Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “‘Classical Chinese’ and its Discontents: What, if anything, was yăyán 雅言 ('refined language')?” Speaker: Wolfgang Behr, University of Zürich Time: November 2, 2018 (4:30-6:30 PM) Location: Garden Room 1, Faculty House The language of pre-imperial China is usually presented as if it was an entity isolated from external … [Read more...]
Early Cities and Economy - The Development of Urbanism, Regional Politics, and Economic Networks in the Shandong Peninsula before the Rise of Empire An International Conference: Columbia University/Tang Center Opening Ceremony Thursday, October 25, 2018 5:00 – 7:00 PM World Room, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia University 2950 Broadway (W. 116th St.) Conference Friday - Saturday, … [Read more...]
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “The Vulnerability of Integrity in Early Confucian Thought” Speaker: Michael Ing, Indiana University Time: October 12, 2018 (4:30-6:30 PM) Location: 306 Milbank Hall, Barnard College This presentation will examine a rich debate among early Confucian texts about the necessity and even value of vulnerability in human experience. … [Read more...]
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Researching the Cultural History of Xiangyang through Archaeological Remains” Speaker: Glenda Chao, Ursinus College Time: September 28, 2018 (4:30-6:30 PM) Location: 403 Kent Hall This paper summarizes the results of several years of study on the archaeology and history of Chu 楚expansion into the Xiangyang 襄阳 region. Focusing … [Read more...]
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