Summer Course “Reading and Analysing Persian Archival Sources from Afghanistan​”, Prague, 7-11 September 2026  — LIMITE : 30/06/2026

The one-week intensive course will focus on a largely neglected body of materials preserved in Afghan archives and private collections, which have played only a limited role thus far in research on the country’s history and that of the wider region. Additionally, the course will address the development of archives in Afghanistan, including the current state of archival holdings, cataloguing attempts, acquisition policies, access issues, and the impact of war and political ideologies on collections.

Participants will work primarily with Persian documents from the 19th and 20th centuries. The summer school will introduce participants to basic archival and palaeographical skills, including reading Nastaʿlīq and Shikasta scripts, identifying document types and seals, and understanding administrative terminology, text structure, and content. The programme combines close reading and analysis of sources with short lectures and discussions on themes related to the sources, archival practices, and personal experiences of working in archives in Afghanistan. 

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