Jawi and the Malay Manuscript Tradition (Masters)
- Course Code:
- 15PSEH006
- Status:
- Course Not Running 2012/2013
- Unit value:
- 0.5
- Taught in:
- Term 1
Objectives and learning outcomes of the course
By the end of the course students will be able to read simple manuscript texts. Students will develop an awareness of the various philological issues involved in the study and editing of manuscripts. They will also develop an understanding of the various writing systems in Indonesia, and the various writing materials used across the archipelago. Students will develop an awareness of the key genres found in the various manuscript traditions of the archipelago, and the development and transformation of these genres with the emergence of lithograph and typographical production. The course aims to continue to develop students' written and oral skills of presentation. In particular they will learn to use primary textual examples to backup arguments and hypotheses. Students will develop experience and knowledge of the various Indonesian/Malay bibliographic and other library resources. Students will have gained introductory knowledge about the issues of illumination and other decorative arts in the manuscript traditions of the archipelago.
