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The Rhetoric of Hiddenness in Traditional Chinese Culture
UC Berkeley hosts a two day conference on the craft and cultural significance of hiddenness in traditional Chinese culture.
How does the play of the hidden and the manifest contribute to the construction of meaning in traditional China? The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures brings together scholars from the fields of traditional Chinese literature, philosophy, art, history, and Buddhism for two days of panels and discussion on the craft and cultural significance of hiddenness in traditional Chinese culture.
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