LMU-Cambridge Exchange: Foundations of Genizah Research
29.06.2026 – 30.06.2026
Venue: University of Cambridge
Date: 29.06.2026 - 30.06.2026
This workshop will build skills and confidence in working with Genizah manuscripts, whether you are coming to the field fresh or arriving with existing experience. Spanning palaeography, codicology, language, and emerging technologies, it will focus on developing practical skills while keeping you informed of the latest developments in the field. Expect ample hands-on time with the manuscripts themselves — and a chance to encounter the Genizah in all its fragmentary glory.
The workshop is supported by the Cambridge-LMU Strategic Partnership grant "Epigraphic and documentary sources from early Islamic Egypt: tools and skills for graduate students and researchers (Dr Teresa Bernheimer, Prof. Ronny Vollandt/LMU--Prof. Geoffrey Khan, Prof. Ben Outhwaite/Cambridge).
PLACES ARE LIMITED! To register, please contact Dr. Teresa Bernheimer (t.bernheimer@lmu.de), and Prof. Ben Outhwaite (t.bernheimer@lmu.de).