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Sorbian studies is an academic discipline dealing with Sorbian language and literature. [1] [2] It is a subfield of Slavic studies.

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Current situation

The only institute for Sorbian studies is at Leipzig University (German : Institut für Sorabistik; Upper Sorbian : Institut za sorabistiku). [1] The University of Potsdam publishes the series Potsdamer Beiträge zur Sorabistik. [3] Furthermore, the Sorbian Institute is conducting research in Sorbian studies and biannually publishes Lětopis, the only journal on Sorbian studies. [4] [5]

Students can earn a B.A. or an M.A. degree in Sorbian studies at Leipzig University. Furthermore, Sorbian language education degrees are available. [6]

History

Initiated by Adolf Černý, Sorbian literature is taught at Charles University in Prague since the 19th century. Since 1933, there is a chair for Sorbian literature, first held by Josef Páta. In 1842, Jan Pětr Jordan, a Sorbian linguist, became lecturer of Slavistics with a special focus on Sorbian in Leipzig. [7] [4]

The history of institutionalized Sorbian studies began in the 1950s with the creation of the Sorbian Ethnological Institute in Bautzen and the Institute for Sorbian Studies in Leipzig. [5] [1]

Unlike students of most minor academic disciplines, Sorbian studies graduates are sought after in Lusatia, as the states of Saxony and Brandenburg guarantee that classes in Sorbian language are available. [8] [9]

Notable people

Further reading

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