Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July
This is a 5-day summer course that will be held online only.

Course Director: Dr Bill Manley (University of Glasgow)

This course will be delivered online via the video communication platform Zoom (details provided upon enrolment).

11:00* – 11:30**
Participants login to Zoom; BSS Director ’s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction and Welcome Back to Hieroglyphs

14:00 – 15:15
2. Explanation: Captions and verbs

15:45 – 17:00
3. Guided Reading

10:00* – 11:15
4. Explanation: Describing the past with sdm.n=f ‘he has heard’

11:45 – 13:00
5. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
6. Explanation: Describing the past with or without w

15:45 – 17:00
7. Guided Reading

10:00* – 11:15
8. Explanation: wÎ n sdm=f ‘he has not heard’ and other matters

11:45 – 13:00
9. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
10. Explanation: characterization with nk ‘I am’

15:45 – 17:00
11. Guided Reading

10:00* – 11:15
12. Explanation: About pronouns and participles endings

11:45 – 13:00
13. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
14. Explanation: The appeal to the living

15:45 – 17:00
15. Guided Reading

10:00* – 11:15
16. Explanation: Anticipating the future with sdm=f

11:45 – 13:00
17. Guided Reading

14:00 – 15:15
18. A Final Review

15:45 – 17:00
19. Guided Reading and Farewell

17:00 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks Party and BSS Online Social (guests welcome)

* Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
** All times are GMT+1 / British Summer Time (BST)

Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.