Date:
Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 1:15pm
Location:
Virtual Zoom Event
Abstract
a talk by, Prof. Sarah Laursen, Alan J. Dworsky Associate Curator of Chinese Art at the Harvard Art Museum
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Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture Series
IAAS Lectures are held on Wednesdays at 1:15 pm EST and are open to students and scholars with an interest in Inner Asia. This academic year, all lectures will be virtual and held online via Zoom. Registration is required for each online event. The Zoom registration link for each lecture event will be emailed to those on the IAAS mailing list. To join the IAAS mailing list please send your address to iaas@fas.harvard.edu.
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