This March and April, professor Ge Zhaoguang will visit the University of British Columbia, and Princeton University, giving lectures and seminars. The following are some details.

Lecture at UBC:

Title: Who is Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism?(谁是六祖？)

l   葛兆光，Professor of Fudan University (Institute for Advanced Study of the Humanities) 复旦大学文史研究院.

l   March 19,Monday,5:00 pm, Department of East Asian Studies ,University of British Columbia.

Lectures at Princeton:

Title: Chinese Daoism, Japanese Shintō, and the Japanese Emperor’s Official Names (中国道教、日本神道教与天皇称号)

l   Ge Zhaoguang 葛兆光, Fudan University (Institute for Advanced Study of the Humanities) 复旦大学文史研究院 and Princeton University, Global Scholar.

l   March 29, Thursday, 4:30 pm, Jones Hall 202.

l   Seminar with Professor Benjamin Elman, conducted in Chinese.

Title: Ritual Attire, Etiquette, and Precedence: Concerning the Vietnam King’s Celebration of Emperor Qianlong’s Birthday in 1790 and His Request to Change Attire (衣冠、礼仪与秩序：从1790年安南国王热河祝寿及请求改易服色说起).

l   Ge Zhaoguang 葛兆光, Fudan University (Institute for Advanced Study of the Humanities) 复旦大学文史研究院 and Princeton University, Global Scholar.

l   April 4, Wednesday, 4:30 pm, Jones Hall 202.

l   Public lecture in Chinese, summary in English.

Title: The Background to the Revival of Interest in Buddhism during the Late Qing Dynasty: Cultural Crisis and the Interest in Religion in China around 1900 (晚清佛学复兴的背景 —1900年前后中国的文化危机与宗教兴趣)

l   Ge Zhaoguang 葛兆光, Fudan University (Institute for Advanced Study of the Humanities) 复旦大学文史研究院 and Princeton University, Global Scholar.

l   April 9, Monday, 4:30 pm, Jones Hall 202.

l   Seminar with Professor Stephen F. Teiser, conducted in Chinese.