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GENDER + COMMUNITY BUILDING
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on Gender and Community Building hosted by HRC GENDER STUDIES LAB. Our panelists will delve into topics surrounding gender dynamics, inclusivity, and community-building efforts.
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: The Water Pavilion
Dinner will be provided!
Panelists:
- Professor Yeshim Iqbal
- Professor Andrew Wortham
RSVP by October 21, 2024
Superdeep Nighthawks: Saltburn (Fennell 2023) | Thu Sept 19, 8:08p
8:08pm | IB 1008 
A seemingly 10-day long week… Classes on Friday and Saturday… Join the Nighthawks for a spicy Superdeep midway break with Emerald Fennell‘s 2023 Saltburn (…& food & drink).
Thu Sept 19, 8:08pm IB 1008.
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Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~9pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep generally, follow this one.
Superdeep is sponsored by DKU’s Humanities Research Center.
“GENDER+ LABOR” Discussion Panel
We are thrilled to invite you to an insightful discussion on gender and labor, featuring a distinguished panel of professors who will share their expertise and perspectives on this important topic.
Date: Tuesday, 09/24
Time: 6:00 – 7:15 PM
Location: The Water Pavilion (Faculty discussions followed by Q&A)
Panelists:
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- Professor Jaehee Choi
- Professor Nellie Chu
- Professor Sajida Tuxun
The Gender+ Talk series delves into the intersections of gender with a variety of topics, offering rich discussions hosted by the HRC Gender Studies Lab. This series highlights DKU faculty whose research or teaching engages with gender issues. Past discussions have covered themes such as Gender+Language, Gender+Feminism, Gender+Household, and Gender+Mind.
This is a fantastic opportunity to explore critical issues at the intersection of gender and labor. We look forward to your participation!
Please RSVP to confirm your attendance. Dinner will be provided!
Superdeep Nighthawks: Quiz Show (Redford 1994) | Thu Sept 12, 9:08pm
9:08pm | IB 1008
Midterms… Academic practice gruel… What a better way to take a Superdeep breather than with a movie about cheating teachers. Join the Nighthawks for Robert Redford‘s 1994 Quiz Show (…& food & drink).
Thu Sept 12, 9:08pm IB 1008.
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Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~9pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep generally, follow this one.
Superdeep is sponsored by DKU’s Humanities Research Center.
Casual Queering: Navigating Chinese Gay Dating Apps Wrong
Join us for an engaging session “Casual Queering: Playing Chinese Gay Dating Apps Wrong”, led by Andrew Wortham, Cultures & Movements Visiting Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology. This thought-provoking talk will delve into how gay men navigate and challenge the norms of dating apps, in a digital world filled with fake profiles and headless torsos.
- Date: Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
- Time: 6:00-7:00 PM
- Location: IB 1047
Pizza and boba will be provided! RSVP by September 10th to secure your spot and join this fascinating discussion. Don’t miss out!
Superdeep Nighthawks: Suzume (Shinkai 2023) | Thu Sept 5, 9:08pm
9:08pm | IB 1008
A magical cat? A sentient chair? Portals aplenty? Sounds Superdeep! Join the Nighthawks for Makoto Shinkai‘s 2023 Suzume (…& food & drink).
Thu Sept 5, 9:08pm IB 1008.
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Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~9pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep generally, follow this one.
Superdeep is sponsored by DKU’s Humanities Research Center.
Join the Sustainable Futures Reading Group with Prof. Robin Rodd
We are excited to announce the launch of the Sustainable Futures Reading Group, led by Prof. Rodd. This engaging group invites all students and faculty at DKU to participate.
Sustainable Futures Reading Group: Extractivism, Metabolism, and Emancipation
Convener: Prof. Robin Rodd
Contact: rhr10@duke.edu
Time: Tuesdays, 3-4 PM
Room: WDR3002
Join Prof. Robin Rodd in exploring critical readings on sustainable futures. This group will delve into contemporary texts discussing alternatives to socially and environmentally unjust development practices and possibilities for creating sustainable forms of living. Participants from all academic backgrounds are welcome to join each week, regardless of their progress with the readings.
Reading Schedule:
- 10 September
Toscano, Alberto. Terms of Disorder: Keywords for an Interregnum. Seagull Books.- Ch. 3 Reform, pp. 75-83
- Ch. 7 Resistance, pp. 133-142
- Ch. 11 Freedom, pp. 214-234
Romano, Onofrio. Towards a Society of Degrowth. Routledge.
