The inaugural meeting of the Network will take place at 2-3.30pm (GMT) on Thursday 28th November 2024 in R.01 at the Faculty of Classics in Cambridge. 

In this meeting, we will discuss the state of the art of Sino-Hellenic comparative studies and identify prominent themes and methods in this field, focusing on Zhang Wei’s recent 2023 article “Sino-Hellenic Studies: A Survey.” Museum Sinicum 西方古典學輯刊 5: 228-95, with reference to the following:

Tanner, J. (2009). “Sino-Hellenic Studies and Comparative Approaches to the Classical World: Ancient Greece, Early China: A Review Article.” Journal of Hellenic Studies 129: 89-109.

Beecroft A. (2016). "Comparisons of Greece and China.” Oxford Handbooks Online. New York: Oxford University Press.

Raphals, L. (2018). “Sino-Hellenic Studies, Comparative Studies of Early China and Greece.” Oxford Bibliographies Online. New York: Oxford University Press.

Zhang, W. (2023). “Sino-Hellenic Studies: A Survey.” Museum Sinicum 西方古典學輯刊 5: 228-95.

If you have trouble accessing these articles, please get in touch with Jenny (jz292 “at” cam.ac.uk).