān and Mardin Garšūnī Archive

2:45        István Perczel (Central European University): Malayalam Garšūnī: a witness to an early stage of Indian Christian literature

3:30        Break

4:00        Hidemi Takahashi (University of Tokyo): Armenian Garšūnī

4:45        Emanuela Braida (University of Toronto): Neo-Aramaic Garshuni: Observations based on some manuscripts and printed texts

5:30        Grace Agnew and Isaiah Beard (Rutgers University), The Beth Mardutho-Rutgers Implementation of eBethArké: Demo and Discussion.

6:00        Closing

7:00        Reception and Dinner

 


 

Registration:

You can use the app below to register for the conference. Registration is FREE!

If you would like to show your financial support for Beth Mardutho and the Hugoye Conference, we ask that you consider joining the Bnay Beth Mardutho. For more information, click here.

 

Accomodations

Those attending from afar are expected to arrange for their own accommodation. Information can be found at http://www.piscatawaynj.org/primary-links/hotels or www.hotels.com.

 

Hugoye Conference 2013: Garshunography

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