SEATTLE ART MUSEUM SATURDAY UNIVERSITY: TEA HORSE ROAD
SAT OCT 22 2016
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
EMMA BAILLARGEON STIMSON AUDITORIUM
9:30 AM – 11 AM
SATURDAY UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES
TEA TIMES: CULTURES, COMMERCE, AND CONFLICT
The history of tea is steeped in philosophy, literature, art, and world trade. Take an in-depth look at wild plants, distinct pleasures, and imperial exploitation as eight scholars present a few remarkable moments from the long story of tea.
Tea Horse Road: China’s Ancient Trade Route to Tibet
Pu’er tea and cultural exchange
Speaker: Selena Ahmed, Montana State University
Journey to Yunnan, the motherland of the tea plant and producer of pu’er tea, and along the world’s oldest and highest tea trade route, with photography by Michael Freeman. Dr. Ahmed will explore the rich cultural practices and biological diversity of the lives and landscapes touched by the exchange of tea, along with issues related to sustainable farming, human wellbeing, and global climate change.
OTHER LECTURES IN THIS SERIES
OCT 1
The Origins and Spread of Tea-drinking in China and the World
OCT 8
Buddhism and the Invention of Tea Culture in Medieval China
OCT 15
Engaging the Object: The Art of Tea in Sixteenth Century Japan
OCT 22
Tea Horse Road: China’s Ancient Trade Route to Tibet
OCT 29
No Lecture
NOV 5
Consuming Empires, Consuming Desires: Images of Tea Times and Tea Labors
NOV 12
The Power and Pleasure of Tea Bowls in Japan
NOV 19
Tea Revives the World: Advertising a Global Commodity during the Great Depression
NOV 26
No Lecture
DEC 3
Can a Plantation Be Fair? Paradoxes and Promises of Fair Trade in Darjeeling, India
Saturday University is presented in partnership with the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies and the Elliott Bay Book Company.
Individual lecture tickets at the door as available: $10, SAM members $5
Please arrive to your seat 10 minutes before the program starts or your seat may be released.