Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Recent Developments in the Study of Buddhist Art
This symposium will feature a panel of experts discussing recent developments in Buddhist art.
Where
Friday, November 21, 2008
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
for Friday's conference:
Faculty Center Hacienda Room
UCLA
A fundamental aim of the symposium will be to accomplish two goals: accessible presentations and an opportunity for highly specialized discussions.
The Friday, November 21 sessions will feature several lectures open to the public. While scholarly in content, these lectures will be accessible to interested members of the university community and the general public.
Participants that will speak at the event are:
Cynthea Bogel (University of Washington)
Robert Brown (UCLA)
Sherry Fowler (University of Kansas)
Phyllis Granoff (Yale University)
Minku Kim (UCLA)
Sunkyung Kim (USC)
Sonya Lee (USC)
Donald F. McCallum (UCLA)
Chari Pradel (Cal Poly Pomona)
Melody Rod-Ari (UCLA)
Akira Shimada (SUNY, New Paltz)
Koichi Shinohara (Yale University)
Yoko Shirai (USC)
Nancy Steinhardt (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
Maya Stiller (UCLA)
Yui Suzuki (University of Maryland)
NOTE: No registration is required for the Friday conference. RSVP will be required for the seminar on November 22, 2008. Please RSVP at mccallum@humnet.ucla.edu.
***Special Instructions
RSVP for Saturday sessions. Location TBA.
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