Congratulations to Caio Yurgel on his recent publication!
Congratulations to Caio Yurgel on his recent publication! God, a Metaphor: A Meditation on Alejandra Pizarnik’s ‘Awakening.’ TEXT 27 (Special 70): 1–14. 2023. Abstract Alejandra Pizarnik’s life was a long preparation for suicide. But instead of letting the Argentine poet’s death define her legacy, this article will focus on her intellectual sparring with the notion […]
Congratulations to Hyun Jeong Ha on her new article in the Journal of Peace Research and the Excellent Academic Book Award
Congratulations to Hyun Jeong Ha on her new article! Klocek, J., Ha, H., & Sumaktoyo, N. G. (2023). Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings. Journal of Peace Research 60.3: 489–503.
Upcoming Events of the Gender Studies Initiative
The Gender Studies Initiative is pleased to announce its lineup of events for the fall semester 2023. Explore a wide range of topics including gender inequality, sexuality, gender identity formation, feminism, liberation and more. October 11: Gender+Body October 23: Buddhist Nunneries in Sichuan October 25: Gender+Household November 7: Lecture: “Bury the Corpse of Colonialism: The […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: “My Octopus Teacher” (Ehrlich & Reed 2020) | Thu Sept 28, 8pm
IB 1008 (IB Auditorium) Superdeep remain the Nighthawks when attending to My Octopus Teacher (Pippa Ehrlich & James Reed 2020) …& food & drink. Thu, Sept 28, 8pm, IB 1008 (Auditorium). The screening is Superdeep‘s first collaboration with the DKU Sustainability Club. Club members will join us to introduce the club and their current activities. […]
McaM 2023 Youth Theater Drawing the Lines: Spinning and Weaving Histories at a River’s End
A research project initiated by Ho Rui An and Zian Chen in collaboration with Feng Haoxin, Liew Xiao Theng, Sun Jiyuan, Wang Ruohan, Xiong Xin, Yan Jiayue, Zeng Yuting, Zhang Tianyu, Zhang Yilin, Zhou Feiyang Duration: 7th-11th Oct, 2023 Public Program: 7th Oct,2023 (Sat) Organizers: Ming Yuan Group, Ming Contemporary Art Museum Supported by: DKUNST […]
Student Report on Picture a Scientist Screening and Discussion
Reported by Lia Smith, Class of 2026 The screening and discussion of Picture a Scientist was the first Gender Studies Initiative event of the Fall 2023 semester. Picture a Scientist is a powerful documentary that illustrates challenges faced by women scientists in the U.S. Women scientists in various fields such as biology, chemistry, and geology […]
Student Report on Gender + Mind Talk
Reported by Lia Smith, Class of 2026 The HRC Gender Studies Initiative‘s Gender+ series continued on Wednesday, September 13, 2023with a discussion of Gender+Mind in DKU’s Water Pavilion. This event brought philosophy professors Hwa Yeong Wang and Emily McWilliams together for a conversation on the development of philosophical thought in relation to gender.
Congratulations to Gürol Baba on his recent publications!
Congratulations to Gürol Baba, Global Fellow of Arts and Humanities at DKU, on the recent publication of a special issue on the theme of South Asian Impulses in the Middle East: An Asymmetrical Transregionalism, in the Journal of Asian and African Studies, which he guest edited with his colleague Amit Ranhan. The issue features Baba […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: “Her” (Jonze 2013) | Thu Sept 21, 8pm
IB 1008 (IB Auditorium) The Nighthawks are up to converse with Her (Spike Jonze 2013) to get to the bottom of AI (…& food & drink). Thu, Sept 21, 8pm, IB 1008 Auditorium. *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (8pm till late). Session 1 theme: the Mind. For more info or proposals for the Nighthawks follow […]
Call for Proposals Spring 2024
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) invites proposals from all DKU/Duke faculty and affiliates working on humanities-related projects. Projects should be based at DKU and/or connect Duke and DKU faculty. Proposals should be sent to Fei Xu <fx21@duke.edu> by October 15, 2023, with decisions to be announced by November 15, 2023. All proposals should normally […]
