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Artist in Residence at DKU
_ao_ao_ing（老妖精）is a performance ensemble that is continuously morphing and finding its shape. Founded in 2018 and based in Shanghai, it has six core members from different disciplines and backgrounds. It is a non-hierarchical group that believes in art through collaboration. _ao_ao_ing makes performances that flirt with the line between theatre and everyday life; and create […]
Statelessness in Asia, Australia and the Pacific during the Global Second World War
The Humanities Research Center is pleased to announce the launch of research project: “Statelessness in Asia, Australia and the Pacific during the Global Second World War,” led by Kolleen Guy and Jay Winter. In this research project, we interrogate the category of statelessness, in the hope of adding a new dimension to the history of […]
Translating Blackness―A Brief History of African American Literature in Post-WWII Japan
The recording is now available here: Presented by HRC Freedom Lab February 22, 2022 @ 10am Beijing Time Join Zoom Speaker: Michio Arimitsu (Keio University） Abstract For the publishers, translators, and general readers of kokujin bungaku [black literature] in post-WWII Japan, African American struggle for freedom and autonomy and their resilient cultural production have served as […]
DKU Humanities Research Center Announces Two New Research Labs
In February 2022, DKU’s Humanities Research Center launched two new research labs: Anthropocene XR Lab and The Citizenship Lab. The labs will enhance the research capacity and profile of Duke Kunshan University, and provide opportunities for research training for students.
March Writing Retreat
*Applications due January 30 This year’s March faculty writing retreat, undertaken jointly by the Center for the Study of Contemporary China and the Humanities Research Center, will take place in the quiet and scenic Linden Centre, Rongchuntang, which is situated in Wengxiang Ancient Village of Dongshan, Suzhou.
Congratulations to Selina Lai-Henderson!
Selina Lai-Henderson, Assistant Professor of US Literature and History at DKU, has been named Chair of the International Committee at the flagship American Studies Association (ASA) starting 2022.She will be setting meeting agendas in the committee on a range of affairs, from planning and moderating workshops for the annual ASA conference, to reviewing submissions for […]
2021 Fall Conference Student Report: Post-Conference Film & Discussion
Post-Conference Film and Discussion: That’s Not How I Remembered It by Zishuo Wu The Japanese film, Rashomon (1951), was introduced to the audience by Prof. Richard Davies in his film discussion titled, “That’s Not How I Remembered it.” With it being the first Japanese movie that made a splash overseas, Prof. Davies raised both cultural […]
Student Report: Third Space Lab’s Guest Speaker Series
Dr. Chad Hoggan: The Varieties of Transformative Experience By Hantian Zhang Class of 2025 On December 3rd, 2021, Dr. Chad Hoggan was invited as the speaker to Third Space Lab’s “Guest Speakers Series” to speak about “The Varieties of Transformative Experience.” As an Associate Professor of Adult & Lifelong Education at North Carolina State University […]
2021 Fall Conference Student Report – Cao Fei Keynote Address
By Hantian Zhang As the last keynote lecture in 2021 Humanities Research Center’s Fall Conference, Behind the Scenes: Cao Fei in conversation with Zairong Xiang adopted a unique form. In this lecture, Professor Zairong Xiang, who researches in art and literature, asked questions to renowned multimedia artist Cao Fei, which generated a conversation for audience […]
2021 Fall Conference Student Report – Cao Fei Student Seminar
By Hantian Zhang Cao Fei, winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (2021) , is an internationally-renowned Chinese contemporary artist. She was the guest of the one of the three student seminars in 2021 Humanities Research Center’s Fall Conference. The prerequisite of this seminar was to watch two of Cao Fei’s films about the […]
