15-16th Oct 2024
Paris, France
Organized by Lia Wei and Manuel Sassmann, Funded by the ANR (French Research Agency) project Altergraphy https://altergraphy.hypotheses.org/
Location: Auditorium du Pôle des langues et civilisations, 65 Rue des Grands Moulins 75013 Paris
Inscriptions can open up a world extending far beyond chisel marks on the stone surface. In eight roundtables, we propose to explore the rich cultural history of epigraphy in East Asia. By striding out its multiple dimensions of time and space, both physical and imaginary, scholars from the sinographic sphere with diverse disciplinary backgrounds will attempt to chart together the Epiverse. The experimental format of this conference aims at facilitating present and future collaborations in the field, and defining common research paths on stone inscriptions and inscribed landscapes.
Guests: Hilde De Weerdt (KU Leuven); Yolaine Escande 幽蘭 (CNRS/CRAL/EHESS); Michael Hatch (Trinity College); Shao-Lan Hertel 何小蘭 (Cologne East Asian Art Museum); Lee Sunkyu (KU Leuven); Li Ziyi 李子怡 (China Academy of Art); Jonathan Pettit (University of Hawaii); Sakata Gensho 坂田玄翔; Thomas Hahn (UC Berkeley); Shi Tianyu (Hamburg University); Shin Jeongsoo 신정수 (Academy of Korean Studies); Yan Weitian 閻緯天 (Indiana University); Aida Yuen Wong 阮圓 (Brandeis University); Xue Lei 薛磊 (Oregon State University).
Altergraphy project members: Christoph Anderl (Ghent University-online); Kento Ashikari 芦刈健人 (Inalco/Kyoto University); Francesca Berdin (Inalco); Michela Bussotti (EFEO/CCJ); Killian Cahier (Inalco); Lyce Jankowski (Musée Royal de Mariemont-online) ; Anna Le Menach (Inalco); Manuel Sassmann (Heidelberg Academy of Sciences); Paula Sumera (Inalco); Tchou-Tchou Tophoven (Inalco); Laurent Van Cutsem (Ghent University- online); Olivier Venture (EPHE/CRCAO); Lia Wei 魏離雅 (Inalco/IFRAE); Lei Yang 雷楊 (Inalco/IFRAE/CRCAO); Zhang Qiang 張強 (Sichuan Fine Arts Institute); Zhang Rui 張瑞 (Inalco/BNF).
The event will take place in the Auditorium of the Pôle des langues et civilisations, with an exhibit themed on the four mountains in present day Shandong province inscribed by Zheng Daozhao between 511 and 516 CE, running from October 9 to 30 in the adjacent Galerie.
The conference can be followed online but live discussions will be in-person, a connection link will be provided for auditors closer to the date.