Student Report on Migratory Ghost Reading Event
Pictured left to right: Maya Peak ‘25, Juli Min, Sidney Brown ‘26, and Zhou Sivan. By Rebecca Combs On September 22nd, 2024, the HRC welcomed authors Juli Min and Zhou Sivan, along with Migratory Ghost DKU student winners Maya Peak ‘25 and Sidney Brown ‘26, to read their award-winning works in an immersive session. About […]
Migratory Ghost Series Finale with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen : Screening of The Sympathizer,Episode 01 & QA Section
Time: Thursday, Dec. 5 @ 6:30 PM Location: CCTE Theater Food and drink will be provided. Date: December 6 Time: 11:15 AM Location: IB Lecture Hall About Viet Thanh Nguyen: Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was adapted into an HBO series. A recipient of Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships, his […]
History Through a Student’s Eyes: Research Assistant & Signature Work
Date and Location: Dec. 4, AB 1079 , 5 to 6pm. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 5-6pm, Haiyi Guo will share insights from his experience working as student researcher for Prof. Zach Fredman for his recently published book The Tormented Alliance and for Prof. Fredman’s new project on the “Rest and Recreation” program in Vietnam. […]
Student report on Book Proposal Workshop of Incendiary Cities: Fire, Technology, and the Origins of Modern Emergency Response in Germany and the U.S., 1800-1900
Reported by Sydney Brown, class of 2026 &Yuruo Zhang, class of 2027 On Thursday, November 7 2024, the Archives and History Initiative hosted a Book Proposal Workshop. The workshop focused on Professor Jan Hua-Henning’s proposal for his first book Incendiary Cities: Fire, Technology, and the Origins of Modern Emergency Response in Germany and the U.S., […]
“UNBOUND: Flow and Resistance” Exhibit Launch
Date: December 3rd Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: HUM Space (AB1075A) We are excited to announce the upcoming exhibit hosted by the Humanities Research Center: “UNBOUND: Flow and Resistance“! Join us for the launch on December 3rd at 5:30 PM at HUM Space (AB1075A). This exhibit features the thought-provoking film “The Stain: Unshaming Menstruation (痕)“, which explores themes of body, shame, […]
Superdeep #32 & CSCC: “Video Game Translation, Localization, & Writing” (with Brandon Toh) | Thu Nov 28, 5:28pm
5:28pm | IB 2028 Are you a fan of Genshin Impact or Tears of Themis? Curious about the behind-the-scenes magic of game localization or how to craft narratives for games? The Superdeep Workshop & CSCC Stories & Images Cluster have you covered! Don’t miss this interactive event featuring a conversation, workshop, and Q&A session with […]
Special Screening: Ethereal Echoes (2023) with Director Q&A
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 27 Time: 7:00 PM Location: IB Lecture Hall Join us for a screening of Ethereal Echoes (2023), followed by a Q&A with director Cui (Autumn) Ziqiu and producer David Buckley. This documentary follows a young Chinese filmmaker’s journey from London to Tibet, exploring education and values. Boba will be served.
HRC Funding Opportunities: Call for Proposals for Spring 2025
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 at fx20@duke.edu by Dec 14th, 2024. All approved projects should be completed by June 30, 2025. Small Events Large Events […]
Student Report on Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural Education
Report by Delfin Kaplan, class of 2027 On November 1st, 2024, Dr. Xin Zhang, assistant professor of Chinese and Intercultural Communication from the Langauge and Culture Center at Duke Kunshan University(DKU), and Dr. Peiru Tong, associate professor of International Education at Wuhan University (WHU) co-hosted the Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: Poetry (시; Lee 2010) | Nov 21, 9:08pm
9:08pm | IB 1008 Join the Nighthawks for Lee Chang-dong‘s 2010 poetic masterpiece, Poetry (시; …& food & drink). Thu Nov 28, 9:08pm IB 1008. *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~9pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep generally, follow this one. Superdeep […]
