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Superdeep Nighthawks: Into the Inferno (Herzog 2016) | Nov 6, 8:28pm
8:28pm | IB 1008 As the days get cooler and the session is heating up join the Nighthawks and Werner Herzog for a Superdeep dive Into the Inferno (…& food & drink). Time: Thu Nov 6, 8:28pm (food; 8:38 film) Location: IB 1008 (Lecture Hall) *** The Superdeep Nighthawks offer a space for late birds to take Superdeep respite after a week of […]
“I Want to Deceive People”: Explore Lu Xun’s Japanese Essay
Date & Time: November 12th, 12:00–13:30 Venue: LIB1123 Speaker:Taku Kurashige He is Associate Professor at Tsinghua University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (he also holds a PhD from Tsinghua). His research dives into modern Chinese/Japanese literatures, Sino-Japanese-American relations, and intellectual history. In this session, Prof. Kurashige will dissect “I Want to Deceive People” by […]
Is There Buddhist Meritocracy?
Date & Time: NOV 10TH 16:00-17:15 Location: WDR 3002 Speaker: Oren Hanner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Classical Buddhist thinkers had a lot to say about the nature of reality and human psychology, but unlike Western philosophers, they largely remained silent about sociopolitical issues. Can the Buddhist tradition offer us any useful resources for thinking […]
Report on Born in Shanghai: A Refugee Child’s Journey and Memory of Wartime
Reported by Yuruo Zhang, class of 2027 On Oct. 23, 2025, Duke Kunshan warmly welcomed Sonja MÜHLBERGER, a child of Shanghai Jewish refugee parents. During the sharing, she introduced her remarkable story in Shanghai during World War II. Over 20 students and 4 faculty members attended this lecture. After Sonja’s father was released from the […]
Infusions of Thought: The Circulation of Meanings in Tea, Trade, and Cultural Translation
On the evening of October 30, 2025, the Tea Room on the third floor of the Duke Kunshan University Library was filled with the fragrance of tea and the warmth of reflection. 49 members of the DKU community gathered for the event Infusions of Thought: The Circulation of Meanings in Tea, Trade, and Cultural Translation—an […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: Pee Mak (Pisanthanakun 2013) | Oct 30, 8:28pm
8:28pm | IB 1008 Halloween is upon us! The Nighthawks are thrilled about their Superdeep collaboration with DKU Southeast Asian Club for a collaborative screening of Banjong Pisanthanakun‘s 2013 Pee Mak (…& food & drink). Thu Oct 30, 8:28pm food, 8:38pm film IB 1008 Lecture Hall *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~8pm till […]
Entangled Cartographies Conference
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 not the […]
LGBTQ+ Reading Group: Embracing Diversity
Date & Time: Nov 7 | 12:00 PM-13:00 PM Location: AB 3103 Lunch Provided! Join Dr. Zhenjie Weng & Dr. Yanan Zhao for a discussion on supporting LGBTQ+ college students. Interviews reveal recurring experiences of discrimination, isolation, and avoidance, highlighting the urgent need for more inclusive and supportive campus environments.
Superdeep Nighthawks: Everything Everywhere All At Once (Kwan & Scheinert 2022) | Oct 23, 8:28pm
8:28pm | IB 1008 Another start into another Superdeep session…as usual, let’s not hold back: instead go with the Nighthawks and Kwan & Scheinert‘s 2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once (…& food & drink). Thu Oct 23, 8:28pm food / 8:38pm film IB 1008 Lecture Hall *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~8pm till […]
