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H-ASIA February 15, 2000 ***************************** From: Ben Elman <belman@ias.edu> Subject: ANN O3/17-18 Symposium: Culture and Science in Late Traditional China ANNOUNCEMENT The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, presents a three-session colloquium as part of the 1999-2000 "Chinese Studies at the School of Historical Studies" program on: CULTURE AND SCIENCE IN LATE TRADITIONAL CHINA MARCH 17-18, 2000, West Building Lecture Hall 9:00 am - 9:15 am: Heinrich von Staden, School of Historical Studies Opening Remarks 9:15 am - 10:00 am: Charlotte Furth, University of Southern California "Producing Medical Knowledge Through Cases: History, Evidence, and Action" 10:00 am - 10:15 am: Break 10:15 am - 11:00 am: Francesca Bray, UC, Santa Barbara "Domestic architecture and the engineering of the social order in Late Imperial China" 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Thomas Wilson, Hamilton College, Member, IAS "Disputing Confucius: Debates on the Status of the Sage in the State and Family Cults of Confucius" 11:45 am - 12:15 noon: Discussion opened by Angela Zito, NYU. 12:15 noon - 1:45 pm LUNCH Pay as you go lunch available (cafeteria style) for visitors. Call 609 734-8320 by March 10 for reservation. 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm: Roger Hart, Member, IAS "The Jesuits as Missionaries of Science: Euclid's Elements in 17th Century China" 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm: Qi Han, Chinese Academy of Science, Member, IAS "Mathematical Sciences in the Kangxi Emperor's Court" 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Break 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm: Pingyi Chu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, Visitor, IAS "Boundaries Crossing: Western Astronomy in Confucian China, 1600-1800" 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm: Discussion opened by Willard Peterson, Princeton University Saturday, MARCH 18, West Building Lecture Hall 9:15 am - 10:00 am: Cynthia Brokaw, Univ. of Oregon, Member, IAS "On the History of the Book in Late Imperial China" 10:00 am - 10:15 am: Break 10:15 am - 11:00 am: Benjamin Elman, UCLA, Visiting Mellon Professor "New Answers to Old Questions on the Late Imperial Chinese Civil Examinations, 1400-1900" 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Susan Naquin, Princeton University "In Search of Old Peking" 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Discussion opened by Dorothy Ko, Rutgers University 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: Ying-shih Yü, Princeton University, "Final Comments" Lunch available (cafeteria style). Call 609 734-8320 by March 10 for reservation. In addition to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, special thanks are due the School of Historical Studies for supporting the Chinese Studies Seminars and Colloquia Series during the 1999-2000 academic year. Parking is available in "Parking Lot B," which is very close to the building on the west campus where the West Building Lecture Hall is located. Some abstracts may be available on the website for "Chinese Studies at the School for Historical Studies, 1999-2000" one week before the session at <http://www.admin.ias.edu/hssem/ChineseStudies.htm>. For general information, please contact Terrie Bramley (at 609-734-8320, 9-12 Noon, 609-734-8328, 1-4 PM, or bramley@ias.edu). Benjamin A. Elman Visiting Mellon Professor in Traditional Chinese History and Civilization School of Historical Studies, B-202 Institute for Advanced Study, Olden Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 Email: <belman@ias.edu> Tel.: 609-734-8361 FAX: 609-924-8399
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