Asian Arts Lectures

Thursdays, 1:00 p.m.
Free for AAC members/$10 nonmembers/$5 students
SDMA Boardroom

Explore the diverse cultures and artistic traditions of Asia through insightful lectures sponsored by SDMA's Asian Arts Council (AAC). Lectures are held during general meetings, which take place on the last Thursday of every month.

“Representations of Women in Nizami’s Manuscript of Khusrau and Shirin in the Freer Gallery”
July 26
Renee Almassizadeh, scholar and research assistant at the Rand Co. and the American Institute for Research

“The Aesthetics of Confucianism”
August 30
Dr. Paul Kjellberg, professor of Far Eastern Studies, Whittier College

“The Exploration and Exploitation of Ancient Assyrian Sites by Western Archaeologists”
September 27
Dr. James Grebl, SDMA manager of library services and archives