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Un/Wellness in a Dis/Connected World: A Workshop with Prof. Rolf Nolasco
AI is more than a tool. It quietly shapes how we study, connect, and cope with demands of our academic and personal lives. At times it eases stress and isolation, but it can also deepen dependency and distraction. This workshop invites students into a grounded conversation about AI’s hidden impacts on daily life and offers […]
RAS China Library: The China Journal
The library contains a number of copies of China Journal, an English language popular magazine that was published in the International Settlement in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930. This list was compiled by Kyle Chun on May 17, 2017 Note: X 2 denotes that the library has two copies These journals are in the […]
RAS China Archives: China Express and Telegraph
The RAS China library contains a number of original copies of The China Express and Telegraph, a weekly newspaper published in London, containing information relevant to the Far East. A number of these copies have been digitized into searchable PDF files. 1928 January 05 45.1MB 1928 January 12 43MB 1928 January 26 53.7MB 1928 February […]
RAS China Archives: Tess Johnston
Prior to her retirement in the United States in 2016, long-time Shanghai resident, author, and US Foreign Service Officer Tess Johnston donated part of her personal archive to the Royal Asiatic Society, China. The library, as part of a digitization project jointly undertaken with Duke Kunshan University, has now scanned all nine boxes of papers, […]
The Archives of the Royal Asiatic Society, China
In September 2024 the Humanities Research Center launched its pilot partnership program with the Royal Asiatic Society, China (RAS). Under the supervision of DKU Associate Dean James Miller and DKU Archivist Ryder Kouba, students William Tran (DKU’28) and Elliot Aung (DKU’28) undertook the work of digitizing the library’s archives and catalog respectively. Background The RAS […]
Research Assistant Positions at HRC Harmony Lab
The Harmony Lab at the Humanities Research Center is seeking two research assistants to work with Professors Hwa Yeong Wang and James Miller on research into Confucianism and feminism. For more information about the Harmony Lab, visit our webpage.
Top Takeaways from The Spirit of Space Conference
Last week, my colleague Ben Van Overmeire and I were pleased to welcome a dazzling array of visitors to the beautiful campus of Duke Kunshan University to talk about all things space. We timed the conference to coincide with China’s Dragon Boat Festival, which commemorates the hero Qu Yuan who, among other things, wrote one […]
Visitor Registration Open for the Spirit of Space Exploration Conference
The Humanities Research Center at Duke Kunshan University is pleased to announce that visitor registration is now open for its conference on The Spirit of Space Exploration in China and the West, which runs from June 6-8, 2024. A full conference program may be viewed online here. The conference features four keynote speakers and some […]
The Spirit of Space Exploration in China and the West: Conference Program
Visitors who wish to attend the conference should register by June 4, 2024. Download a copy of the program book here. Thursday, June 6, 2024 0900 Welcome and Introduction from the Organizers (James Miller and Ben Van Overmeire) 0910 Welcome and Introduction from the ASU Space Intersections Conference (Jack Traphagan) 0930-1030 “Shooting Down Souls… Good […]
A Visit to Wudangshan
From March 21 to March 24, 2024, DKU Professors Hwa Yeong Wang and James Miller, along with two Religious Studies students, Caroline Moon and Mateja Bokan, traveled for an enriching educational journey to Wuhan University, followed by a visit to the sacred Daoist Wudang Mountain. This trip, organized by the Humanities Research Center, was aimed […]
