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Un/Wellness in a Dis/Connected World: A Workshop with Prof. Rolf Nolasco
AI is more than a tool. It quietly shapes how we study, connect, and cope with demands of our academic and personal lives. At times it eases stress and isolation, but it can also deepen dependency and distraction. This workshop invites students into a grounded conversation about AI’s hidden impacts on daily life and offers […]
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 […]
SIGNATURE WORKSHOP – History & History-Related Projects
Join us to share your progress and receive feedback from faculty and students! Date & Time: Wednesday, Sept 17 | 17:00–19:00 Location: AB3109 Refreshments: Snacks & drinks provided This event is presented by Disty Mahmud, Jiayi Wei, Zhenan Xie, Carl Renyuan Zhang & John Runkun Zhao as part of the Archives and History Initiative at […]
Eco-Emancipation | Gaza’s Genocide/Ecocide, Technolibertarian Warfare, and the Seeds of Survival
What does survival look like in the ruins of environmental devastation and militarized control? How can art and visual culture confront genocidal violence and offer radical hope? The Humanities Research Center at Duke Kunshan University is honored to host Professor T.J. Demos (History of Art and Visual Culture, UC Santa Cruz) for a timely and […]
Eco-Emancipation| Eben Kirksey at DKU: Workshop & Public Lecture
We are pleased to welcome Professor Eben Kirksey, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford, for two events at Duke Kunshan University: Workshop ：Multispecies Ethnography and Tactical Media Date: Tuesday, April 15 Time: 2:45 PM – 5:15 PM Location: WDR 3002 Public Lecture： Decentered Multispecies Design Date: Thursday, April 17 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM […]
Female+Literature Roundtable Discussion
Date: 3/24 (Monday) 6:30-7:30 pm Location: Performance Cafe Introduction: From the classic Chinese tale The Legend of the White Snake (白蛇传) and its various adaptations to oral traditions and their written counterparts in tanci (弹词) and Chaozhou gece (潮州歌册), women have long occupied central roles in literature—as protagonists, dedicated readers, and even authors. This roundtable […]
Joking, Swearing, Translating: Two Days on Intercultural Translation
Have you ever wondered why some jokes don’t translate well into another language? Or how profanity in different languages and dialects can impart incisive wisdom or even express poetic beauty? Two Days on Intercultural Translation opens the gateway to the hilarious, tricky, and thought-provoking world of cross-cultural storytelling. Two Days on Intercultural Translation invites you into […]
Eco-Emancipation Conference 2025 | Call for Student Panelists!
Are you passionate about the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice? Do you want to share your ideas and engage in meaningful discussions with peers and scholars? Join us for the Student Panel on April 10, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, as part of the Eco-Emancipation Conference at Duke Kunshan University! This is your […]
Migratory Ghosts: An Autumn Reading Series – Poetry Translation Workshop
How can we experience poetry? We can read it, we can write it—and if we’re lucky enough to know more than one language, we can translate it! Down through the ages, translating poetry has been a vital source of inspiration for poets and writers, challenging our creativity to convey those messages that seem the most […]
