The symposium brings together historians and art historians of early modern East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East to discuss the question of “status” as a socio-analytical category.
The symposium will begin on the Friday, May 30th and conclude on Saturday, May 31st
NOTE: Schedule for May 30th events has been changed from the original program. The panels will begin at 4:00, instead of 3:30 and the reception has been moved to 3:00 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Location: 306 Royce Hall, UCLA
Day 1: May 30th, 3:00–6:00 PM
Day 2: May 31st, 9:30–5:30 PM
Program
Friday, May 30
| 3:00–4:00 PM | Reception | Royce 306, UCLA |
| 4:00–4:15 PM | Opening Remarks | Organizers: Sixiang Wang (UCLA), Choon Hwee Koh (UCLA) |
| 4:15–5:45 PM | Panel 1: Slavery, Barbarism, Hierarchy | Presenters: Divya Cherian (Princeton), Ali Atabey (University of Texas at San Antonio), Shao-yun Yang (Denison College) Discussant: Luke Yarbrough (UCLA) |
Saturday, May 31
| 9:30–10:00 AM | Coffee and Pastries | Royce 306, UCLA |
| 10:00–12:00 Noon | Panel 2: Institutions | Presenters: David Porter (McGill University), Fatima Quraishi (UC Riverside), Sixiang Wang (UCLA), Choon Hwee Koh (UCLA) Discussant: Meng Zhang (UCLA) |
| 12:00–1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:30–3:30 PM | Panel 3: Material Life | Presenters: Anirban Karak (UChicago), Yong Cho (UC Riverside), Selin Ünlüönen (Wesleyan), James Grehan (Portland State) Discussant: Kevan Harris (UCLA) |
| 3:00–4:00 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 4:00–5:30 PM | Roundtable | Led by: Andrew Sartori (New York University), Kevan Harris (UCLA) |
The symposium is organized through the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies (CMRS-CEGS). It is co-sponsored by UCLA’s Center for Korean Studies, Center for Chinese Studies, Program of Iranian Studies, the Canadian Studies Program, and the Center for India and South Asia.
