Knots: Complex Legacies and Imagined Futures of East Asia

The theme of this year’s conference is: Knots: Complex Legacies & Imagined Futures of East Asia. The knot is a traditional form of art that can be found throughout China, Korea, and Japan, made from the orderly connection of different individual threads. The committee chose the figure of the knot to represent the intertwined memories, legacies, and histories of interaction between and throughout the different parts of the region we now call East Asia. That being said, the papers were not limited to explicit studies of knots as an object or concept. We welcomed scholarship that contemplates Asia from fresh perspectives while also reflecting upon conventional frameworks and methodologies from various perspectives and disciplines.

February 16-17, 2024

CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138