Ganzhi (干支), for Saxophone and Piano: People
Maximiliano Amici’s research focuses on the exploration of new artistic and theoretical paths for contemporary composition. He strives to contribute to bridging the current gap between new music and most audiences. Recently, he wrote a dramatic cantata for baritone, large chamber ensemble, male choir and electronics based on The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar […]
Ganzhi (干支), for Saxophone and Piano: About
Ganzhi (干支), for saxophone and piano will be composed and recorded in early 2027 with the collaboration of Prof. Susan Fancher, an appointed Lecturing Fellow of Music in the Duke Music Department. The title refers directly to the sixty-year cycle of the Chinese lunar calendar; the work will be composed using a technique derived from the calendar’s underlying structure. […]
The Art of Dwelling: Tea, Attention, and Intercultural Co-Presence: People
Project Lead Dr. Lianyun Pang Lecturer, Language and Culture Center Core Member, Chinese Arts of Education Lab Institute for Global Higher Education (IGHE) Dr. Pang’s teaching and research focus on intercultural communication, Chinese language education, public humanities, and embodied learning. Her recent work explores how tea-centered experiences can foster attention, dialogue, and shared presence across […]
The Art of Dwelling: Tea, Attention, and Intercultural Co-Presence: About
The Art of Dwelling: Tea, Attention, and Intercultural Co-Presence is a Public Humanities initiative at Duke Kunshan University exploring how everyday practices of tea sharing can deepen attention, foster intercultural understanding, and invite new ways of being together. Rather than treating tea simply as a cultural tradition or an object of study, the project approaches it […]
September 2nd | Film Society | Dune Double Feature
September 2nd | Film Society | Dune Double Feature A desert world. A prophecy. And the price of becoming a messiah. This Wednesday, hosted by Professor Ben Van Overmeire, DKU Film Society invites you to a back-to-back screening of Dune: Part One (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), Denis Villeneuve’s monumental adaptation of Frank Herbert’s […]
KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIO Paul B. Jaskot Paul Jaskot received his PhD in Art History from Northwestern University. He teaches courses on architectural history, modern architecture and urban planning, and German art with a particular emphasis on National Socialist Germany. In addition to his teaching, Jaskot is also the Co-Director of the Digital Art History […]
Feeling into Form: Art, Movement, and the Making of Empathy
People move. They move across borders, between languages and cultures, toward new lives or away from danger. Sometimes movement is chosen; sometimes it is forced. Wherever people go, they carry memories, stories, sounds, images, and traditions. Movement shapes people: in turn, people reshape the art and cultures they encounter. Feeling into Form asks what happens […]
August 26th | Film Society | Interstella
Love transcends every boundary of time and space. Hosted by Professor Henderson, this Wednesday, DKU Film Society presents to you the masterpiece movie Interstellar (2014). Directed by Christopher Nolan, this scientifically rigorous and emotionally profound film is set in a dying Earth plagued by ecological collapse and global famine. It follows former NASA astronaut and […]
DKU Film Society｜Curatorial Statement of The Science Fiction Series
DKU Film Society｜Curatorial Statement of The Science Fiction Series A new academic year, another year of Film Society at DKU. To open the year, our first theme will be Science Fiction. Science fiction has long been associated with aliens, spaceships, and distant futures, but beneath the spectacle are questions that feel much closer to home: […]
Humanities Research Center 2026 Fall Conference Program
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) is excited to announce its 2026 Fall Conference, taking place at Duke Kunshan University on August 28–29, 2026! This year’s theme, “Art at the Margins,” brings together scholars to explore how art, culture, history, and society intersect at the edges of established narratives and perspectives. We’re thrilled to welcome our keynote speaker, Paul B. […]
