Homage to Tradition

A Symposium on East Asian Art in Honour of

Professor Roderick Whitfield

趨古：韋陀先生七十五華誕暨國際東亞藝術史研討會

Chinese University of Hong Kong  13-15 December, 2012

The main title of the symposium, ‘Homage to Tradition 趨古,’ pays respect to Roderick Whitfield’s tireless exploration of China’s past and his numerous publications in search of beauty and truth. This three-day symposium will feature introductory lectures and paper presentations by Professor Whitfield’s former research students and friends in five sessions: 1) Paradigm; 2) Whose Tradition?; 3) Preservation in New Perspective; 4) Rebels and Hybrids; and 5) Tribute. We hope the symposium  and a related festschrift publication to follow will honour Roderick Whitfield’s excellent scholarship, his unwavering support and teaching to his students, and his significant contribution to the field of Asian art history and archaeology.

Many of Roderick Whitfield’s students are playing leading roles in Chinese art history, architecture and archaeology, in academia, museums, in publishing and the commercial sector. We hope all of us will present new research relating to the ways of appreciating art and cultural relics, linking art history with a multitude of other disciplines, including religion, anthropology, architecture, literature, language, political and social history, culture study, and translation theory.

It is a FREE event, all are welcome.