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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 […]
Review of LitFest 2023
Our video team interviewed participants in the recent LitFest asking them to sum up their experience in three words. Here’s the result.
HRC launches Health Humanities initiative
The Humanities Research Center is pleased to announce the launch of a Health Humanities Initiative at DKU, led by Professors Daniel Weissglass and Meifang Chen. The Health Humanities initiative provides an interdisciplinary research and practice space for students and faculty with a broad range of skills and interests to investigate how the human experience contributes […]
LGBTQ+ Reading Group
The HRC is pleased to announce the formation of an LGBTQ+ reading group, under the supervision of Professors Zhenjie Weng and Yanan Zhao. The reading group is organized around the topic of Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education with the LGBTQ+ Community. The reading groups is aimed at DKU faculty, staff, and students who […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: “Minding the Gap” (Liu 2018) | Thu Sept 14, 8pm
IB 1008 (IB Auditorium) This week the Nighthawks follow Bing Liu‘s skateboard tracks to learn about Minding the Gap (…but not the food & drink). Thu, Sept 14, 8pm, IB 1008 Auditorium. *** HRC Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (8pm till late). Session 1 theme: the Mind. For more info or proposals for the Nighthawks follow […]
Gender + Mind Talk
Gender Studies Initiative hosts the first of a series of Gender+ discussions on topics related to gender, sexuality, and feminism. Our first topic is “mind,” guided by the expertise of Professors Hwa Yeong Wang and Emily McWilliams. Please join us in the discussion. Date: Wednesday, September 13th Time: 6-7:30 PM Place: Water Pavillion Light refreshments […]
