Culture and Civilisation of Byzantium and the Christian East II [ LGLOR2521 ]

It is desirable to have followed the course GLOR 1521.
 

This seminar covers cultural activities in the Byzantine world and the Christian East, a region that is geographically very wide, strikingly heterogeneous, multilingual and multiconfessional. A variety of topics and problem areas may be taken up while presenting the principal accomplishments and scientific studies in the subjects :
- cultural subjects pertaining to a specific period or region ;
- the development or disappearance of a cultural activity as a function of the historical and religious circumstances ;
- the relation between culture and literary records ;
- interaction between the Greek and Oriental milieux.

By the end of the seminar, the student must have acquired :
- a deep knowledge of the civilisations of Byzantium and the Christian East ;
- a critical approach based on modern scientific studies and a practical ability to use the principal research tools ;
- the ability to conduct personal research on special topics on Byzantium and the Christian East ;
- the ability to make an oral presentation of the results of a modest research project on a well defined topic ;
- the ability to take an active part in a discussion of a relevant subject ;
- the capacity to compose an essay of modest extent on an aspect of the culture of the Christian East and the Byzantine world.