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Celebrating the Success of Prof. Richer’s Workshop and HUM Exhibit at NYU Shanghai
We are delighted that Prof. Renee Richer’s workshop, “Planting Relationships: A Sensorial Introduction to Plant Structure and Common Food Plant Families,” previously held at DKU, enjoyed a successful launch in NYU Shanghai. The HUM exhibit, “Flora and Feminists: The Subversive Science of Botany,” featuring the work by Professors Richer, Erin Wilkerson, and Dingyi Xu, and […]
Provincializing Earth: The Making of a Planet since 1946
Thursday December 4, 5-6:15 PM, AB1079 Speaker: Alexander C.T. Geppert, New York University and NYU Shanghai Global history is currently attempting to reinvent itself under the supposedly new label ‘planetary history’ yet without paying much attention to the planet’s outerspatial environment. Divided into four segments – planetization, picturization, satellization, extraterrestrialization – this talk argues that […]
The Sublime Body in Pain: Ballet, the Nation and the Female Ideal in Contemporary China
Thursday November 27, 5:00-6:15pm, Lib 2115 Speaker: Professor Ziying Cui, Visiting Lecturer of Dance at DKU In 2015, Huawei shocked the world with a striking advertisement: a ballerina’s foot, one perfectly poised in a satin shoe, the other bruised and bleeding beneath its bandages. For Huawei’s founder, this tortured foot symbolized both “pain and happiness” […]
Punishment Park, a film by Peter Watkins
Time: Nov. 25th, 6:30 pm (Screening at 7:15) Space: Performance Cafe Drinks & refreshments are provided at the event. A film screening event of Punishment Park, a film by Peter Watkins, presented by the Fascism and Everyday Life Initiative, hosted by Duke Kunshan Humanities Research Center.
Superdeep Nighthawks: Into the Inferno (Herzog 2016) | Nov 6, 8:28pm
8:28pm | IB 1008 As the days get cooler and the session is heating up join the Nighthawks and Werner Herzog for a Superdeep dive Into the Inferno (…& food & drink). Time: Thu Nov 6, 8:28pm (food; 8:38 film) Location: IB 1008 (Lecture Hall) *** The Superdeep Nighthawks offer a space for late birds to take Superdeep respite after a week of […]
Join the Fascism and Everyday Life Reading Group
Join us for engaging sessions hosted by the DKU HRC Fascism and Everyday Life Initiative: Mondays, 3:00–4:30 PM – Performance Cafe Thursdays, 4:00–5:00 PM – DKU Book Printing & Production Studio (LIB 3109) For more information, contact Robin Rodd at rhr10@duke.edu. Week 1 – What is fascism? 20 October Macron Federico. 2025. Fascism: The History of a Word. University of Chicago […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: Les quatre cents coups (Truffaut 1959) | Aug 28, 8:28pm
8:28pm | IB 1008 Join the Nighthawks for a revisit of Jean-Pierre Léaud’s rebellious début in François Truffaut‘s 1959 Les quatre cents coups (& food & drink). Thu Sept 18, 8:28pm IB 1008 (Lecture Hall). *** Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~8pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow this link; for more info […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki 1984) | Sept 25, 8:28
8:28pm | IB 1008 Ever wished Hayao Miyazaki made an animated version of Dune but with a strong female lead? Well, he has! Join the Nighthawks for a film so Superdeep & superpowerful it helped create Studio Ghibli: Miyazaki’s 1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (& food & drink). Thu Sept 25, 8:28pm IB 1008 […]
SIGNATURE WORKSHOP – History & History-Related Projects
Join us to share your progress and receive feedback from faculty and students! Date & Time: Wednesday, Sept 17 | 17:00–19:00 Location: AB3109 Refreshments: Snacks & drinks provided This event is presented by Disty Mahmud, Jiayi Wei, Zhenan Xie, Carl Renyuan Zhang & John Runkun Zhao as part of the Archives and History Initiative at […]
