Call for Papers: DKU Entangled Cartographies Conference
Overview I have rivers but no water; forests but no trees; cities but no buildings. What am I? A map. (origins of riddle unknown) In his 1931 paper “A Non-Aristotelian System and Its Necessity for Rigor in Mathematics and Physics”, Polish American scientist and philosopher Alfred Korzybski introduced the now-iconic phrase, “a map is […]
Frederick Douglass and The Beginnings of Pan-Africanism
Date: September 11, 2025 Time: 5:15–6:15 PM Venue: AB 1079 Speaker: Prof. Jesse Olsavsky Explore how African, Caribbean, and African American thinkers circulated ideas about Frederick Douglass—a runaway slave, antislavery activist, and statesman—and reinterpreted him as a founding figure of Pan-Africanism, a movement that became a guiding ideology for African decolonization. Snacks & […]
The LilyPad is Recruiting!
The LilyPad is recruiting! Apply to become a part of the LilyPad’s editorial team today! Supported by the Humanities Research Center, we publish DKU’s best student-written pieces across a wide variety of topics. We are accepting applications for editor positions to some of our sections, staff writers, and social media and design team members! You can […]
Lecture: A Japanese Zen Monk in Ming China: Zekkai Chūshin (1336–1405) and East Asian Cultural Exchange
Date: September 10, 2025 Time: 18:00–19:30 Venue: IB1047 Speaker: Paul S. Atkins, Professor of Japanese, Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington, Seattle. Title: A Japanese Zen Monk in Ming China The life and works of Zekkai Chūshin 絶海中津 (1336–1405), a Japanese Rinzai Zen monk and poet, offer a unique perspective on the […]
Student Report on Heritage Lab Launch
Reported by Philip Yanakiev, class of 2027 On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, faculty, staff, and students gathered at the library for the launch of the Heritage Lab, co-led by Professor Kolleen Guy and Professor Jung Choi. Professor Guy opened the session by introducing the lab and its inspiration – the UNESCO grant-funded project “Museums as […]
Student Report on HRC 2025 Fall Conference
Reported by Yuruo Zhang, class of 2027 On August 29, 2025, the Humanities Fall Conference, “Digital Humanities”, was successfully held at Duke Kunshan University, featuring keynote speakers from Duke University and Zhejiang University, as well as faculty presenters from the Arts and Humanities division at DKU. Dr Mark Hansen, Professor of Literature at Duke […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: The Favourite (Lanthimos 2018) | Sept 4, 8:18pm
8:18pm | IB 1008 The Nighthawks are converging this week for a Superdeep feature by Yorgos Lanthimos so good it might be The Favourite. Join us for the eponymous film (…& food & drink). Thu Sept 4, 8:18pm (food; 8:28 screening) IB 1008 *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~8pm till late); more info […]
