Event Report on the 2nd Chinese Theater Night Workshop 1: Acting
Reported by Hui Yao, Lecturer in Chinese Language, Duke Kunshan University The 2nd Chinese Theater Night Workshop 1: Acting On September 7, 2025, the first workshop of the “2nd Chinese Theater Night” was successfully held in the CCT Performance Café. The event was organized by Hui Yao from the Language and Culture Center, in collaboration […]
Mic Drop: A Night at HUM Space
Part of the Humanities Research Center’s 2025 Spring Conference Get ready to have an amazing night! The Humanities Research Center is throwing an epic karaoke night at HUM Space, and you’re invited to join in the fun. Whether you’re ready to belt out your favorite tunes or simply cheer on your friends, this is the […]
Gambling and Early Modern Vernacular Stories: Feng Menglong 馮夢龍 (1574-1646) and Li Yu 李漁 (1611-1680)
Guest Talk for LIT 217/CHINESE 417 Li Yu and Seventeenth-century Chinese Pop Culture. When: Apr. 16 (W) 12:00-1:30 pm Location: CCT E1012 Abstract This talk examines representations of gambling in the late Ming and early Qing vernacular stories (huaben 4). Focusing on two stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍 (1574-1646) and Li Yu 李漁 (1611-1680), I […]
Joking, Swearing, Translating: Two Days on Intercultural Translation
Have you ever wondered why some jokes don’t translate well into another language? Or how profanity in different languages and dialects can impart incisive wisdom or even express poetic beauty? Two Days on Intercultural Translation opens the gateway to the hilarious, tricky, and thought-provoking world of cross-cultural storytelling. Two Days on Intercultural Translation invites you into […]
RAS Art Focus March 16 – China’s Arts and Aesthetics of the Past: Art, Display and Performance in Prehistoric China
When Mar 16, 2025 (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM) (GMT+8) Where Zaizhijian Space 在之间 5F, 638 Zhaohua Road (near Yan’an West Road), Changning District 长宁区昭化路638号五楼（靠近延安西路） Shanghai, China Curated and moderated by RAS Art Focus Convener and Art Historian Julie Chun, we continue our studies in the 2024-2025 series China’s Arts and Aesthetics of the Past as we delve into the material […]
DKU Film Society Presents: The Best of Sofia Coppola
This Thursday at CCTE Theatre, we’re thrilled to present a screening of The Virgin Suicides (“处女之死,” 1999) as part of our “The Best of…” series. This hauntingly poetic debut by Sofia Coppola is a mesmerizing exploration of memory, desire, and the unknowable depths of adolescence. Set in suburban 1970s America, The Virgin Suicides follows the […]
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, […]
Inaugural DKU Kunqu Festival Highlights the Role of Premodern Drama in the Chinese Liberal Arts Tradition
From May 10th to 12th, 2024, Prof. Kim Hunter Gordon from Arts & Humanities and Prof. YAO Hui from the Languages & Cultures Center hosted the inaugural DKU Kunqu Festival, exploring how universities can integrate Kunqu into liberal arts curricula and campus life. Co-funded by the DKU Humanities Research Center and Center for Research […]
HRC Student Film Festival
Date & Time: 4.26 8 PM Venue: IB Lecture Hall Featuring works including: Eternity by Chujie Cao (02:35) Dreams of Skateboarding by Liew (4:52) Lost in Art by Yinan Wang (8:31) Hand Book by Lan Wei (4:13) My Bamboo Teacher by Jessie Cao (8:18) Bubble Gum by Chengxi, Hanxi, Yile, & Mengyue (3:24) Emotional Holiday by […]
“I found myself in this grey and dull city…”: Valery Pereleshin and the Russian poetry circle in wartime Shanghai
Tuesday, February 27 | From 3 to 4 pm |CCT E4011 Join Professors Zairong Xiang and Caio Yurgel on a journey to explore: Speaker: Katya Knyazeva (Novosibirsk, Russia), is a historian and a journalist focusing on urban form, heritage preservation, and the Russian diaspora in Shanghai. She is the author of Shanghai Old Town. Topography of a Phantom […]
