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Date/Time
Date(s) - 4 Dec 2015 until 5 Dec 2015
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Location
Fisher-Bennett 401, University of Pennsylvania

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On December 4 and 5, a program will be held at Penn on the History of the Book in China and East Asia, sponsored by the ACLS, the Kim Program, CEAS, and others. http://eastasiabookculture.org/ <http://eastasiabookculture.org/>

There will be two parts to the program, a public lecture and a smaller workshop.

The workshop is by invitation only, so please contact Julie Davis ([email protected]) by December 1 to reserve a space.

Keynote Lecture: Open to the Public
“Cover Story: Why Did Yoshimune’s Books Need New Covers?” by Peter Kornicki, Cambridge University.
Date and Time: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Location: Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 401, University of Pennsylvania

Workshop Schedule: reservations required
Note: the sessions marked as seminars will be discussions of assigned readings.
Location: Kislak Center

Friday, December 4, 2015
8:30 am Registration
9:00-12:00 Hands-on Presentations: Julie Davis and Linda Chance, Ok Young-Jung, Soren Edgren, Charlotte Eubanks
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00 Seminar. Facilitators: Patricia Sieber, Suyoung Son, Haruo Shirane
3:00-3:30 Tea Time
3:30-5:30 Keynote Lecture by Peter Kornicki (see above)

Saturday, December 5, 2015
9:00-12:00 Hands-on Presentations: Stephen Whiteman, Bob Hegel, Wang Shih-pe, Ann Sherif
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00  Seminar Discussion of the Theoretical and Methodological Questions. Facilitors: Cynthia Brokaw, Michael Kim, Young Kyun Oh, Anne McLaren