Prospects for the Study of
Dunhuang Manuscripts: The Next 20 Years
Conference at Princeton
University September 6-8, 2014
Research papers will be presented in all fields of Dunhuang manuscript studies, reflecting on promising avenues of research. 32 papers will be presented during 9 panels (schedule will be posted in July). Presenters will be senior scholars involved in the International Liaison Committee for Dunhuang Studies from greater China, Japan, Europe, and the US, joined by several younger scholars from the US.
Two keynote addresses (by FANG Guangchang, Shanghai Normal University, and Susan Whitfield, International Dunhuang Project) are also planned, one on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 9:00 am, and one on Monday, Sept. 8, at 4:30 pm.
The languages of the conference will be Chinese and English, and papers will be written in either language. Brief abstracts will be available in both Chinese and English. At the conference, simultaneous interpretation/translation will not be provided, but local students will assist in discussion.
Co-organizers: Stephen F. Teiser (Princeton Univ.), TAKATA Tokio (Kyoto Univ.)
Co-sponsors: Princeton University, Buddhist Studies Workshop, International Liaison Committee for Dunhuang Studies, with major funding from The Henry Luce Foundation
Free and open to the public,
but advance registration is required at the conference website: http://csr.princeton.edu/dunhuangmanuscripts/
