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  • Bamboo and Silk Vol. 9 Issue 2 now available online

    The second issue of vol. 9 of Bamboo and Silk is now available online, open access. Table of Contents ARTICLES “How to Lose Weight with Confucius: Immodesty, Inner Struggle, and Moral Learning of Yan Yuan in the *Junzi wei li 君子為禮(以孔子思想減重:從《君子為禮》看顏淵的不謙遜、內心掙扎與道德學習,” by Albert Galvany 高梵寧 “New Inquiries into the Criteria to Define Shu-Category Texts in the…

  • Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies – Call for Applications

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    The Luce/ACLS program in Chinese studies offers several opportunities to enhance and expand access to primary materials and source collections that are vital to the advancement of the China studies field. Find out all opportunities and deadlines here, https://www.acls.org/programs/luce-acls-program-in-china-studies/#available-competitions The SSEC is not affiliate. Please address all your inquiries to chinastudies@acls.org

  • Tang Center for Early China — Call for Applications

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    Tang Center for Early China recently announced that applications for it’s 2027 – 2028 academic year programs are now open: The Tang Visiting Scholar’s Fellowship The Tang Visiting Scholar’s Fellowship is offered each year to one scholar for an in-residence research period of 10 months at Columbia University. The applicant must be non-US based. Click here for…

  • New Publication: Cheng Hao’s 程浩 Gu jian xin yi 古簡新義

    New publication in Early China: Cheng Hao’s 程浩 Gu jian xin yi 古簡新義 (2026, Zhongxi shujian)   Gu jian xin yi 古簡新義 collects studies on the Tsinghua manuscripts, in four sections. The first, “Interpretations of Graphs,” is dedicated to discussing graphs whose interpretation is still challenging. The second section, “Collation and Interpretation,” offers new perspectives…

  • Two museum curator positions for Chinese art at the National Museum of Asian Art

    The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art seeks to appoint two outstanding scholars to endowed curatorial positions in Chinese Art. These appointments represent the investment in the museum’s world-renowned Chinese collections and its commitment to advancing research, exhibitions, public engagement, publications, provenance research, and ethical stewardship as it enters its second century. The Smithsonian’s National…