Early Medieval China Workshop

The Early Medieval China Workshop will bring together scholars interested in the dynamic and multifaceted world of China between the third and seventh centuries CE. This formative period, marked by political fragmentation, cultural innovation, and profound religious and philosophical transformations, continues to inspire rich scholarly debate. The workshop aims to create a space for dialogue across disciplines—history, literature, art history, archaeology, and religious studies—exploring a broad range of themes: the interaction between local and imperial identities, the transmission of ideas across religious and philosophical traditions, the representation of the human experience in literature and visual culture, and the social and institutional mechanisms that shaped early medieval society. The workshop seeks to foster a collaborative environment where insights from different fields can converge to illuminate the intellectual and cultural landscapes of early medieval China.