HRC Funding Opportunities: Call for Proposals for Spring 2025
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) invites proposals from all DKU/Duke faculty and affiliates working on humanities-related projects. Projects should be based at DKU and/or connect Duke and DKU faculty. Proposals should be sent to Fei Xu at fx20@duke.edu by Dec 14th, 2024. All approved projects should be completed by June 30, 2025. Small Events Large Events […]
Student Report on Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural Education
Report by Delfin Kaplan, class of 2027 On November 1st, 2024, Dr. Xin Zhang, assistant professor of Chinese and Intercultural Communication from the Langauge and Culture Center at Duke Kunshan University(DKU), and Dr. Peiru Tong, associate professor of International Education at Wuhan University (WHU) co-hosted the Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural […]
Event Report: Lecture on “Western Feminism and Its Analytics in Neoliberal Times”
On November 7th 2024 Professor Anna Krylova delivered a zoom lecture for the Gender Studies Lab titled “Western Feminism and Its Analytics in Neoliberal Times.” Prof. Krylova is a professor of History and Gender, Feminist and Sexuality Studies at Duke University. She is a specialist on the history of gender and feminism, with a particular […]
Student Report on Reading Group for “Stretched Kinship: Parental Rejection and Acceptance of Queer Youth in Chinese Families”
Report by Yaxuan Wang, class of 2027 & Photo by Ruixiang Hu, Class of 2027 On Friday, November 8, 2024, DKU faculty, staff, and students gathered for our last reading group session in this semester. This time, the focus was on John Wei’s Stretched Kinship: Parental Rejection and Acceptance of Queer Youth in Chinese Families(2023), an […]
Call for Proposals: Duke-DKU Collaborative Research Initiatives
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) invites proposals for collaborative research initiatives involving a combination of Duke and DKU faculty, and engaging with the Humanities (with the Humanities understood broadly as covering the traditional humanities, the interpretive social sciences, and the creative arts). Applicants may request up to $10,000 per initiative, and the funds must […]
Migratory Ghost Series Presents: A Reading with Juli Min, Zhou Sivan, & Student Winners
Time: Nov. 22, 5-6:30 PM Room: AB1075A Join Us for a Special Literary Event! Enjoy an afternoon immersed in storytelling and poetry, featuring: ✨ Juli Min – Author of Shanghailanders, Juli brings the vibrant narratives of Shanghai to life in her unique style. ✨ Zhou Sivan – Poet and author of three impactful chapbooks: Zero Copula (Delete Press, 2015), which explores poetic form; Sea Hypocrisy (DoubleCross […]
Exploring Family Ties in Modernity: Pre-Screening of The Dependence of The Old House Captivates DKU Audience
Report by Zhuoyuan Chen, Class of 2026 & Photo by Ruixiang Hu, Class of 2027 On October 22nd, Duke Kunshan University hosted a special pre-screening of The Dependence of The Old House, an evocative feature film by director Anping Shi. Held in the IB 1008 Lecture Hall, the screening, organized by the Media Arts Lab […]
Call for Student Artwork Submissions: Theme – “Body”
Humanities Research Center | HUM Space Exhibit The Humanities Research Center invites students to submit their artwork for an upcoming exhibition with the theme of Body. We encourage diverse expressions and perspectives on this exhibit theme. We welcome submissions of various mediums, including but not limited to: Paintings / Drawings / Digital Art/ Sculptures / Mixed Media Submission Deadline: […]
Book Proposal Workshop: Incendiary Cities: Fire, Technology, and the Origins of Modern Emergency Response in Germany and the U.s.,1800-1900
Date: November 7 (Thursday) Time: 12-1 pm Location: IB 2025 Join Professor Jan Hua-Henning’s book proposal workshop on November 7! We’ll delve into Incendiary Cities: Fire, Technology, and the Origins of Modern Emergency Response in Germany and the U.S., 1800-1900, exploring how 19th-century emergency fire services evolved and the societal values they upheld. Book proposals, like research […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: “The Beat That My Heart Skipped”
Date and time: Thursday Nov 7, Thu, 9:08pm Location: IB 1008 Event: Superdeep Nighthawks This week’s Nighthawks with Jacques Audiard‘s 2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped (“De battre mon coeur s’est arrète“…& food & drink). Thu Nov 7, 9:08pm IB 1008.
