Program
Through their imagery, ancient cultures reveal aspects of the world that lie beyond everyday experiences. This corresponds to the modern concept of an Augmented Reality. In the summer school, we will turn our attention to the phenomena of Visual Thinking and Graphesis (Drucker, 2014) in order to explore, in the sense of a Historical Epistemology, the "reflection on the historical conditions under which, and the means by which, things are made into objects of knowledge, setting in motion and sustaining the process of scientific knowledge acquisition" (Rheinberger, 2007). By comparing different ancestral cultures and their visual epistemologies, we will search for the specifics that enable a deeper insight into knowledge constructions (episteme) and the underlying patterns and thinking structures.
The international summer school is a great opportunity to combine theoretical insights into epistemology and iconography with practical experience in image analysis, while coming into contact with students and lecturers from different academic contexts.
Target group
This course is targeted for Graduate Students and PhD Students in Hebrew Bible, New Testament or similar fields.
Course aim
Students will learn the basics of image analysis and be able to apply them to objects and artefacts. On the basis of continuous methodological reflection, they will be trained to evaluate their observations in relation to their respective research questions.
Participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss research projects.
The following topics will be covered in the course:
- Methodological approaches to image analysis
- Fundamentals of historical epistemology
- "Thick description" of ancient cultures and their thinking modes and patterns
- Reconstruction of culturally determined image programmes
Credits info
2 EC
Contact hours: 20
Planning Team
Silas Klein Cardoso, Faculdade Unida de Vitória
Thomas Wagner, University of Wuppertal
Conference venue
Faculdade Unida de Vitória, Brasil
International Summer School for Graduates and PhD Students
Participation and Registration
Please send in your application until August, 10th, 2026 to Silas Klein Cardoso (silas@fuv.edu.br) or to Thomas Wagner (twagner@uni-wuppertal.de). We will accept a maximum of 20 participants.