A camel on the ancient Silk Road, April 1999. Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet via Flickr.
Can new theories and representations of premodern Asia reinvigorate the “Silk Road” as a useful concept?
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?
Associate professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
University of Chicago
Richard Payne is a historian of the Iranian world in late antiquity, ca. 200–800 CE. His research focuses primarily on the dynamics of Iranian imperialism, specifically how the Iranian (or Sasanian) Empire successfully integrated socially, culturally, and geographically disparate populations...
Assistant Professor of Chinese Literature, East Asian Languages and Civilizations
University of Chicago
Ariel Fox explores the intersection of literary and economic imaginaries in late imperial China. She is particularly interested in the ways in which dramatic forms provided the conceptual grounding for late imperial writers and audiences to negotiate a newly global economy. Her current book...
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At this lecture Tamara Chin will discuss the narratives that modern historians crafted to explain complex interactions across Asia.
At this event a group of scholars will consider the pitfalls and potential of the Silk Road as a framework for understanding trans-Asian interactions.
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At this lecture Tamara Chin will discuss 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.
At this event a group of scholars will consider the pitfalls and potential of the Silk Road as a framework for understanding trans-Asian interactions.
