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2020 Program Sessions

463. Visual Epistemology in Late Imperial China

10:15 AM–11:30 AM Jan 11, 2020 (US - Pacific)

WSCC - Skagit 4

Session Information

Description: This session explores visual means of generating, representing, classifying, and circulating knowledge in late imperial China by considering forms ranging from painting to woodblock print to printed paper note to photography. The speakers seek to engage the audience in an open discussion on the impact of processes of modernity on visual culture and knowledge production during this transitional period.

Speakers

Ariel Fox, U of Chicago

Jie Guo, U of South Carolina, Columbia

Wen Fang Mao, National Chung-Cheng U

Shengqing Wu, Hong Kong U of Science and Tech.

Presider

Liana Chen, George Washington U

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