Thank you for your interest in the workshop this year! See you in Fall 2007!

Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, the workshop meets on alternate Fridays 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Wieboldt 301 “The Fishbowl,” 1050 E. 59^th Street.

Spring 2007 Winter 2007 Fall 2006 2005-06

Mission

The “China before Print” workshop focuses on recent archaeological discoveries in China and addresses some of the most pressing issues in the study of ancient civilizations, bottom-up and inside-out. Placing special emphasis on the history of the book, we will consider the following questions: What are some approaches to the study of ancient literacy and manuscript culture? How are different ancient knowledges composed, circulated, transmitted, and stored? What constitute some of the fabrics of the diverse cultures both within China and beyond, from the very beginnings to the coming of print? Calling for contributions from literary studies as well as the social sciences, visual and material perspectives as well as philosophical inquiries, this workshop provides an open forum for debates on all these topics, and many more.

Questions? Please contact—

Student coordinator

Kevin K. Huang (bc551 “at” uchicago “dot” edu)

http://home.uchicago.edu/~bc551

Faculty sponsors:

Donald Harper (dharper “at” uchicago “dot” edu)

Edward L. Shaughnessy (eshaughn “at” uchicago “dot” edu)