Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective

30 Jan Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective

Wang Haicheng (Art History, University of Washington)
Friday, January 30, 2015 / 3:00 PM
HSSB 4080

Wang Haicheng, Associate Professor of Art History, at the University of Washington will speak on the topic of his new book, which is a comparative study of the origins and function of the earliest writing in China, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mesoamerica.

Sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, the East Asia Center and the IHC.