Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Weekends 21 - 22, 28 - 29 November, and Satutday 5 Decemeber

Course Director: Mr Kit Devine (MPhil Oxford)

Saturday 21 November

10:45 – 11:00
Students assemble in BSS Common Room

11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address

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

13:00 - 14:30
Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)

14:30 – 15:45
2. Explanation: Captions, verbs, and verb groups

16:15 – 17:30
3. Guided Reading

Sunday 22 November

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

11:45 – 13:00
5. Guided Reading

14:15 – 15:30
6. Explanation: Describing the past with or without w

16:00 – 17:15
7. Guided Reading

Saturday 28 November

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

11:45 – 13:00
9. Guided Reading

14:15 – 15:30
10. Explanation: characterisation with nk ‘I am’

16:00 – 17:15
11. Guided Reading

Sunday 29 November

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

11:45 – 13:00
13. Guided Reading

14:15 – 15:30
14. Explanation: The appeal to the living

16:00 – 17:15
15. Guided Reading

Saturday 5 December

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 – 17:15
19. Guided Reading and Farewell

17:15 – 19:00
End-of-Course online drinks (you are welcome to invite guests)

All times are London UK time

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