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Film Society: Linda Linda Linda (2005) | April 15
Wednesday, April 15th, 6pm | IB Lecture Hall “Four girls, one song, and a day that changes everything.” This Wednesday, DKU Film Society will present to you the movie Linda Linda Linda (2005). Four high school girls scrambling to prepare for a cultural festival after everything falls apart at the last minute. What follows is […]
Superdeep Nighthawks: La haine (Hatred; Kassovitz 1995) | Apr 16, 8:28pm
8:58pm | IB 1008 Join the Nighthawks this week for one of the great and ever timely social thrillers: Mathieu Kassovitz‘s 1995 La haine (Hatred…& food & drink). Please note that, to accommodate the screening of this year’s Signature Work films (6-9pm CCT), we’ll start a little later this week. ▷ Apr 16, 8:58pm ▷ IB 1008 Lecture Hall […]
PALESTINE 36 Screening | 4.17
April 17th 8 PM | IB LectureHall In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colorhial rule,Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire. This event is co-sponsored by the DKU SWANA Club, HRC Fascism and Everyday Life Initiative and the Cultural & Societies Major.
Tea Culture Week 2026 | A Journey Through Tea: Culture, Senses, and Everyday Life | April 20–23
Tea Culture Week 2026 A Journey Through Tea: Culture, Senses, and Everyday Life Date | April 20–23 Venue | Duke Kunshan University Tea is more than a drink. It is a way of slowing down, noticing, and connecting. This Tea Culture Week is not simply a collection of events, but a thoughtfully designed experience. We […]
Report on HRC Spring Conference 2026
Reported by Hao Zheng, class of 2029 On April 3, Duke Kunshan University’s Humanities Research Center held its annual undergraduate spring conference, bringing together 80 participants under the theme “Nature and Society.” The event explored the intersections between human communities and the natural world through diverse topics including gender, ecology, sustainability, craft, disability, memory, and […]
April 29 | Elemental Nationalism: Vies of China from earth and air
4.29 | 5:30-7:00 PM | AB 1079 People have long seized on that which they consider elemental as building blocks of their symbolic worlds, including their national identities. Recent work in the environmental humanities contends that attention to “elemental materiality” can help us to decenter the human and think ecologically about social issues. In that […]
LGBTQ+ Reading Group: Embracing Diversity | 4.17
Join Dr. Zhenjie Weng and Dr. Yanan Zhao for a timely discussion on how colleges can better support LGBTQ+ students. The conversation will explore recurring experiences of discrimination, isolation, and self-censorship—and underscore the urgent need for more inclusive, affirming campus environments. Come be part of the conversation and help shape a more inclusive future for our campuses.
Talk: Ordinary Frontier at the Desert’s Edge: Aspirational Ecology and Sedimented Infrastructures in Northwestern China | April 16
April 16 | 2:00-3:30 pm | CCT E 4011 Talk title: Ordinary Frontier at the Desert’s Edge: Aspirational Ecology and Sedimented Infrastructures in Northwestern China Abstract: Across the globe, governments are building ‘green’ infrastructures almost everywhere to confront ecological crises, yet most studies focus on iconic megaprojects rather than ordinary, low‑profile frontiers. Focusing on Taole, […]
2026 Signature Work Conference and Exhibition – Part 2 Creative Project | April 17
Friday, April 17th | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM This exhibition brings together a range of creative projects from the class of 2026 graduating students. From disappearing Chinatowns and chronic illness to game mechanics rooted in Taoist cosmology and scenario-based civic learning, the works in this exhibition do not simply represent the world. Instead, they […]
Big Congratulations to Prof. Titas Chakraborty – Hagley Prize Finalist!
Big congrats to Prof Titas Chakraborty! Empire of Labor: How the East India Company Colonized Hired Work (University of California Press) has been named a finalist for the 2026 Hagley Prize in Business History—what an incredible achievement! Empire of Labor tells the story of how hired workers experienced and responded to the rise to power […]
