Dunhuang & Silk Road Seminar Series, Michaelmas 2019
We hold a series of talks each term whose overall theme links with Dunhuang and the Silk Road. These take place in Room 7 on Thursdays. With the exception of the 24th October, all talks will begin at 3pm, lasting an hour with time allocated afterwards for questions, debate, and discussion. We welcome listeners from all fields who feel that these talks may help their own research or who are curious to know about the diverse topics covered.
This seminar series is generously funded by the Glorisun Global Network.
Previous attendees may notice that our timings have changed, this is to make it easier for those with childcare needs to attend and present at this seminar series, but we welcome comment, compliment, and complaint!
- Thursday, 17th October, 2019
Professor Nicholas Williams
The Topos of the World Upside Down Turned Rightside Up: Liu Xiang and the Evolution of Political Rhetoric in Early China
- Thursday, 24th October, 2019
* Please note: this talk will be from 5pm
Professor Jean-Pierre Drège
Letters from and to Xuanzang (602-664), Famous Chinese Pilgrim and Translator
- Thursday, 7th November, 2019
Dr Chiara Barbati
Sogdian Manuscripts and the Religions of the Silk Road
- Thursday, 14th November, 2019
Dr Michelle Wang
Pure Land Paintings of the Silk Road: Medium and Materiality
- Thursday, 21st November, 2019
Master Shengkai
The Formation of the Tradition of Buddhist Vegetarianism in Liang Dynasty
- Thursday, 28th November, 2019
Dr Hajni Elias
A Reassessment of Burial Practice as Reflected in Eastern Han ( 25-220 C.E.) Cliff Tombs and Decorated Stone Sarcophagi from the Southwest
- Thursday, 5th December, 2019
Dr Li Channa
Towards Building A Typology of Chos grub's Calligraphy: Paleographical Studies of Several Tibetan Manuscripts found in Dunhuang
For further information, enquiries, and comments, contact:
Kelsey Granger
PhD candidate
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
E-mail: kl394@cam.ac.uk