Dear Colleagues

This is the programme for this year's STIMW Seminar.

NOTE: Please do not contact me about registration: I am just sending the information on behalf of the organizers.

Thank you!

Valerie J Roebuck


28th Annual STIMW Seminar
Fri 27 May 2011 10.45 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Martin Harris Centre, G16, University of Manchester

Programme

10.45-11.10 Coffee and registration 

11.15-12.00 Simon Brodbeck (Cardiff University)
‘The ancient Indian Rājasūya revisited’

12.00-12.45 Lynn Thomas (Roehampton University, London) ‘The duties of the king and the welfare of the citizens: issues of human rights in the Mahābhārata’s Rājadharmaparvan’ 
Discussant for both: Brian Black

12.45-1.55 Lunch

2.00-2.45 Suresh Kolichala (Atlanta, Georgia) ‘Interaction between orality and literacy in the composition of the Bhagavad-Gītā’ 
Discussant: Jacqueline Suthren Hirst

2.45-3.30 Michael Williams (University of Manchester) ‘Ancient Indian Techno-Babble: translating Navya-Nyāya texts for modern audiences’ 
Discussant: Hazel Collinson

3.30-4.00 Tea

4.00-4.45 Klaus Bung (Institute for Dynamic Language Learning) ‘Principles of an algorithm which facilitates the learning of Sanskrit’ 
Discussant: Dermot Killingley


4.45-5.00 STIMW 2012


For further details, please see http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/stimw or contact jacqueline.hirst@manchester.ac.uk 

To book, please print out, complete and post registration form.