Richard Payne
A camel on the ancient Silk Road, April 1999. Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet via Flickr.
Key Question
Can new theories and representations of premodern Asia reinvigorate the “Silk Road” as a concept?
Project Summary
A series of workshops will bring together scholars of the polities and cultures traditionally associated with the Silk Road in order to theorize premodern representations of economic and cultural networks. The project’s key question is: How can an exploration of premodern trans-Asian exchange reinvigorate the “Silk Road” as a useful concept?
Research Team
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The Globalization of Baghdad: An Imperial Capital and Its Global Entanglements
Lecture
The Globalization of Baghdad: An Imperial Capital and Its Global Entanglements
This lecture will explore the shifting routes of trans-Asian trade in the Early Middle Ages, with a focus on Baghdad's emergence as a crucial market.
The One and Many Silk Roads: The Art of Imagining a Common Future
Lecture
The One and Many Silk Roads: The Art of Imagining a Common Future
At this talk, international relations scholar Marina Jose Kaneti discussed narratives about the Silk Road in the context of collective development.
The Silk Road and the Rhetoric of Connected History
Lecture
The Silk Road and the Rhetoric of Connected History
At this lecture Tamara Chin discussed the narratives that modern historians crafted to explain complex interactions across Asia.
What Can the Silk Roads Be?
Discussion
What Can the Silk Roads Be?
At this event a group of scholars considered the pitfalls and potential of the Silk Road as a framework for understanding trans-Asian interactions.
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
The Globalization of Baghdad: An Imperial Capital and Its Global Entanglements
Lecture
The Globalization of Baghdad: An Imperial Capital and Its Global Entanglements
This lecture will explore the shifting routes of trans-Asian trade in the Early Middle Ages, with a focus on Baghdad's emergence as a crucial market.
The One and Many Silk Roads: The Art of Imagining a Common Future
Lecture
The One and Many Silk Roads: The Art of Imagining a Common Future
At this talk, international relations scholar Marina Jose Kaneti discussed narratives about the Silk Road in the context of collective development.
The Silk Road and the Rhetoric of Connected History
Lecture
The Silk Road and the Rhetoric of Connected History
At this lecture Tamara Chin discussed the narratives that modern historians crafted to explain complex interactions across Asia.
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
What Can the Silk Roads Be?
Discussion
What Can the Silk Roads Be?
At this event a group of scholars considered the pitfalls and potential of the Silk Road as a framework for understanding trans-Asian interactions.
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