May 7, 2004

The topic of this one-day conference was inspired by the recent surge of interest in Korea’s involvement in the Silk Road during the Silla period. The conference drew an enrollment of some 30 teachers from the greater New York area. The lectures and instructors were: “Silla, the Silk Routes and the Big, Wide World” by Jonathan W. Best, professor of East Asian art history, Wesleyan University; “Incorporating Korea into the World History Curriculum of New York State” by Heidi Roupp, president (emeritus), World History Association and founder/managing editor, World History Connected; “Silla, Ancient Korea and the Silk Road: Curriculum Project Preview” by Marjorie Bingham, independent writer and researcher; and “What a Koguryo Tomb Says about Cultural Diffusion” by Nancy S. Steinhardt, professor of East Asian art and curator of Chinese art, University of Pennsylvania.