Dr.
Patrick
de Vries
Lecturer
Tel.:
+41 44 634 31 84
devries@oas.uzh.ch
Sprechstunden nach Vereinbarung / office hours: by arrangement
Aktuelle Lehrveranstaltungen an der Universität Zürich
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Publications
Presentations
Courses
Other Activities
Curriculum Vitae
2000 – 2005
University of Sussex, U.K.
PhD in Classical Chinese Literature and Calligraphy of the Song Dynasty
1998 – 1999
Centre of Chinese Language and Culture (MTC), Taipei
Classical Chinese Language (poetry, prose, and philosophy)
1996 – 1998
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
MA in Chinese Art and Archaeology
BA courses in Classical Chinese Poetry, Belles Lettres and Classical Chinese Prose
Research Interests
- Chinese Art and material culture of the Song and other dynasties
Publications
„Daoist Symbols of Immortality and Longevity On Late Ming Dynasty Porcelain“. In Asiatische Studien, vol. 1, 2008, pp. 279-305.
Presentations
May 19, 2005
Union College, Schenectady, New York
Invited to lecture on “Daoist Symbols of Immortality and Longevity on Late Ming Porcelain”
Courses
Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Zurich
WINTER 2009
The Aesthetics of Chinese Ceramics and Literature, 10th-17th Century
SPRING 2008
The Role of Writing in Chinese Art
WINTER 2006/2007
Materielle Kultur Chinas: Bedeutung und Entwicklung von der Ming bis zur Qing
SUMMER 2005
Texte und materielle Kultur der Song (with Martin Lehnert)
Institute of East Asian Art, University of Zurich
WINTER 2004/2005
Chinese Ceramics from Song to Ming: An Introduction
Other Activities
Since 2007 (bi-yearly)
Christie’s Education, London: Master’s Degree Arts of China
HISTORY OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
Major Developments in Calligraphy, 4500 BC – Tang
The Exchange of Letters and the Art of Writing, Qin to Tang
Foundations of Calligraphy and Painting
Images of the Mind: From Traditional Calligraphy to Trance Writing
MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE SONG DYNASTY
Su Shi and Huang Tingjian: The Art of Writing in Northern Song Texts
Aesthetics in Song Dynasty Ceramics and Literature
Song Huizong and the Refinement of Song Aesthetics