Cultures of Ceramics in Global History, 1300 to 1800
An International Conference Hosted by the Department of History,
University of Warwick, 22-24 April 2010
This international conference to be held at the University of Warwick will bring together experts in a wide range of disciplines and geographical areas to explore the cultural and intellectual dimensions of the movement of ceramics in the early modern world. How exactly did Chinese ceramics filter into different societies to become part of everyday lives across the globe, and why were some places resistant to their impact? Did a potter in Europe, South America or the Middle East attempting to incorporate Chinese styles into local manufacture consider their place of origin? What effects did ceramics have on the nature of global connections, and who were the brokers and dealers involved in these processes? This conference will provide an opportunity to move beyond object-based analyses and reflect on such questions in light of recent developments in the field of global history.
Provisional List of Conference Participants:
Teresa CANEPA, Jorge Welsh, UK / Universiteit Leiden, NL
'Kraak Porcelain for the Portuguese and Spanish Markets' (abstract )
Prof. CAO Jianwen 曹建文 & QIU Xinqian 邱新倩, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, PRC / West Virginia University, US
'The Globalization of Jingdezhen Porcelain in the 16th and 17th Century Through Kraak Porcelain' (abstract)
Dr Anne GERRITSEN & Dr Stephen McDOWALL, University of Warwick, UK
Title to be confirmed (abstract)
Dr Ellen HUANG, University of California (Berkeley), US
'Variations on a Theme of Taoye tu: Picturing Jingdezhen Porcelain Production' (abstract)
Dr Yuka KADOI, Art Institute of Chicago, US
'The Chini-Khaneh: Reception and Appreciation of Chinese Ceramics in Iran, 1300-1800' (abstract )
Prof. Dana LEIBSOHN, Smith College, US
'Colonial Mimicry, Chinoiserie and Loza Fina: Making Sense of China in Mexico' (abstract )
Dr Baoping LI 李寶平, University of Queensland, AUS
'Chinese Ceramics in Angkor: The Possibility and Significance of a Cross-Disciplinary Approach' (abstract )
Dr LIU Zhaohui 劉朝暉, Fudan University, PRC
'Ko-sometsuke and Shonzui: Japanese Taste in the Late Ming Jingdezhen Porcelain' (abstract )
Etsuko MIYATA 宮田絵津子, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ESP
'Jingdezhen Porcelain Distribution in the Iberian Peninsula' (abstract )
Dr Stacey PIERSON, SOAS, University of London, UK
'The Westward Movement of Chinese Ceramics: Reconsidering the Appropriative Process' (abstract )
Prof. David PORTER, University of Michigan, US
'Of Porcelains and Poetry: Gendered Utopias in Transcultural Context' (abstract )
Prof. Bruce RUSK, Cornell University, US
'Ceramics in Chinese Translation: Forging Bronzes on a Jingdezhen Model' (abstract )
Dr SHIH Ching-fei 施靜菲, National Taiwan University, ROC
'The Multiple Markets for Jingdezhen Blue-and-White Porcelains during the Mongol Yuan Period' (abstract )
Dr Eva STRÖBER, Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, NL
'Large Dishes from Jingdezhen and Longquan around the World' (abstract )
WANG Su-chin 王淑津, National Taiwan University, ROC
'The Hybrid Style of Ordered Trade Porcelain: The “Islamic” Style of the Kraak Type Blue-and-White Porcelain' (abstract )
Dr ZHAO Bing 趙冰, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, FRA
'The Chinese Ceramics Recently Found from the Islands of Songjé ya Kati and Songo Mnara at Kilwa in Tanzania' (abstract )
