UNITA Summer school: Randopat - Heritrail 2 : « Sur les Chemins de Roland » (Pau)Pau Campus - Registration before March 20th, 2023
Published on 1/25/23
| Modified on 2/3/23
Général information :
Dates for physical mobility : June 12th to 16th 2023
Dates for virtual component : to be determined
Location : Pau Campus and fieldtrips to the Pyrénées mountains
Target audience : Undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD, members of staff from UNITA universities
This summer school may awaken in some undergraduate students a taste for research in relevant fields in the humanities. The Master and doctoral students or researchers targeted are, in particular, medievalists, but also students and researchers from various disciplines who are curious to discover places steeped in history in the light of literary works at the roots of European cultural heritage.
Certificate/Diploma issued : 3 ECTS
Language of instruction : French, Spanish and others Romance languages
This summer school will allow its participants to (re)discover Pyrenean landscapes in the light of Mediaeval works. It will include :
the presentation of literary excerpts,
the comparison of different points of view on the legend of Roland,
the transcription and translation of excerpts from Mediaeval manuscripts/texts,
reading out or singing Mediaeval texts.
These activities will at least in part take place while walking together within the Pyrenean landscape, in the true spirit of the Randopat series of summer/winter schools.
Program :
Proposed schedule :
Online, before arrival in Pau (2 hours)
Introduction, to present the programme and the objectves of the summer school.
Texts on which we’ll be working during the summer school will be made available online.
Short presentations by student participants on their areas of interest / research projects
Five introductory workshops to discover the texts, led by members of the teaching staff (presentation, translation exercises, group discussions on meaning and context) :
Latin sources of the legend of Roland
The Pyrenees in epic works in langue d’oc
The Pyrenees in epic works in langue d’oïl
Roland from the Sarazin’s point of view
Re-writings of epic battles and follow-ups
MasterClass on the interpretation of Mediaeval texts in langue d’oïl
Soirée à Pau (walk in the historic centre, visit of the Castle, dinner)
Day 2 – Randopat at Hautacam
Hike up to the peak, with view including the Brèche de Roland.
Reading aloud of experts, by the Mediaevalists who led the workshops.
Le langage sifflé [whistled] d’Aas.
Day 3 – Morning on the UPPA campus; Afternoon transfer in the Roncesvalles region
Workshops on performing the extracts selected by the participants.
Afternoon : transfer by bus to the accommodation around Roncesvalles.
Lecture : Charlemagne and Roland, on the ways to Sant Iago de Compostela
Day 4 – Roncesvalles
Visits : Royal Collegiate of Roncesvalles, Silo de Carlomagno
Paleography workshop: discovery and transcriptions of manuscripts Royal Collegiate’s collection
Hike. Col de Roncesavalles, pic à 1500 mètres (Asto Bizkar)
Driving back to Pau, via Saint Jean Pied de Port
Day 5 – UPPA Campus, Pau
Wrapping up : participants’ feedback on the week
Preparation of the off-site work
Project of anthology of Mediaeval texts with translations into different Modern languages.
Off-site work, upon return of the participants (2 half-days of 3 hours each)
Sharing online transcriptions and translations made during and after the week in Pau, as well as audiovisual materials.
UVT Art Department student project with exhibitions online and at the Médiathèque André Labarrère de Pau.
Our experts:
Philippe Biu (UPPA)
Pierre Courroux (UPPA)
Fabia Guillen (UPPA)
Cécile Rochelois (UPPA)
Giovanna Hendel (UPPA)
Charlotte Guiot (UPPA)
Guillaume Andreucci (UPPA)
Andrea Giraudo (UNITO)
Alfredo Encuentra (UNIZAR)
Valérie Fasseur (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3)
Eloisa Ramirez Vaquero (UPNA)
Smaranda Moldovan (UVT)
Claudia Feti (UVT)
HOW TO APPLY
Requirements
Candidates whose studies or work are particularly relevant to the subject areas of this summer school will be given priority. However, this summer school is also open to any candidate expressing a sincere interest for the topic.
How to apply :
Applicants will prepare a short cover letter for participation in the thematic school, highlighting their areas of interest. The document will contain: full name of participant, academic degree/level of study, level of French (to tailor our presentations in French to the level of the overall audience), institutional affiliation, contact details, the motivation (max. 500 words).
The region is served by several airports and train stations. It is possible to combine planes, trains and/or buses to get to the Pau campus.
Airports :
Pau Airport – PUF
Biarritz Airport – BIQ
Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées Airport - LDE
Train Station :
Train stations of Pau, Biarritz, Tarbes or Lourdes.
Bus :
Long distance buses can be a transportation solution. The "Pau University" stop served by the companies Blablabus, Flixbus and Eurolines, is located directly at the south entrance of the Pau Campus.
As public transport is less frequent in the evenings and at weekends, it is advisable to plan your arrival. All airports and train stations offer cab services.
