DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CIVILIZATIONS The Mechanics of Cultural Change in China in a Period of Disunity<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dd2de504f526dc23b21f444653-26id-3Deab36f0bac-26e-3Da8b362e6e5&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=fIAdjriNihIc4PaWxzOIS5dFvM3Sm2mNFcOMmbYLaVQ&m=j9_3yXeFK-xC8C79MF4cb8iknKgPbTJXFLbUKojvuVM&s=A8kHbTu1cVF6EzoYyvxWUx7h4FeCDn8m_xx9K8MtRvI&e=> Monday, October 5, 2020 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM EDT Via Zoom<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dd2de504f526dc23b21f444653-26id-3D1032b9f93c-26e-3Da8b362e6e5&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=fIAdjriNihIc4PaWxzOIS5dFvM3Sm2mNFcOMmbYLaVQ&m=j9_3yXeFK-xC8C79MF4cb8iknKgPbTJXFLbUKojvuVM&s=VF98AZ-JstxWfxz-hg6hgzUdflHqxLGaN6ZYKgn8OD8&e=> Speaker: Nicolas Tackett, University of California Berkeley Situated at the epicenter of the $B!H(BTang-Song Transition,$B!I(B the tenth-century interregnum between the Tang and Song dynasties was a period of rapid change. This talk will focus on the dramatic evolution of Chinese political culture, as reflected in new political ideals, new ideas of Chinese space, and a new elite sense of identity. What underlying mechanisms account for these developments? Datasets and examples taken from an on-going book project suggest that cultural change was spurred by the particularities of the tenth century as a period of disunity. Although Chinese civilization has evolved continuously throughout its long history, change during periods of disunity was driven by distinct causative factors, which included political instability, inter-regime competition, elite migrations, not to mention the process of reunification itself. Presented via Zoom. Registration required. Register at https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIuf-uqrz8uGNdQbNpKcTEXXRzRvo5dR5Vb<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dd2de504f526dc23b21f444653-26id-3D8325224bd1-26e-3Da8b362e6e5&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=fIAdjriNihIc4PaWxzOIS5dFvM3Sm2mNFcOMmbYLaVQ&m=j9_3yXeFK-xC8C79MF4cb8iknKgPbTJXFLbUKojvuVM&s=DnRZnDxIsmEsS6tyTWsKXLBplgvZksxHtlu58h3ewS4&e=> Peter K. Bol EALC Harvard University 2 Divinity Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 617.495.8361 http://scholar.harvard.edu/pkbol/<https://icemail.harvard.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=xR81xI2YyEyBoU58Pl-njStaQmHqxtAIS4G8fP7ookQmmmI3Y2qxVwYk5OcDk-8zpungoUdVn8A.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fscholar.harvard.edu%2fpkbol%2f> Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations $BR}PGBgU\(B $BElP38l8@J8L@7O(B $BJqI+y~(B China Historical GIS https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/ China Biographical Database Project https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/cbdb