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The conference: Challenges to Democratic Thought and Practice in Global Perspective
The conference *Challenges to Democratic Thought and Practice in Global Perspective* was held at Duke Kunshan University from May 1 to 3, 2026. Hosted by the Lab for Global Social and Political Thought at the Humanities Research Center, the event brought together scholars working across democratic theory, comparative political thought, Confucian political theory, Islamic political […]
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 […]
Report on Entangled Cartographies: Mapping the Unmappable in a Digital Age
Report on Entangled Cartographies: Mapping the Unmappable in a Digital Age Reported by Kymbat Altybay, class of 2028 On November 6-7, 2025, the IB Lecture Hall at Duke Kunshan hosted the international conference “Entangled Cartographies.” For two days, a unique group of thinkers gathered to solve an urgent question: how do we chart digital, ecological, […]
Report on “Gathering the Cracks: Poetic Counter-Mapping of Informal Networks in Bacheng”
English and Chinese reported by Zhiyuan Mark Ma, Junyi Yu, Jiaxin Wang On November 6, 2025, the Entangled Cartographies Conference (Track II: Networked Societies), hosted by Prof. Benjamin Bacon, gathered scholars and students to explore the changing landscapes of mapping, networks, and spatial imagination in the digital age. During this panel, DKU students Zhiyuan Mark […]
Activity Recap: Japanese Tea Ceremony Etiquette and Appreciation
On Friday, November 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM, about twenty students and faculty members gathered for a special Japanese Tea Ceremony workshop. This event is part of China-Japan Post-1945 event series. Prof. Cong Li from the Language and Culture Center invited a specialist of the Japanese tea ceremony from Shanghai, who held the workshop at […]
“I Want to Deceive People”: Explore Lu Xun’s Japanese Essay
Date & Time: November 12th, 12:00–13:30 Venue: LIB1123 Speaker:Taku Kurashige He is Associate Professor at Tsinghua University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (he also holds a PhD from Tsinghua). His research dives into modern Chinese/Japanese literatures, Sino-Japanese-American relations, and intellectual history. In this session, Prof. Kurashige will dissect “I Want to Deceive People” by […]
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 […]
Report a lecture on Zen Master Zekkai Chūshun
Reported by Ben Van Overmeire, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies On September 10, 2025, faculty and students gathered in Room IB1047 to attend a lecture on Zen Master Zekkai Chūshun (1336–1405), a Japanese Rinzai Zen monk and poet. The speaker, Paul S. Atkins, a professor of Japanese in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures […]
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 […]
