Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Speaker: Professor Edward L. Shaughnessy (Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies, EALC, The University of Chicago)

Topic: Reading Unearthed Texts and Received Texts Against Each Other

First Lecture: “A Special Use of the Character 鄉 in the Diviner He-Group of Shang Oracle-Bone Inscriptions: With Comments on the First Line of the Yi Jing.”

Time: December 5th, Tuesday, 10:00 AM

Symposium: Western Sinologists’ Debate Concerning the Role of Oral Culture and Manuscript Culture in the Transmission of Ancient Chinese Texts: Taking the Shi Jing as an Example

Time: December 6th, Wednesday, 10:00 AM

Second Lecture: On the Authenticity of the Bamboo Annals

Time: December 7th, Thursday, 3:00 PM

Venue: 5F Conference Room, Museum of the Institute of History and Philology, IHP, Academia Sinica

Remarks: The Lectures will be given in Mandarin Chinese. Registration is not required prior to the event. All are welcome to attend.