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The origins of al-Andalus: Conquest, Islamization and Arabization
From March 10, 2017 until March 31, 2017The course will take place from Monday 17th to Saturday 22th of July in Casa Árabe Cordoba.
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Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9).
The course will take place from Monday 17th to Saturday 22th of July in Casa Árabe Cordoba.
Prior registration required.
In English.
Applications opened till the 31st of March. Specialists from different Spanish academic institutions will guide a select group of students into the fascinating history of al-Andalus in a series of seminar-style intensive classes in English.
Taught in English, the second edition of this Intensive Summer Course, organized by Casa Árabe and the CSIC, with the collaboration of the European Research Council and the Kohepocu research project, under the scientific direction of Maribel Fierro (ILC-CCHS, CSIC) and Alejandro García Sanjuan (University of Huelva), will take place from Monday 17th to Saturday 22th of July in Casa Árabe Cordoba. On Saturday 22th morning, class will be held in the Umayyad palatine town of Madinat al-Zahra’. The course will be completed by two archeological workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, and a visit to the numismatic collection of the Archaeological Museum of Cordoba.
The choice of the Casa Árabe in Cordoba as the venue for the course hardly needs any explanation. It is housed in the beautiful Casa Mudejar, a 14-16th century building whose restoration received the World Heritage City Award 2011 from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
The Casa is located at a three-minute walk from the Mosque-Cathedral. The Friday Mosque of Cordoba, it is not only an extraordinary example of medieval Arab architecture and a popular tourist destination, it is at the same time the embodiment of the civilization of al-Andalus, of the power and cultural hegemony it exercised over centuries, of its fall and of its persisting appeal and legacy in our days.
The objective of the course is to introduce English speakers to this fascinating history of al-Andalus. Specialists from different academic institutions will guide a select group of students in a series of seminar-style intensive classes and workshops throughout a week-long course.
This year, the course will focus on the processes that led to the formation of al-Andalus as an Islamic society. Together we will explore issues related to the sources at our disposal to reconstruct such processes (including literary sources, archaeology and numismatics) and the debates regarding their interpretation.
Course brochure
The choice of the Casa Árabe in Cordoba as the venue for the course hardly needs any explanation. It is housed in the beautiful Casa Mudejar, a 14-16th century building whose restoration received the World Heritage City Award 2011 from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
The Casa is located at a three-minute walk from the Mosque-Cathedral. The Friday Mosque of Cordoba, it is not only an extraordinary example of medieval Arab architecture and a popular tourist destination, it is at the same time the embodiment of the civilization of al-Andalus, of the power and cultural hegemony it exercised over centuries, of its fall and of its persisting appeal and legacy in our days.
The objective of the course is to introduce English speakers to this fascinating history of al-Andalus. Specialists from different academic institutions will guide a select group of students in a series of seminar-style intensive classes and workshops throughout a week-long course.
This year, the course will focus on the processes that led to the formation of al-Andalus as an Islamic society. Together we will explore issues related to the sources at our disposal to reconstruct such processes (including literary sources, archaeology and numismatics) and the debates regarding their interpretation.
Course brochure
The course is directed at university students and scholars who – regardless of their specialization - want to become familiar with the most relevant issues related to the history of al-Andalus. It aims at guiding the participants to the wide range of scholarly research on al-Andalus. 30 students will be selected from among the applicants (for the application procedure see below).
Students are not required to have knowledge of Arabic or any other language except English; for those who are proficient in Arabic, guidance in the Arabic sources will be provided as a complement.
A basic bibliography of studies in English will be provided once the selection of students has been made and registration has been finalized. The students selected are expected to become familiar with that bibliography before the beginning of the course. A more comprehensive bibliography, including the most relevant studies in a variety of languages, will be provided during the course.
As the course is intensive and text-oriented, students are required to be present at each class. An attendance certificate will correspondingly be provided. For those interested in producing a research paper, assignments will be given and upon submission (within six months) an examination certificate can be obtained.
Students are not required to have knowledge of Arabic or any other language except English; for those who are proficient in Arabic, guidance in the Arabic sources will be provided as a complement.
A basic bibliography of studies in English will be provided once the selection of students has been made and registration has been finalized. The students selected are expected to become familiar with that bibliography before the beginning of the course. A more comprehensive bibliography, including the most relevant studies in a variety of languages, will be provided during the course.
As the course is intensive and text-oriented, students are required to be present at each class. An attendance certificate will correspondingly be provided. For those interested in producing a research paper, assignments will be given and upon submission (within six months) an examination certificate can be obtained.
Those interested are requested to send an e-mail message to infocordoba@casaarabe.es, indicating in the message subject line: Intensive Summer Course Al-Andalus. They need to provide a brief introduction about the candidate’s profile, including first and last names (maximum 300 words), and a letter expressing their interest in the course. The deadline is March 31th 2017. Those 30 selected will be contacted by April 30th 2017.
Once confirmation of admittance is received, registration must be completed using the application form that will be sent. The fee for the course is 250 euros.
Further information:
Casa Árabe (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9)
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.
infocordoba@casaarabe.es
Once confirmation of admittance is received, registration must be completed using the application form that will be sent. The fee for the course is 250 euros.
Further information:
Casa Árabe (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9)
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.
infocordoba@casaarabe.es
Rafael BLANCO GUZMÁN, University of Cordoba
José C. CARVAJAL, UCL Qatar
Santiago CASTELLANOS, University of Leon
Maribel FIERRO BELLO, ILC-CSIC, Madrid
Alejandro GARCÍA SANJUÁN, University of Huelva
Tawfiq IBRAHIM, Independent Scholar
Jesús LORENZO, University of the Basque Country
Eduardo MANZANO MORENO, Institute of History, CSIC, Madrid
Juan Pedro MONFERRER SALA, University of Cordoba
Mª Ángeles UTRERO, CSIC-EEA, Granada
Antonio VALLEJO, Fine Arts Museum, Cordoba
Mª Ángeles VICENTE, University of Zaragoza
José C. CARVAJAL, UCL Qatar
Santiago CASTELLANOS, University of Leon
Maribel FIERRO BELLO, ILC-CSIC, Madrid
Alejandro GARCÍA SANJUÁN, University of Huelva
Tawfiq IBRAHIM, Independent Scholar
Jesús LORENZO, University of the Basque Country
Eduardo MANZANO MORENO, Institute of History, CSIC, Madrid
Juan Pedro MONFERRER SALA, University of Cordoba
Mª Ángeles UTRERO, CSIC-EEA, Granada
Antonio VALLEJO, Fine Arts Museum, Cordoba
Mª Ángeles VICENTE, University of Zaragoza
Casa Árabe
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo (ILC)
European Research Council (ERC)
Kohepocu (Knowledge, Heresy and Political Culture in the Islamic West)