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T'ang Studies Society Message from Miki Morita
by T'ang Studies Society 16 Sep '16

16 Sep '16

Dear Colleagues, My name is Miki Morita, and, as the Georgetown-IDP Postdoctoral Research Fellow for North American Silk Road Collections, I am writing to draw your attention to a new initiative of the International Dunhuang Project (IDP) and Georgetown University, funded by the Luce Foundation, to catalogue manuscripts, artworks, and archaeological artifacts from northwestern China and eastern Central Asia that are presently housed in North American library and museum collections. The International Dunhuang Project is a partnership of museums, libraries and other institutions which aims to make all manuscripts, paintings, artifacts and textiles from northwestern China and eastern Central Asia freely available to scholars on a multilingual website ( http://idp.bl.uk/ ). Its directorate is at the British Library and its partners include the Dunhuang Academy, the National Library of China, the Guimet Museum, Paris, the Museum of Asian Art, Berlin, among others. It also has included over twenty other collaborating institutions. This year, the IDP’s new joint project with Georgetown University aims to cooperate with North American libraries, museums, and private collections to incorporate any manuscripts, art works, and artifacts from the region into its database. The IDP has already begun discussions with several North American institutions, yet we anticipate that there are many more materials whose existence in North America we have not noticed. I am therefore writing to request that you inform us of any information regarding pieces from northwestern China and eastern Central Asia in North American collections. The target objects of this project can be defined as follows: - Various types of media, such as manuscripts, woodblock prints, paintings, artifacts and textiles. - From a geographical region covered by archaeological expeditions in the early 20th century (roughly corresponding to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, western Inner Mongolia, and Gansu Province of the People’s Republic of China). We are also interested in objects considered to originate from “Central Asia,” “Mongolia,” and “Tibet” as potential material for the database. - From the period between 200 BC and AD 1400. - Any archival records (ex. letters and photographs) related to archaeological expeditions in the early 20th century which covered a geographical region defined above. Exemplary pieces can be found in the IDP’s database. Please be reminded that the scope of the IDP database also encompasses possibly forged pieces. If your institution holds pieces that are possibly relevant to the IDP’s database, please contact Miki Morita ( mm3846(a)georgetown.edu ). Please feel free to circulate this announcement to your colleagues at other institutions. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely yours, Miki Morita Georgetown-IDP Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Art and Art History Georgetown University 1221 36th Street NW, Walsh 102 Washington, DC 20057-1210 email: mm3846(a)georgetown.edu

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Reminder: Second Conference on Middle Period Chinese Humanities
by T'ang Studies Society 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

Hello all, This is just a reminder that the deadline for the submission of paper abstracts in response to the Second Conference in Middle Period Chinese Humanities Call for Papers is approaching. Abstracts are due on October 1, 2016. The conference, which covers the period from Tang to early Ming, is being organized by Hilde De Weerdt and her team at Leiden University. It will be held at Leiden University September 14-17, 2017. More information can be found at the conference webpage: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2016/07/call-for-papers-middle-pe… Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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Tang Studies November Conference Correction
by T'ang Studies Society 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Hello all, I apologize. My earlier message contained a typo in the URL for the upcoming TSS conference in Sarasota. Here is the correct URL: http://tangstudies.org/Conference.html Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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T'ang Studies Society November Conference
by 2016 Conference 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Dear Friend of the T’ang Studies Society: The T’ang Studies Society would like to update you on the international conference that it is co-sponsoring with the Elling O. Eide Foundation and the Numata Program in Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary to celebrate the opening of the Elling O. Eide Library. The conference, “Making Connections: Contemporary Approaches to the Tang Dynasty, In Honor of the Opening of the Elling O. Eide Library,” will be held at The Elling O. Eide Library in Sarasota, Florida from November 10-12, 2016. The conference has three goals: (1) to bring together a wide range of scholars of the Tang to present papers in different disciplines, emphasizing new, emerging questions and interdisciplinary approaches; (2) to connect scholars of the Tang from different generations, from senior scholars to graduate students; and (3) to introduce the Eide Library and the Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation to those scholars, showcasing its collection as an important new scholarly resource. Detailed information on the conference is available on the Society’s website at: www.tangstudies.org/conference.html There you will be able to download the full program as well as a conference registration form. Please note that space at the library is limited and therefore registration are accepted subject to availability on a first-come, first-served basis. In any event, the Registration deadline is October 1, 2016 . The website also has information about traveling to Sarasota and lodging during the conference. Paid registration includes lunch both days, a complimentary reception Thursday evening in the Library, and a banquet on Saturday evening. Other Useful Links: Information about the Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation and the Elling O. Eide Library is available here: http://www.ellingoeide.org For those wishing to add local activities to their conference attendance, you can find information on local attractions at the Visit Sarasota website: www.visitsarasota.org Inquiries: Please address inquiries about the conference to the following address: conference(a)tangstudies.org You can also contact: Anna M. Shields, the Society's President, at ashields(a)princeton.edu Or Anthony DeBlasi, the Secretary-Treasurer, at adeblasi(a)albany.edu Regards, Anna M. Shields President T'ang Studies Society

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