IAAS Lecture Series Current

Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Aleksandr Naymark
Hofstra University

"The Palace of Varakhsha during the First Centuries of Islam:
Texts Coins, Art and Architecture"

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Beatrice Manz
Tufts University
"Rethinking the Mongol Conquest of Iran"

At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street
On the Second Floor, in Seminar Room S250

Please Note: Room change

Friday, April 10, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Robert Mayer
Oxford University
"The Noble Lasso of Methods, a Lotus Garland:
A Mahayoga text from Dunhuang in 84 folios associated with Padmasambhava, and its transmission in Tibet"

At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street
On the Second Floor, in Seminar Room S250

Please Note: Change in our usual meeting day and room


THE PROGRAM: History of IAAS Language and General Exam Introductory courses Prerequisites for Admission Related Links	IAAS Lunchtime Lecture Series 2008-2009 The Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies sponsors a monthly lunchtime lecture series. You may bring your own lunch to the lecture; the Cafeteria is located in the CGIS North Building. Snacks will be provided. Unless otherwise noted, the room opens at 12:30, presentation begins at 1:00 pm. Additional details will be announced as talks are scheduled. For more information, please contact IAAS at iaas@fas.harvard.edu Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Aleksandr Naymark Hofstra University "The Palace of Varakhsha during the First Centuries of Islam: Texts Coins, Art and Architecture" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Concourse Level, in Seminar Room S050 Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m. William Fierman Indiana University, Bloomington "Language Policy in Central Asia and Azerbaijan in the Post-Soviet Era" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Second Floor, in Seminar Room S250 Please Note: Room change Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Christopher Kaplonski Cambridge University "A Ghost in the Archives: Repression, Rehabilitation, and the Secret Life of Documents in Mongolia" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Concourse Level, in Seminar Room S050 Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Beatrice Manz Tufts University "Rethinking the Mongol Conquest of Iran" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Second Floor, in Seminar Room S250 Please Note: Room change Friday, April 10, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Robert Mayer Oxford University "The Noble Lasso of Methods, a Lotus Garland: A Mahayoga text from Dunhuang in 84 folios associated with Padmasambhava, and its transmission in Tibet" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Second Floor, in Seminar Room S250 Please Note: Change in our usual meeting day and room Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Johan Elverskog Southern Methodist University "Portraits of Muhammad from Ghazan Khan to Kurt Westergaard" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Concourse Level, in Seminar Room S050 Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Alexandre Papas CNRS "Vagrancy and Poverty in Eastern Turkestan (17th-19th centuries)" At the CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street On the Second Floor, in Seminar Room S250 Please Note: Room change For the IAAS Lecture Series of past years: 2008–2009 Lecture Series 2007–2008 Lecture Series 2006–2007 Lecture Series 2005–2006 Lecture Series 2004–2005 Lecture Series 2003–2004 Lecture Series 2002–2003 Lecture Series 2001–2002 Lecture Series 2000–2001 Lecture Series 1999–2000 Lecture Series 1998–1999 Lecture Series	Foliate Jun-Ware Flower Pot (1279–1368)
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