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DTSTART:20161213T230000Z
DTEND:20161214T003000Z
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SUMMARY:A Cumulative Han Culture
DESCRIPTION:In the field of Ancient China studies\, scholars have ofte
 n turned to the more recent past and its many textual sources\, to aid
  them in their efforts of illuminating the deeper past. What has allow
 ed this ‘free movement through time’ is the notion that Chinese ci
 vilization is monolithic and unchanging: a cumulative culture that add
 s to its solid core. The issue of continuity vs. change is certainly n
 ot unique to Chinese scholarship\, and ways in which scholars choose t
 o reconcile long term regional developments\, historical projections\,
  and archaeological data in their studies vary widely. This talk calls
  for the continued reevaluation of the ways in which we approach the p
 ast by focusing on the tension between traditional narratives of a uni
 fied Han center and the existence of regional cultures during the West
 ern Zhou period (1046-771).
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
PRIORITY:3
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