The Citizenship Lab Presents: Planetary Health and the Biopolitics of Home
You are cordially invited to join Miguel Vatter on his talk on “Planetary Health and the Biopolitics of Home.” Tuesday, March 1, 10am-11:30am BJT Zoom ID: 969 4153 4843 Speaker Bio: Professor of politics at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization at Deakin University. His areas of research are history of political thought, especially […]
Artist in Residence at DKU
_ao_ao_ing（老妖精）is a performance ensemble that is continuously morphing and finding its shape. Founded in 2018 and based in Shanghai, it has six core members from different disciplines and backgrounds. It is a non-hierarchical group that believes in art through collaboration. _ao_ao_ing makes performances that flirt with the line between theatre and everyday life; and create […]
Statelessness in Asia, Australia and the Pacific during the Global Second World War
The Humanities Research Center is pleased to announce the launch of research project: “Statelessness in Asia, Australia and the Pacific during the Global Second World War,” led by Kolleen Guy and Jay Winter. In this research project, we interrogate the category of statelessness, in the hope of adding a new dimension to the history of […]
Translating Blackness―A Brief History of African American Literature in Post-WWII Japan
The recording is now available here: Presented by HRC Freedom Lab February 22, 2022 @ 10am Beijing Time Join Zoom Speaker: Michio Arimitsu (Keio University） Abstract For the publishers, translators, and general readers of kokujin bungaku [black literature] in post-WWII Japan, African American struggle for freedom and autonomy and their resilient cultural production have served as […]
DKU Humanities Research Center Announces Two New Research Labs
In February 2022, DKU’s Humanities Research Center launched two new research labs: Anthropocene XR Lab and The Citizenship Lab. The labs will enhance the research capacity and profile of Duke Kunshan University, and provide opportunities for research training for students.
Superdeep #6: “Seized by Eros: Desire, Voyeurism, and Inquiry in Herodotus’ Gyges Tale” (Lindsay Mahon Rathnam) | Fri, Feb 11, 6:30pm
Fri, Feb 11, 6:30 pm IB 2026 | Zoom 69 79 89 79 69 Spring 2022 continues Superdeep: Lindsay Mahon Rathnam (Assistant Professor of Political Theory) is going to discuss with us her work on being “Seized by Eros: Desire, Voyeurism, and Inquiry in Herodotus’ Gyges Tale“, which forms part of Prof. Mahon Rathnam’s forthcoming […]
