Monday, May 22, 2023
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Young Research Library Main Conference Room 11360
Opening remarks by Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA)
Presentations (1:00-4:30, 20 min each)
Li Xinwei (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) Insect Metamorphosis in Prehistoric China
Karl Taube (University of California Riverside) People of Corn: Maize Imagery and Symbolism among the Classic Maya
Mayfair Yang (University of California Santa Barbara) Mauss or Bataille? Gift, Sacrifice, and Feasting Across China and the Northwest Coast
Ge Yun (University of California Riverside) Relational Ontology of Public Buildings and Human in the Rise of Political Power--A Comparison between Aguada Fenix and Hongshan Culture
Yifan Wang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The World is a Garden" --Human-Animal-Environment Relationships and Sustainability in Classic Maya and Early China
Coffee Break at 3 pm
Kellie Roddy (UCLA) Continuing Implications of Furst, Shamanism, and Ethnography in West Mexico
Wang Zichan (UCLA) Shamans and the Invisible Metal Workers in Early China: An Ethnohistorical Perspective
Kirie Stromberg (UCLA) Music and Political Authority in East Asian Prehistory: A Comparative Perspective
Round Table Discussion with Panelists (4:30-6:00 pm):
Lothar von Falkenhausen (UCLA)
Jason De Leon (UCLA)
Stella Nair (UCLA)
Li Min (UCLA)
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies