Summer School ’26

I am excited to announce the next edition of our International Summer School, which will take place in 2026 at Faculdade Unida de Vitória. Organized in partnership with PD Dr Thomas Wagner (Bergische Universität Wuppertal), this edition will focus on the theme “Ancestral Visual Epistemologies”.

The course is a great opportunity to combine theoretical insights into ancient iconography with practical experience in image analysis. We will explore how ancestral cultures reveal aspects of the world through their imagery, engaging with phenomena like Visual Thinking and Graphesis through the lens of Historical Epistemology. This year we will have lectures from Prof. Dr. Katia Pozzer (UFRGS) and Prof. Dr. Thaís Rocha (UFMG), among others.

The intensive course is aimed at MA and PhD students and early-career researchers in the fields of Hebrew Bible, New Testament, religious studies, and related disciplines. During the course, participants will learn methodological approaches, including “thick description” and the reconstruction of culturally determined image programmes, and will also have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research.

The course grants 2 ECTS (20 contact hours) and is limited to 20 participants. Please send your application documents by August 10, 2026, to me (silas.klein@fuv.edu.br) or Thomas Wagner (twagner@uni-wuppertal.de).