Congratulations to Prof Qian Zhu on her new paper titled, “Exile to the Equator: Chinese Anti-Colonialism and Nationalism in Southeast Asia, 1939–1946”
Congratulations to Assistant Professor of History at Duke Kunshan University, Qian Zhu, who recently published a paper in the journal of China & Asia – A Journal in Historical Studies. Read below to learn more about Prof Zhu’s paper and the “behind the scenes” interview. Abstract This paper discusses and compares the ideas of Chinese […]
Anthropocene XR Lab AR Campus Co-Design Workshop Participant Recruitment
Hi, everyone! We are designing an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile app – DKU AR Campus to augment information and fun activities into our physical campus. And we’re currently conducting research to investigate how augmented reality technology can support spatial digital interaction between people and the environment. In this research, we would like to invite you […]
Student Report: XR Workshop #3: UI Design with Figma
Reported by Jiahe Yang, DKU Undergraduate Class of 2025 The HRC Anthropocene XR Lab‘s Student Lab Manager, Leiyuan Tian, hosted a workshop on using Figma to do basic UI (User Interface) design on July 14, 2022. The lab invited Qingyang He from the class of 2024 who majored in Media Art, Creative practice track to […]
Congratulations to Erin Greig and Reika Shimomura on their student-led Public Health Ethics Research Project
Congratulations to student researchers, Erin Greig and Reika Shimomura, on leading the Public Health Ethics Research Project funded by the HRC’s Health Humanities Lab. Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments and read an interview with Reika and Erin about this project below. PROJECT SUMMARY
Doc Lab Research Project: Documenting the Sustainability of Localized Organic Farming
HRC Doc Lab‘s research “Documenting the Sustainability of Localized Organic Farming” is an episodic documentary video and photo essay that will focus on the Yue Feng Island Organic Farm which is located in Kunshan. The documentary will investigate the sustainability of smart agriculture at the intersectionality of culture, linguistics, economics, ecology, and environmental studies. The […]
The Citizenship Lab Manuscript Workshop: Social Mechanism of Sectarian Violence in Egypt, 1970-2020: Types and Patterns of Armed Aggression and Communal Clash
Speaker: Hyun Jeong Ha, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Duke Kushan University Date & Time: Monday, August 1, 2022 8:30 PM (BJT) Meeting ID: 954 4465 6440 Scan the QR code and receive the manuscript in advance! Political violence in Egypt has significantly increased since the 2011 Arab Spring, as have attacks against Christian minorities. […]
Humanities Research Center Current Research Projects
The Humanities Research Center proudly announces the current research projects being conducted by the HRC labs. We invite you stay in touch with updates on each of these projects by checking the news sections of our website and following our weekly newsletter. ANTHROPOCENE XR LAB PROJECT 1 Title: The Neganthropocene and Arts (Case studies in China) […]
Third Space Lab Seeks Student Illustrators
Humanities Research Center’s Third Space Lab is seeking for one or two Student Illustrator for the Third Space Lab translation project. Please find the job details below: Student Job Title: Student Illustrator for TSL Translation Project
APSI Summer Book Club: Hard Like Water with Yan Lianke and Carlos Rojas
John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University’s Asia/Pacific Studies Institute presents: “Hard Like Water with Yan Lianke & Carlos Rojas“. Date: Aug 12, 2022, 7-9am China time Location: Zoom and in person at the Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall at Duke University *Registration required* This final session of the 2022 APSI Summer Book Club will feature […]
Congratulations to Jesse Olsavsky on his new book “The Most Absolute Abolition Runaways: Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861”
Congratulations to Jesse Olsavsky, Assistant Professor of History and Co-Director of the Freedom Lab at the Humanities Research Center at Duke Kunshan University! His new book, The Most Absolute Abolition, “tells the dramatic story of how vigilance committees organized the Underground Railroad and revolutionized the abolitionist movement. These groups, based primarily in northeastern cities, defended […]
