Poster for the Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course, organised by Philip Bockholt and Jeanine Dagyeli. It is aimed at building up to an advanced level for reading Chagatai manuscripts. The reading course will be at the University of Munster from 29 June to 3 July 2026. It is on-site only. The lecturers will be Jeanine Dağyeli (Vienna), László Károly (Uppsala), Benedek Péri (Budapest), Eric Schluessel (Oxford) and Marc Toutant (Paris). Being renowned specialists in their respective fields, they will introduce participants to a variety of literary genres and texts, including poetry, historiography, craft treatises, and medicine.
Page two of the poster for the Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course, organised by Philip Bockholt and Jeanine Dagyeli. Eligibility for the course will be to participants of any relevant discipline and career level with a focus on Central Asia, Afghanistan and Northwestern China. Participants are required to have intermediate level Chagatai and the ability to read Arabo-Persian script without relying on latinisation. The programme will be conducted in English with 20 places available. To apply, send your application to translapt@uni-muenster.de in a single PDF file before 13.02.2026. The PDF file, titled with the applicant‘s surname, should consist of a letter of interest (max. one page) and a CV, including a statement on the applicant’s proficiency in Chagatai and on how the Summer Academy would support their academic development. Applicants will be informed by 02.03.2026. Pending funding decisions, a limited number of full or partial travel grants will be available upon justified request. For further questions, please contact us at the email address translapt@uni-muenster.de.
Forthcoming: a Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course! Jeanine Dagyeli is leading this effort along with Philip Bockholt from the University of Munster. It is aimed at building scholars up to an advanced level for reading Chagatai manuscripts.
Details below:
#CentralAsia #Chagatai #Manuscripts
