Joseph Skarbek

Joseph Skarbek (1879-1961) : la voie ferrée Kaifeng - Luoyang 1906-1909

A selection of 80 of the 500 photographs taken by Joseph Skarbek in the course of his stay in province of Henan (Central China) form 1906 to 1909.

The pictures are remarkable for their artistic qualities, and they also constitute a valuable historical record of the modern era in this region, which had been only visited by a few archaeological expeditions at that time.

The online exhibition is divided into three sections: Skarbek's work as an engineer, as an artist, and as an amateur anthropologist.

To see the exhibition please click here

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Winter School in Buddhist Textual Scholarship
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 30 November 2023
The call for applications for the Winter School in Buddhist Textual Scholarship to be held in Chiang Mai from 4 to 9 March 2024 is open until 30 November 2023.
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Study days
Paris, France, 23 November 2023

As part of the "Destins d'objets: la circulation des traces matérielles du passé de l'Antiquité à nos jours" program run by the École française d'Athènes and accredited by the Réseau des Écoles françaises à l'étranger, the EFEO is hosting the study days "Dispersions: partage de fouilles et commerce des vestiges en Asie, au Moyen-Orient et en Europe aux XIXe et XXe siècles".

Thursday, November 23, from 9:45 am to 6 pm and Friday, November 24, from 9:45 am to 1:15 pm, in the Grand Salon of the EFEO, 22 avenue du Président Wilson, 75016 Paris.

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Mastering Languages, Taming the World,
The Production and Circulation of European Dictionaries and Lexicons of Asian Languages (16th-19th Centuries)
École française d'Extrême-Orient, Paris, 2023, 504 pages.

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Workshop ''South India between the 4th and the 6th century CE''
Bonn, Germany, 19 October 2023
Valérie Gillet (EFEO), Ariane de Saxcé (German Archaeological Institute), and Coline Lefrancq (CNRS, ArScAn UMR 7041) are organising an international workshop entitled South India between the 4th and the 6th century CE at the University of Bonn.
Programme.

Possibility of attending the conferences online through pre-registration.
Send your request by 19 October to Ariane de Saxcé.
EFEO postdoctoral contracts 2024
Paris, France, 17 October 2023
The call for 2 EFEO postdoctoral contracts 2024 is open until October 17 2023, 6pm (Paris time):
- 1 general contract
- 1 "anthropology" contract

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