Student Report for “Gender + “Community Building” Event
By Nathan Franco, Class of 2028 On October 22, 2024, the HRC’s Gender Studies Lab held a stimulating panel discussion on gender and community building. The panelists included Professors Yeshim Iqbal, a social and community psychologist who primarily studies people’s responses to violence, and Andrew Wortham, a cultural anthropologist who primarily studies sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ groups. […]
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: 12-1pm Location: IB 2025 On November 7, Professor Jan Hua-Henning invites faculty and students to join his book proposal workshop. We’ll discuss his book proposal for Incendiary Cities: Fire, Technology, and the Origins of Modern Emergency Response in Germany and the U.S., 1800-1900. Incendiary Cities explores how and why emergency […]
Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural Education
Date: November 1st, 2024 Time: 8:30 – 16:30 Zoom link:https://duke.zoom.us/j/98333636638 Join us for the Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural Education, co-organized by Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and Wuhan University (WHU) on November 1st, 2024. This exciting one-day hybrid event will feature guest talks, workshops, lightning talks, and a student work exhibition both online and […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: La lengua de las mariposas (Cuerda 1999) | Oct 31, 9:08pm
Time:Thursday Oct11, 9:08pm Location: IB 1008 Event: Superdeep Nighthawks What’s whispering Superdeep in your ear this week? Find out with the Nighthawks and José Luis Cuerda‘s 1999 Lengua de las mariposas (“Butterfly Tongue”…& food & drink).
Superdeep #29: “One Face of Intention” (Nathan Hauthaler) | Nov 7, 5:28pm
Date and time: Nov 7, 5:28pm Location: IB 2026 Joanna Newsom reminds us of good intentions paving company. What company, we’ll find out in our next Superdeep Workshop with Nathan Hauthaler‘s current work on “One Face of Intention” . Snacks & drinks will be served at the Workshop. The Workshop is Superdeep‘s venue for philosophical work-in-progress research & practice. For more info or […]
Student Report on Prof. Dorothy Wang’s Lecture: “Rethinking English Poetics”
Report by Yaxuan Wang, Class of 2027 On Wednesday afternoon, about 40 DKU faculty, staff, and students attended a lecture by Dorothy J. Wang, Professor of American Studies at Williams College and a prominent scholar in contemporary poetics. Prof. Wang’s acclaimed book, Thinking Its Presence: Form, Race, and Subjectivity in Contemporary Asian American Poetry, examines […]
Student Report on Exploring the Digital Archives of the English East India Company
Reported by Sydney Brown, Class of 2026 & Yuruo Zhang, Class of 2027 On Thursday, October 24th, “Exploring the Digital Archives of the English East India Company” event was held by Archives and History Initiative. Nineteen students and faculties, including Prof. Titas Chakraborty, Prof. Jan Hua-Henning, Prof. Kolleen Guy, Prof. Joseph Giacomelli, Prof. Jay Winters, […]
Translating the Mysterious
Translating the Mysterious HUM Space (AB1075A) Monday 11 November, 6:30-8:00pm Translating from one language to another is made more difficult when the terms in question relate to the unseen world of gods, ghosts, and ancestors. Is a Chinese gui 鬼 really the same as the English “ghost” or “devil”? Is a xian 仙 a “fairy” or an “immortal”? How can translate […]
The Many Lives of Shirley Yamaguchi: A Journey Through Identity
Join Us for an Engaging Talk on the Fascinating Life of Shirley Yamaguchi (Li Hsiang-Lan 李香兰) led by Richard M. Davis, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Duke Kunshan University. Event Details: Date: Saturday, November 9 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (GMT+8) Location: Sketchyard Cafe, Dong’an Road 888, Haoshang Bay Building 13, F1, Shanghai, […]
Congratulations to Rasoul Namazi on the Publication of Leo Strauss on Religion: Writings and Interpretations!
We are thrilled to celebrate the release of this essential new volume, expertly edited by Svetozar Y. Minkov (Professor of Philosophy at Roosevelt University) and Rasoul Namazi (Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Duke Kunshan University). Publisher: State University of New York Press Year: 2024 Book Overview: This landmark volume offers a unique glimpse into […]
