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Heaven in your Hand: Astral Knowledge on Ancient and Medieval Coins
The project examines celestial bodies depicted on coins, focusing on the global late antique and medieval world. When considering twenty-first-century
Joseph Dennis
Joseph Dennis’s research focuses on the history of Chinese print culture, law, and society. He i...
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Madhu Narayanan
Madhu Narayanan is a PhD candidate at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian I...
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Materiality as a Constructed Notion: Bamboo Basket Makers Can Tell the Story?
This project discusses the journey of natural plant fiber together with a set of human skills in a given spatial and cultural context. I investigate h
Rare Earth: Geohistories, and Commercial Geography c. 1600-1750
Until the mid-eighteenth century, most of the world’s precious stones were mined and consumed in South and Southeast Asia, from deposits that remained
The Waste of the Body
It is not the couch, bed, or car seat, but rather the toilet on which our comfort and privacy are practiced and confirmed. Having a designated place t
On Intelligence Tests: Psychological Objects and Their Subjects
On Intelligence Tests employs multi-disciplinary tools and artistic research methods to critically examine the aesthetic, material, and affective powe
Epistemologies of Craft: The Role of Material Innovation in Making Color Expertise
This project aims at reconstructing color-making practices in India and Europe and hereby pursues a double goal: it will massively enrich our knowledg
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Out of Place, Out of Time
Animals tend to participate in knowledge production through disruption: as anomalies, they challenge the limits of that which is known. Taking this pe
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Local Gazetteers
Local gazetteers (difangzhi 地方志) have been major primary sources for the study of China’s local history. About 8,000 titles of local gazetteers dating