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CFP> Reading Relics of Speech: Material Approaches to Tibetan Texts
After the success of the Symposium on the Tibetan Book at the University of Virginia, we are pleased to announce the production of an edited volume focusing on the use of material and bibliographic approaches to Tibetan texts. We are currently looking for a few more contributions to round out the volume. Potential contributions can focus on manuscript, print, and/or digital materials. While we welcome submissions dealing with a wide range of topics, we are particularly interested in papers that use specific case studies to address the following questions:
- What are the scope and aims of the study of
Tibetan books as physical objects? This may include what "the book"
(and related terms in English, Tibetan, or other languages) means in Tibet and
the types of scholarly inquiries and problems to which bibliographical
research can be applied.
- What are the possibilities for the future of the field? This may include
further lines of inquiry, areas of study that might be overlooked, and tools or
methodological frameworks that need to be developed.- What challenges exist to developing the study of Tibetan books? This may include issues of access and preservation or problems in translating Western bibliographical methods to Tibetan books.
-How can methods of Western bibliography be adapted for use when handling or dealing with Tibetan materials?
If interested in submitting a paper or if you have any further questions, please send a 300 word abstract by April 15th to Natasha Mikles (n.mikles@virginia.edu) or Ben Nourse (BenJNourse@gmail.com).
