Traditional and Digital Resources for the Study of Pre-Modern China
(Hilfsmittelkurs Klassisches Chinesisch)
Time: Wednesday, 12.15-14.00
Place: Library Computer Pool and Library Reference Room
(for non-participants access to the Library Computer Pool and Reference
Room will be restricted Wednesdays from approx. 11.30 to 14.30)
The 2000 edition of Wilkinson's "Chinese History. A Manual. Revised and Enlarged Edition" has arrivedand been put in the "Handapparat" by June 18, 2004. We strongly recommend to read it. If you can afford 24,90 € you should get a private copy (Amazon.de).
ACHTUNG! NEU!
ZUSATZSITZUNG:
VORBEREITUNG UND TERMINVORSCHLAG
HINWEISE ZUR ZWISCHENPRÜFUNG
Additional Resources (requires password)
Course Outline
Unit 1 (21 April 2004)
Introduction: Types of problems and types of resources
Unit 2 (21 April 2004)
Chinese on the Computer
Unit 3 (28 April 2004)
Preparation/homework
Reading list
The Internet - a resource of its own
Unit 4 (5 and 12 May 2004)
Preparation/homework
Reading list
Translating pre-modern texts: How to use dictionaries and other linguistic resources
Unit 5 (19 May 2004)
Preparation/homework
Reading list
Unit 6 (19 May 2004)
Preparation/homework
Identifying people, places, objects: Names of persons and places, official titles, material culture
Unit 7 (26 May 2004)
Preparation/homework
Identifying people, places, objects: Names of persons and places, official titles, material culture
Unit 8 (2 June 2004)
Preparation/homework
Concordances and fulltext databases I: Finding text and tracking intertextual links in primary sources
Unit 9 (9 June 2004; 16 June 2004)
Preparation/homework
Reading list
Everything countable: How to convert dates, measures, currency
Unit 10 (23 June 2004)
Preparation/homework
Reading list
Bibliography I: How to use libraries and and their classification systems, and how to quote primary and secondary sources
Unit 11 (23 June 2004)
Preparation/homework
Unit 12 (30 June and 7 July 2004)
Preparation/homework Updated
3 July - New: preparation for 7 July 2004
Bibliography II: How to identify and locate traditional Chinese works,
including the use of congshu (see
preparation)
Bibliography III: Embarking on a research project - identifying relevant literature in printed and digital bibliographies
(see preparation)
Unit 13 (14 July 2004 and 21 July 2004)
Preparation/homework
Difangzhi (see preparation)
Zhengshu, Leishu (see preparation)
Unit 14 - additional session (suggested date: 28 July 2004, 12.15 pm)
Preparation/homework - New
Examples for specific fields: Resources for the study of Buddhism and Daoism
Topics:
Concordances and fulltext databases II: Newspapers and journals of late imperial China
(Shenbao etc.)
Baike quanshu
Documents, archives
NOTE: Access to some texts from the reading lists will be password protected (cf. "Additional Resources").
Homeworks should be sent to hilfsmittel@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de.
Last update: August 24, 2004 (MA)
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