Welcome to the home page of the Society for Ming Studies. The Society is a scholarly organization that promotes the study of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It publishes a journal and a book series, as well as sponsoring panels on Ming topics at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. This site includes both information about the Society and its activities and material of wider interest to scholars of the Ming.
This page is hosted by the Faculty of Arts, University of British Columbia, with support from the Department of Asian Studies. The Society is an independent organization not affiliated with or sponsored by UBC.
By Bruce Rusk on May 13, 2013
The largest Ming cemetery yet discovered in the province of Guangdong has been discovered in the course of work on the tomb of Zhan Ruoshui. Details: 广东发现省内规模最大明代古墓 – 新华网广东频道.
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By Bruce Rusk on March 22, 2013
A reminder that the annual meeting of the Society for Ming Studies will take place at 7 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013, during the Association for Asian Studies conference. It will be held in the Windsor B room. All are welcome.
New members and others interested in the Ming are encouraged to sign up for the mailing list and the add their names to the directory of scholars.
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By Bruce Rusk on March 14, 2013
At the AAS meeting in San Diego, the Society for Ming Studies will present a roundtable in honor of Professor Edward L. Farmer. The event will be on Friday, March 22, 7:00 PM in Windsor B at the convention hotel.
The speakers and their topics are:
- Yonglin JIANG and Yanhong WU: “Decoding Social Order: Ted Farmer’s Use of Ming Law Codes”
- Peter Ditmanson, on Ted Farmer’s contribution to our understanding of the geography and institutions of the early Ming polity
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Su CHEN: “Visualizing the Localities: Ted Farmer’s Work on Ming Gazetteers and Illustrated Maps”
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Joe Dennis, on Ted Farmer’s contributions in teaching, including his work to put China in a regional and global context; in the establishment of the Ming Studies Research Series; and in creating of Minnesota’s Institute for Global Studies
In addition, Prof. Farmer, will also speak. The roundtable will be chaired by Sarah Schneewind.
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