The list of links and citations below are provided as a reference for the presentation by Syriaca.org General Editor David Michelson to the students in the Dumbarton Oaks/HMML Syriac Summer School. Recent Reference Publications: Saint-Laurent, Jeanne-Nicole Mellon. “Languages, Texts, and Inscribed Objects of Early Christianity: A Survey of Digital Resources…
read moreAlexys Ahn (’24), a junior Classical and Mediterranean Studies major at Vanderbilt University, has been named as a Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles for the summer of 2023. Alexys will work alongside staff to publish and maintain the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts…
read moreDear Colleagues, Syriaca.org is gathering information on how to best meet the needs of those who use our site. We recently benefited from an anonymous survey (thank you to those who participated!). We are now looking for volunteers to give detailed input through a live interview over Zoom. If you…
read moreSyriaca.org general editor, David Michelson moderated a panel on “Syriac Studies: New Conversations” as part of the Regional Late Antiquity Consortium Southeast (ReLACS) held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN with panelists Samuel Barry (Eastern Tennessee State University) and Tina Shepardson (University of Tennessee). Among the projects discussed were:…
read moreOn 8/21/2018, Syriaca,org editors Nathan P. Gibson, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; David A. Michelson, Vanderbilt University; and Daniel L. Schwartz, Texas A&M University will present on “Syriaca.org and Perseids Editorial Review” a presentation on how Syriaca.org is implementing the Perseids platform for editorial review (http://www.perseids.org/). A copy of the slides from the…
read moreThe Digital Cultural Heritage Research Cluster at Vanderbilt University has announced the hiring of Dr. Michelle M. Taylor as the first Post-Doctoral Fellow in Digital Cultural Heritage. A biography and interview with Dr. Taylor is posted here. An experienced scholar in TEI XML, Dr. Taylor will undertake a number of…
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