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March 2023
Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “Fall of the Scribes and the Rise of Han Literati”
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Fall of the Scribes and the Rise of Han Literati” Speaker: Christopher J. Foster, University of London Time: March 31, 2023 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please see Seminar Safety Guidelines for attendance information. In the early Western Han, hereditary scribal families enjoyed a privileged status that provided them access to bureaucratic office. This status was guarded through a government-sanctioned examination system, outlined…
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Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Fall of the Scribes and the Rise of Han Literati” Speaker: Christopher J. Foster, University of London Time: March 31, 2023 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please see Seminar Safety Guidelines for attendance information. In the early Western Han, hereditary scribal families enjoyed a privileged status that provided them access to bureaucratic office. This status was guarded through a government-sanctioned examination system, outlined…
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Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “Yueling and Yueling Commentary during the Han in Light of Xuanquanzhi”
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Yueling and Yueling Commentary during the Han in Light of Xuanquanzhi” Speaker: Charles Sanft, University of Tennessee Time: April 14, 2023 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please see Seminar Safety Guidelines for attendance information. The best-known text from Xuanquanzhi, a Han-era post near Dunhuang, is a set of yueling (monthly ordinances) dated to 5 CE and inscribed on a plaster wall within the site. Yueling generally are familiar from the…
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Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “Long-term Perspectives on Deer Management in China”
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Long-term Perspectives on Deer Management in China” Speaker: Katherine Brunson, Wesleyan University Time: May 5, 2023 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please see Seminar Safety Guidelines for attendance information. For thousands of years, deer were one of the main sources of food, antler, and skins for people in North China, but the ecological significance of this remains unexplored. People in Neolithic and Early…
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