Introduction

The conference Anecdote, Gossip, and Occasion in Traditional China brings together critical analysis of the genre of anecdote with the concepts of gossip and occasion, examining not only how anecdotes are to be understood, but how they are circulated and interpreted within various social networks.

Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, with major funding and support from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and the American Council of Learned Societies.

Admission is by invitation only.

For more information, please contact:

Richard Gunde. Assistant Director, Center for Chinese Studies
11381 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
Tel: (310) 825-8683
Fax: (310) 206-3397
gunde@ucla.edu