Student Report | Concert & Roundtable Discussion: To the Fleeting Water Say｜告潺潺流水
Reported by Alexandra Aliu (Class of 2029) “To the Fleeting Water Say” serves as both the world premiere of Professor Maximiliano Amici’s new chamber music composition and the closing event for the Humanities Research Center (HRC) exhibition Feeling into Form: Art, Movement and the Making of Empathy. The performance draws inspiration from the Yijing (I […]
FEELING INTO FORM: Art, Movement, and the Making of Empathy
Event Information September 15 | 6:00 PM Community Center Theater Organized by Heritage Lab, with Prof. Jung Choi and Prof. Kolleen Guy What can happen when music and visual art respond to similar ideas? Join us on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:00 pm in the CCTE Theater for the closing concert of the exhibition Feeling […]
Feeling into Form: Art, Movement, and the Making of Empathy
People move. They move across borders, between languages and cultures, toward new lives or away from danger. Sometimes movement is chosen; sometimes it is forced. Wherever people go, they carry memories, stories, sounds, images, and traditions. Movement shapes people: in turn, people reshape the art and cultures they encounter. Feeling into Form asks what happens […]
Report on Born in Shanghai: A Refugee Child’s Journey and Memory of Wartime
Reported by Yuruo Zhang, class of 2027 On Oct. 23, 2025, Duke Kunshan warmly welcomed Sonja MÜHLBERGER, a child of Shanghai Jewish refugee parents. During the sharing, she introduced her remarkable story in Shanghai during World War II. Over 20 students and 4 faculty members attended this lecture. After Sonja’s father was released from the […]
Born in Shanghai: A Refugee Child’s Journey and Memory of Wartime
Date: Oct. 23 Time: 11：45am-1:15 pm Location: AB1079 Join us for a special lecture with Sonja Mühlberger, whose parents fled to Shanghai in 1939 after her father was imprisoned in a concentration camp for four weeks. Following her mother’s efforts to secure his release, the family settled in Shanghai, where Sonja was born. She is among more […]
Student Report on Heritage Lab Launch
Reported by Philip Yanakiev, class of 2027 On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, faculty, staff, and students gathered at the library for the launch of the Heritage Lab, co-led by Professor Kolleen Guy and Professor Jung Choi. Professor Guy opened the session by introducing the lab and its inspiration – the UNESCO grant-funded project “Museums as […]
Join Heritage Lab Lunch & Lecture!
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Time:12:00–1:00 PM Location: LIB 2123 You are warmly invited to join us for the Heritage Lab lunch and lecture with Professor Yujie Zhu, next Tuesday, August 26, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. in LIB 2123. Lunch will be provided. Professor Zhu is a leading scholar of heritage studies whose research explores global museum practices, memory politics, and the […]
