Medieval History
Many will already know this, but just in case there are some who don't yet. The endowed chair in Palaeography at King's College, London is in danger of being cut...in fact the current chair holder David Ganz has already been informed he will be without a position at the beginning of the term in Sept. This chair dedicated to palaeography is Britain's only such chair; in fact I know of no other such chair or position in the world solely dedicated to palaeography and related issues. The hue and cry has gone up and should. Scholars the world over, even those not directly involved in early medieval palaeography ought to be dismayed at this development--especially as it comes on the heals of a job announcement for 3 people to work on "text-related" humanities computing initiatives at KCL. Ok, granted those 3 positions are one year contracts, but nonetheless...nor am I against the growth of humanities computing...quite the opposite: I'm all for it. I'm just noting that it is odd to be announcing cuts, I believe I saw something about 21 faculty positions, while announcing new vacancies elsewhere--especially where those cuts are getting rid of an endowed chair that is at least unique in Britain, in the field of medieval studies, and even the world.
Many are trying to save the chair by writing emails and letters and I hope that we all can agree to do this. People on Facebook are facilitating a letter writer campaign. Addresses are:
The Principal
The Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=303202385890&ref=share
Please write and/or share this information with others via any means possible.
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Scholars, students and the general public are increasing their efforts to prevent major cuts to the School of Arts and Humanities at King's College London. It is feared that the palaeography program at the university, along with its Chair, Professor...
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The palaeography programme at King's College London is in jeopardy of being cancelled, as the university plans to make significant cutbacks to the School of Arts and Humanities. This would mean the elimination of the Chair of Palaeography position...
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Medieval History
Palaeography at King's College
Many will already know this, but just in case there are some who don't yet. The endowed chair in Palaeography at King's College, London is in danger of being cut...in fact the current chair holder David Ganz has already been informed he will be without a position at the beginning of the term in Sept. This chair dedicated to palaeography is Britain's only such chair; in fact I know of no other such chair or position in the world solely dedicated to palaeography and related issues. The hue and cry has gone up and should. Scholars the world over, even those not directly involved in early medieval palaeography ought to be dismayed at this development--especially as it comes on the heals of a job announcement for 3 people to work on "text-related" humanities computing initiatives at KCL. Ok, granted those 3 positions are one year contracts, but nonetheless...nor am I against the growth of humanities computing...quite the opposite: I'm all for it. I'm just noting that it is odd to be announcing cuts, I believe I saw something about 21 faculty positions, while announcing new vacancies elsewhere--especially where those cuts are getting rid of an endowed chair that is at least unique in Britain, in the field of medieval studies, and even the world.
Many are trying to save the chair by writing emails and letters and I hope that we all can agree to do this. People on Facebook are facilitating a letter writer campaign. Addresses are:
The Principal
King?s College
[email protected]
copied to: Professor Jan Palmowski
Head of the School of Arts and Humanities
King?s College
[email protected]
The Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=303202385890&ref=share
Please write and/or share this information with others via any means possible.
- Digital Resource For Palaeography
Congratulations to Affiliated Lecturer in ASNC, Dr Peter Stokes, who teaches Palaeography in the department, and who has just been awarded a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council for a project to develop a 'Digital Resource...
- Threat To Palaeography At Kcl
Palaeography is a discipline which lies at the heart of what we do in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic. Therefore, it is with great alarm that we read of the threat to palaeographical teaching and research at King's College London....
- Support Grows In Fight Against Cuts To British Universities
Scholars, students and the general public are increasing their efforts to prevent major cuts to the School of Arts and Humanities at King's College London. It is feared that the palaeography program at the university, along with its Chair, Professor...
- Palaeography Programme At King's College London Faces Elimination
The palaeography programme at King's College London is in jeopardy of being cancelled, as the university plans to make significant cutbacks to the School of Arts and Humanities. This would mean the elimination of the Chair of Palaeography position...
- Traces Of The Hand From Africa To Asia: A Symposium On The Palaeography Of Arabic-script Languages
Traces of the Hand from Africa to Asia: A Symposium on the Palaeography of Arabic-Script Languages 24 August 2015, King's College London, Strand Campus, London, UK Dear Colleagues, The Islamic Manuscript Association, in collaboration with the Department...