- Ch. 4 Beyond the Servile: The Society of Degrowth, pp. 82-112
- 17 September
Chaudhary, Ajay Singh. The Exhausted Earth: Politics in a Burning World. Repeater Books.- Ch. 1 We’re Not in This Together, pp. 1-46
- Ch. 2 The Extractive Circuit, pp. 47-76
- Ch. 4 The Exhausted Earth, pp. 161-236
- 24 September
Malm, Andreas. The Progress of This Storm: Nature and Society in a Warming World. Verso.- Ch. 2 On Combined Development: Against Hybridism, pp. 44-77
- Ch. 6, Ch. 7, Ch. 8, pp. 177-231
- 8 October
Veltmeyer, Henry & Ezquerro-Cañete (eds.). From Extractivism to Sustainability: Scenarios and Lessons from Latin America. Routledge.- Ch. 7 Puyana-Mutis & Rodriguez Pena, The Green Energy Transition: Expansion and Deepening of Extractivism, pp. 119-140
- Ch. 11 Barkin, Communities in Resistance: Forging a Communitarian Revolutionary Subject, pp. 203-218
- Ch. 12 Gudynas, Post-Extractivist Transitions: Concepts, Sequences, and Examples, pp. 221-240
- Ch. 15 Veltmeyer & Ezquerro-Canete, Development Beyond Extractivism: Lessons and Alternate Pathways, pp. 277-300
- 15 October
Saito, Kohei. Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto. Astra House - 22 October
Krause, Sharon. Eco-Emancipation: An Earthly Politics of Freedom. Princeton - 5 November
De Molina, Manuel González & Toledo, Victor M. The Social Metabolism: A Socio-Ecological Theory of Historical Change. 2nd Edition. Springer.- Ch. 3 Social Metabolism: Origins, History, Approaches, and Main Schools, pp. 47-74
- Ch. 5 The Social and Political Basis of Social Metabolism, pp. 109-134
- Ch. 6 The Basic Model, pp. 135-170
- Ch. 15 Epilogue: Metabolisms, Entropy, and Sustainable Society, pp. 407-425
- 12 November
Rozzi, R. et al. From Biocultural Homogenization to Biocultural Conservation. Springer.- Ch. 1 A Conceptual Framework for Reorienting Society Toward Sustainability, pp. 1-17
- Ch. 2 Biocultural Homogenization: A Wicked Problem in the Anthropocene, pp. 21-45
- Ch. 19 Biocultural Conservation and Biocultural Ethics, pp. 303-314
- Ch. 20 The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals and the Biocultural Heritage Lacuna, pp. 315-331
- 19 November
Grove, Jairus. Savage Ecology: War and Politics at the End of the World. Duke.- Ch. 2 War as a Form of Life, pp. 59-77
- Ch. 7 Three Images of Transformation as Homogenization, pp. 191-225
- Conclusion, Ratio Feritas: From Critical Responsiveness to Making New Forms of Life, pp. 273-284
- 3 December
Kaufman, Craig & Martin, Pamela. The Politics of the Rights of Nature: Strategies for Building a More Sustainable Future. MIT Press.- Ch. 1-3, pp. 1-77
- Conclusions: Earth Jurisprudence for a Sustainable Future for All, pp. 211-234
Krenak, Ailton. Ancestral Future. Polity.
Stay Connected! Join our WeChat group to receive the latest updates, discussion topics, and any changes related to the Sustainable Futures Reading Group. It’s a great way to stay informed and engaged with the group’s activities.
Superdeep #28: “Progressive Confucianism: How and Why?” (Li Yong, Wuhan) | Aug 29, 5:28pm
5:28pm | IB 2026
How better to kick off another Superdeep year than in classic progressive fashion, with Li Yong (Professor of Philosophy, Wuhan University) helping us answer the questions of: “Progressive Confucianism: How and Why?”.
Thu Aug 29 | 5:28pm | IB 2026.
Snacks & drinks will be served at the Workshop.
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The Workshop is Superdeep‘s venue for philosophical work-in-progress research & practice. For more info or to submit proposals for the Workshop, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep more generally, follow this one.
Superdeep is sponsored by DKU’s Humanities Research Center.
Superdeep Nighthawks: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford & Mercado 2022) | May 9, 8:08pm
8:08pm | IB 1008 
The last week of the last session of the last semester of the academic year… high time for a last wish! So join the Nighthawks for Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado‘s 2022 Puss in Boots: the Last Wish (…& food & drink). Thu May 9, 8:08pm IB 1008.
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Superdeep Nighthawks meet on Thu eve (~8pm till late); more info here. To propose a screening, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep generally, follow this one.
Superdeep is sponsored by DKU’s Humanities Research Center.
Superdeep #27: “What’s Wrong With Illegal Immigration?” (Jeesoo Nam, USC) | Thu May 2, 6:08pm
6:08pm | IB 2026
Nobody will be barred also from our final Superdeep Workshop this academic year, where Jeesoo Nam (Assistant Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Southern California) will help us raise & settle the question “What’s Wrong With Illegal Immigration?”. The session our second collaboration with the HRC’s Citizenship Lab as well as with DKU Pre-Law (Office & Student Society).
Thu May 2 | 6:08pm | IB 2026.
Snacks & drinks will be served at the Workshop.
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The Workshop is Superdeep‘s venue for philosophical work-in-progress research & practice. For more info or to submit proposals for the Workshop, follow this link; for more info on Superdeep more generally, follow this one.
Superdeep is sponsored by DKU’s Humanities Research Center.
