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Student Report for “Gender + Labor” Event
By Xinyu Liao, Class of 2027 On September 24, 2024, a thought-provoking panel discussion focusing on the intersection of gender and labor was held by the HRC’s Gender Studies Lab in the Water Pavilion. The panel featured distinguished professors, including Sajida Tuxun, who researches female waitresses and caregivers; Nellie Chu, who studies gender in the […]
DKU US-China Relations Symposium
Date: October 11, 2024 Location: AB1079 About the Symposium: The DKU US-China Relations Symposium aims to promote meaningful dialogue among faculty and students on the topic of Sino-American relations. Participants will have the opportunity to share research, review course syllabi, and brainstorm innovative ideas for both academic and co-curricular programs. The goal is to help students […]
Student Report for the “LaunchPad” Event
By Graham Wood, class of 2024 Last Saturday night saw writing and literary groups come together and learn more about one another at the “LaunchPad,” organized byThe LilyPad, DKU’s premier independent student-run newspaper and magazine and sponsored by the Humanities Research Center (HRC). The event aimed to bring campus writing and literary groups on together […]
The Superdeep Setlist
The Superdeep Setlist 2425 S1 Wk7 Fri – Sun: Make Your Own Kind of Music Thu: Б.Т.Р., “Елмаз и стъкло”, Б.Т.Р. 1997 Wed: Bob Dylan, “Forever Young”, Planet Waves 1974 Tue: Ahleuchatistas, “Waterboarding”, Location Location 2004 Mon: Jean Ferrat, “Ma môme”, Deux Enfants au Soleil 1961 S1 Wk6 Fri – Sun: Make Your Own Kind […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: Adaptation (Jonze 2002) | Thu Sept 26, 9:08pm
9:08pm | IB 1008 How to adapt to wildly unusual teaching weeks? With the as usual Superdeep Nighthawks, this week with Spike Jonze & Charlie Kaufman‘s 2002 Adaptation (…& food & drink). Thu Sept 26, 8:08pm IB 1008. *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~9pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow […]
US-China Relations Symposium Call for Student Proposals
Date: October 11, 2024 Location: Duke Kunshan University The Duke Kunshan University (DKU) US-China Relations Symposium invites students to submit proposals for presentations at our upcoming event. This one-day symposium will bring together a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars, including faculty from DKU, Harvard University, Lingnan University, and NYU-Shanghai. The symposium will focus on exploring […]
Student Report on Migratory Ghosts – Poetry Translation Workshop
Report by Rebecca Combs, class of 2025 & Photos by Ruixiang Hu, Class of 2027 On September 20th, 2024, HRC’s Migratory Ghosts reading series welcomed previous DKU Professor and University of Leeds Teaching Fellow Austin Woerner for an interactive discussion and workshopping of Chinese-English poetry translation. About 25 students and 3 faculty members attended the […]
Congratulations to Yue Qiu, Former Research Assistant at the Freedom Lab, for Her Recent Publications
We are pleased to announce that Yue Qiu, a former research assistant at the Freedom Lab, has recently made significant contributions to the field of slavery studies. Her DKU signature work thesis, supervised by Titas Chakraborty, has been published in Slavery and Abolition, a leading journal in the field. The thesis, titled “‘Where Liberty is […]
Migratory Ghosts: An Autumn Reading Series – Poetry Translation Workshop
How can we experience poetry? We can read it, we can write it—and if we’re lucky enough to know more than one language, we can translate it! Down through the ages, translating poetry has been a vital source of inspiration for poets and writers, challenging our creativity to convey those messages that seem the most […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: Saltburn (Fennell 2023) | Thu Sept 19, 8:08p
8:08pm | IB 1008 A seemingly 10-day long week… Classes on Friday and Saturday… Join the Nighthawks for a spicy Superdeep midway break with Emerald Fennell‘s 2023 Saltburn (…& food & drink). Thu Sept 19, 8:08pm IB 1008. *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~9pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, […]
