Tuesday
17
JUL

06:00 PM

Songs to Encourage the Cessation of Litigation

Print, Orality, and Legal Knowledge in China, 1595-1949

Joseph Dennis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of History

“Cease litigation” (xisong 息訟) has been a key term in Chinese legal culture and practice since antiquity and exploring the historical xisong discourse provides a window into the inner workings of Chinese society, culture, and governance.

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Professorship Intellectual History, KJC

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Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced Transcultural Studies