Join the Humanities Research Center Team!
We are looking for motivated and detail-oriented student workers to support the Humanities Research Center (HRC). In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in event planning, project coordination, social media, and administrative support while contributing to the success of HRC programs and initiatives. Open Positions 1. Student Photographer (2 positions) Responsibilities: o Capture and […]
May 25th | Yiddish in China Research Seminar
Join us for the Yiddish in China Research Seminar at Duke Kunshan University on May 25, 2026. Featuring international scholars, the event explores Yiddish literature, history, and its connections with China through talks, panels, and discussions across cultures. We warmly welcome all DKU students, faculty, and staff to attend and be part of the conversation.
Humans of DKU won the “Diversity and Inclusion Effort of the Year” Award
The Humans of DKU Exhibition was held from March 19 to April 5, 2026, at HUM Space (AB1075A). It was curated by students Yesuidari Amarbayasgalan, Byerikbol (Beck) Yerbol, and Avidikhuu Altangerel, under the supervision of Professor Seth Henderson, with support from Bilguun Dugarsuren, and funded by an HRC HUM Space exhibition grant. The exhibition featured […]
Early Buddhist Sculpture in Riverine South India | May 7th
May 7, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ｜ LIB 1117｜ Speaker: Kalyani Madhura Ramachandran When we think of ancient Indian Buddhist art, do we often focus on northern sites like Gandhara or Mathura? Hidden along the rivers of South India lies the site of Phanigiri, home to early Buddhist sculptures from the 1st–4th centuries CE. […]
Talk about Noguchi’s India ｜ May 6th
May 6, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |LIB 1117 | Speaker: Kalyani Madhura Ramachandran Did you know that the career of Isamu Noguchi, the master of modernist sculpture, was profoundly shaped by his encounters with India’s ancient stone art? His journey began in 1949 at Mahabalipuram, and over the years, the forms and textures of […]
Thematic Short Film Screening about Memory, Identity & Resistance
Tue, April 21 | 7 PM | CCTE Performance Cafe Join us for an evening of six short films from four countries, circling with one persistent question: whose story gets to be told, and what does it cost to tell your own? From queer homecoming in China to political uprising in Myanmar, from a Moroccan […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
