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Screening of Journey of the Universe
Join Us for a Special Film Screening and Q&A with Yale Professors Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim! Date & Time: Monday, April 14 6:00 – 7:00 PM: Screening of Journey of the Universe 7:00 – 7:30 PM: Q&A Session Location: IB Lecture Theater We are excited to invite you to a special screening of […]
Musical Afternoon April 12: Encounters of Traditional Chinese and Western Music
RAS History Club Register When: April 12, 2025, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where：L1-A02, Building 13, 888 Dongan Road Shanghai, China Metro lines 7/12 Middle Longhua Road (龙华中路站) Exit 5 东安路888号尚海湾13幢一楼L1-A02室（靠近尚敦家具旁） Join DKU Professor Max Amici for a talk on his string quartet Encounters, inspired by the Chinese folk melody Lanhuahua (兰花花) from Shaanxi Province’s Xintianyou style. Professor Amici will discuss […]
Having It All: Understanding Work & Family Dynamics in Contemporary Korea
Join us for another installment in the HRC Gender Studies Lab Lecture Series alongside Portland State University’s Professor Woo. In Korea, educational attainment has risen for all, but women’s employment is M-shaped and marriage/fertility rates are down. The complex social-gender mix is unique. During this event, we’ll compare gender health in Korea, Finland & US […]
Stochastic Volatility X DKU: Conversation with Three Top Female Podcasters
In celebration of 2025 DKU Library Book Fair, the Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Library, in collaboration with Gender Studies Lab of the Humanities Research Center (HRC), the Environmental Research Center (ERC), and the Cultures and Movements Major, presents a feature event titled “Stochastic Volatility X DKU | A Conversation with Three Top Female Podcasters.” We […]
Event Report – Women’s Literature and Representation: A Roundtable Discussion
Reported by Yuting Zeng, Class of 2026. On the evening of March 24, 2025, a roundtable discussion was held under the theme of “Women’s Literature and Representation,” co-hosted by Yuqing Wang and Yuting Zeng. The event featured three invited speakers: Professor Wenting Ji, Professor Zairong Xiang, and Professor Don Snow, each contributing insights from their […]
To Grow Affinity with Whom? Shifting Modes of Engagement of Chinese Buddhism in East Africa
Location: LIB1117 Time: Mar. 31, 2025, 4:30-5:25pm & 5:30-7:00pm Speaker: Yu Qiu 4:30pm workshop: Between Worlds, Beneath Gazes: Gendered Fieldwork in Afro-Chinese Encounters 5:30pm talk: To grow affinity with whom? Shifting modes of engagement of Chinese Buddhism in East Africa The GSL Workshop Series is proud to present these events! Join to listen to Zhejiang […]
Between Worlds, Beneath Gazes: Gendered Fieldwork in Afro-Chinese Encounters
Time: March 31, 4:30 PM Location: LIB1117 Speaker: Yu Qiu The GSL Workshop Series is proud to present this event! Join the talk for Yu Qiu, a social anthropologist at Zhejiang University. Her research focuses on intimacy, migration, ethics, and identity politics, with fieldwork experience in Nigeria, Tanzania, and China. Her work has been published […]
DKU History Professors Receive UNESCO Grant Award
The HRC is proud to announce that Museums as Transnational Heritage Hubs: Civilian War Victims, Memory Networks, and Global Recognition, led by DKU History Professors Dr. Kolleen Guy and Dr. Jay Winter, has been awarded funding through the Transnational Heritage Joint Research Grants, supported by UNESCO. This project builds on the foundational work of Professor […]
Event Recap: Navigating China’s Archives: A Hands-On Guide for Emerging Researchers
Reported by Disty Mahmud, the Class of 2026 & Yuruo Zhang, the Class of 2027. On March 19th, the Archives and History Initiative hosted a presentation featuring Professors Lei Lin, Qian Zhu, and Andrew Field. The event explored strategies for accessing and utilizing China’s archival materials, both physically and digitally, drawing from the professors’ research […]
Female+Literature Roundtable Discussion
Date: 3/24 (Monday) 6:30-7:30 pm Location: Performance Cafe Introduction: From the classic Chinese tale The Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传) and its various adaptations to oral traditions and their written counterparts in tanci (弹词) and Chaozhou gece (潮州歌册), women have long occupied central roles in literature—as protagonists, dedicated readers, and even authors. This roundtable […]
