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CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRATIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Contemporary political and intellectual changes have called into question the idea that democracy can and should become the dominant political regime globally. In order to understand these developments, this conference gathers scholars to examine non-democratic political thought, understood broadly to include critiques of democracy as well as the study of non-democratic traditions and arguments more […]
Humanities Research Center 2026 Spring Conference Program
FRIDAY, April 03, 2026 08:30-09:00 Registration and Coffee AB1079 09:00-09:15 Opening Remarks AB1079 Carlos rojas, Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University Selina Lai-Henderson, Associate Professor […]
HRC Spring Conference 2026: Student Papers Announced
The Humanities Research Center at Duke Kunshan University is pleased to announce the students whose papers have been accepted for presentation at the 2026 HRC Spring Conference: Nature and Society. We warmly congratulate all presenters and thank everyone who submitted their work. The conference will showcase a diverse range of student research and perspectives exploring […]
Call for Student Helpers for HRC Spring Conference 2026!
We are excited to invite you to be a part of the HRC Spring Conference 2026, where we are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated student helpers to help ensure the success of the event. Below are the key student helpers roles we need to fill: IT Assistance Number of Student Helpers Needed: 4 Responsibilities: Provide technical support […]
Nature and Society: DKU Undergraduate Humanities Spring Conference 2026 | April 3
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) is thrilled to announce its annual Spring Conference 2026, taking place at Duke Kunshan University on April 3, 2026! This year’s theme, “Nature and Society,” explores the dynamic interactions between human societies and the natural world across cultures, time periods, and disciplines. We are excited to welcome our keynote […]
Call for Papers: 2026 DKU Undergraduate Humanities Spring Conference
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) is pleased to announce its annual Spring Conference 2026, which will be held at DKU on April 3, 2026. The conference theme is “Nature and Society,” and Ásta (Professor of Philosophy, Duke University) and Liang Liang Zhang (Assistant Professor of Global China Studies, NYU Shanghai) will serve as keynote […]
Entangled Cartographies Conference
I have rivers but no water; forests but no trees; cities but no buildings. What am I? A map. (origins of riddle unknown) In his 1931 paper “A Non-Aristotelian System and Its Necessity for Rigor in Mathematics and Physics”, Polish American scientist and philosopher Alfred Korzybski introduced the now-iconic phrase, “a map is not the […]
Join Us for Writing Between the Lines — A Three-Day Exploration of Print, Censorship, and Literature
You are warmly invited to join “Writing Between the Lines – Revisiting Print, Censorship, and Literature,” a three-day series of workshops, panels, and discussions featuring Duke and DKU faculty. The event explores how ideas, power, and creativity intersect through the written word — across literature, history, and religion.Wednesday Oct. 29 in LIB 3109 15:00–18:00 Methodology Workshops In […]
Call for Papers: DKU Entangled Cartographies Conference
Overview I have rivers but no water; forests but no trees; cities but no buildings. What am I? A map. (origins of riddle unknown) In his 1931 paper “A Non-Aristotelian System and Its Necessity for Rigor in Mathematics and Physics”, Polish American scientist and philosopher Alfred Korzybski introduced the now-iconic phrase, “a map is […]
Student Report on HRC 2025 Fall Conference
Reported by Yuruo Zhang, class of 2027 On August 29, 2025, the Humanities Fall Conference, “Digital Humanities”, was successfully held at Duke Kunshan University, featuring keynote speakers from Duke University and Zhejiang University, as well as faculty presenters from the Arts and Humanities division at DKU. Dr Mark Hansen, Professor of Literature at Duke […]
