2026 Signature Work Conference and Exhibition – Part 2 Creative Project | April 17
Friday, April 17th | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM This exhibition brings together a range of creative projects from the class of 2026 graduating students. From disappearing Chinatowns and chronic illness to game mechanics rooted in Taoist cosmology and scenario-based civic learning, the works in this exhibition do not simply represent the world. Instead, they […]
Big Congratulations to Prof. Titas Chakraborty – Hagley Prize Finalist!
Big congrats to Prof Titas Chakraborty! Empire of Labor: How the East India Company Colonized Hired Work (University of California Press) has been named a finalist for the 2026 Hagley Prize in Business History—what an incredible achievement! Empire of Labor tells the story of how hired workers experienced and responded to the rise to power […]
From Freud to Game Theory: Exploring the Ethics of Economic Theorizing | April 15
Wednesday, April 15, 4:00 – 5:00 pm | IB 2028 Title: On the Ethics of Economic Theorizing: Perspectives from Psychoanalytical Theory Speaker: M. Ali Khan (Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University) Abstract: On taking Michael Oakeshott’s 1974 distinction between the theorist and the theoretician, and the analogy of the theorist-theorized, to the psychoanalytic category of analyst-analysand, […]
HRC Spring Conference 2026 | Best Paper Award
Congratulations to our six outstanding students on winning the Best Paper Award at HRC’s Spring Conference 2026! The award recipients are Lê Nguyễn Yến Vy (Class of 2026), Yongkun (Vicky) Wu (Class of 2026), Peng Kun (Class of 2026), Wenxi Jiang (Class of 2028), Zhiyuan Mark Ma (Class of 2026), and Ermina Kuzerbayeva (Class of 2028). Your […]
Film Society | “A case that never quite makes sense — and never really needs to.” ｜April 8th
Hosted by Professor Joseph Giacomelli, this week, the Film Society presents to you The Big Lebowski! Directed by the Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski (1998) drifts through a haze of mistaken identity, absurd encounters, and laid-back indifference. What begins as a simple misunderstanding unfolds into a meandering journey where plot gives way to mood, and […]
Report on Panel Discussion: Which Book Made You Fall in Love with History?
Report by Disty Mahmud and Carl Zhang On Wednesday, March 26th, the Archives and History Initiative (AHI) organized a panel discussion inviting faculty and students to discuss books that made them passionate about history. Professor Lei Lin started the discussion with the book Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768 published in 1992 by Philip […]
Report on Reading Group for “Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education”
On March 27, 2026, DKU faculty, staff, and students convened for the latest session of the “Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education” reading group series, focusing on global LGBTQ+ content censorship and the case study of “Censoring ‘Rainbow’” in China by Jamie Zhao. The session opened with an icebreaker discussion where we shared […]
Film Society: Six-String Samurai
Time: 18:00 pm, Thursday, March 27 Location: LIB2101B Film Appreciation Room This week Arthouse Department of DKU Film Society will screen Six-String Samurai (1998), ’s cult post-apocalyptic rock-and-roll odyssey set in a surreal wasteland where music and swordplay collide. Wandering toward a mythic Las Vegas ruled by Elvis impersonators, a lone guitarist-samurai battles mutants, rival […]
Event Report: Humans of DKU Exhibition
Opening Date: March 19, 2026, 5:30-6:30 PM Location: HUM Space (AB1075A) Curators: Yesuidari Amarbayasgalan, Byerikbol (Beck) Yerbol, and Avidikhuu Altangerel Design support: Bilguun Dugarsuren Supervisor: Professor Seth Henderson, The Humans of DKU Exhibition opened on March 19, 2026, at HUM Space (AB1075A), welcoming around 100 attendees and becoming the most highly attended Humanities Research Center […]
Workshop With Duke Philosopher Ásta：“What Are Sex and Gender and WhatDo We Want them to Be? ”
We are honored to host Duke philosopher Ásta for a workshop next Wednesday from 3:30–5:00 PM at Water Pavilion. The session will focus on her recent paper, “What Are Sex and Gender and What Do We Want Them to Be?” Join us for a thought-provoking discussion exploring key questions around sex, gender, and social construction. […]
