Tuesday, April 11| 6:30 PM PST | RSVP
Wednesday, April 12 | 9:30 AM China

An Online Workshop Jointly Organized by the Dunhuang Academy and the University of Southern California

This workshop provides a platform for emerging scholars from East Asia and the United States to explore Silk Road material culture with new questions, approaches, and materials. The four panelists will discuss a wide range of topics related to objects and sites across Central and East Asia, focusing especially on connections across cultures, geographic regions, religious traditions, and artistic media that remain understudied. The workshop is part of a long-term plan shared by the two organizing units to deepen ties through regular academic exchange, with the hope to set a new model for meaningful, sustainable academic engagement between the U.S. and China that is built on trust, open dialogue, and shared values in learning and education. Please see below for the speakers and topics!

Mi Xiaoqiang, Dunhuang Academy

阿富汗黄金之丘墓墓主族属考辩

Tomb Occupants of Tillya Tepe and Their Family Lineages

Qi Xiaoqing, Dunhuang Academy

龟兹石窟王族供养人像的形式与意义

Modes of Representing Royal Patrons in Kucha Caves and Their Significance

Yoonah Hwang, University of Southern California

Exploring the Connection between Wall Paintings of Mogao Caves and Painted Banners from Cave 17

敦煌莫高窟壁画与藏经洞幢幡饰物的关联

Youn-mi Kim, Ewha Women’s University, South Korea

Buddhist Fu-Talismans in Dunhuang Manuscripts and in Korean Buddhism

Discussants

Neil Schmid, Dunhuang Academy

Sonya Lee, University of Southern California