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Call for Proposals Spring 2024
The DKU Humanities Research Center (HRC) invites proposals from all DKU/Duke faculty and affiliates working on humanities-related projects. Projects should be based at DKU and/or connect Duke and DKU faculty. Proposals should be sent to Fei Xu <fx21@duke.edu> by October 15, 2023, with decisions to be announced by November 15, 2023.
All proposals should normally be designed to be completed by June 30, 2024.
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OPEN CALL FOR RESEARCH ASSISTANTS & WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
As part of their residency project Drawing the Lines: Politics and Technology in China’s Industrial History with DKUNST Art on Campus, artist Ho Rui An and curator Zian Chen are seeking research assistants for their archival and field research within the Yangtze River Delta region and participants for a workshop that will culminate in a research-based exhibition.
Expanding the narrative developed in Ho’s recent film, Lining (2021), which examines the rise and decline of the textile industry in Hong Kong, their residency considers the development of the industry within the Yangtze River Delta region before their displacement to Hong Kong in the late 1940s as well as the subsequent “return” of industrial capitalism to the mainland following the launch of China’s economic reforms. A key line of inquiry looks into the shifting relations between labour, technology, and capital within this history, with a focus on the (de)politicization of technology as a result of these changes.
As an extension of their research, the artist and curator will also organise a two-week workshop, during which they will share their research process with the participants and explore with them different ways of engaging with industrial history. Topics to be covered include industrial modernity and cinema, mapping (post)industrial space, and aural/oral industrial history. Following the workshop, participants will have two to three weeks to work together with the artist and curator to realise a research-based exhibition at Ming Contemporary Art Museum in Shanghai.
Requirement for research assistants
Induction for research assistants: 10 July 2023 (TBC)
Onsite and archival research: 17–28 July 2023*
Film production: 7–20 August 2023*
* Research assistants should ideally be available for the entire period as indicated. However, they can discuss with the artist and curator to work out a feasible schedule should they have other commitments during this period.
Workshop participants will have to attend all four sessions of the workshop and work together with the artist and curator to realise the exhibition at Ming Contemporary Art Museum. They should also be prepared to be involved in the public programs that will be organised to accompany the exhibition. All participants will receive an honorarium for their involvement in the exhibition and its related programs.
Period of Commitment
Installation period for exhibition: 16 – 20 September 2023 (TBC) *
Exhibition: 21 September – 8 October 2023 (TBC) *
* Workshop participants should work out a feasible schedule with the artist and curator for their involvement in the installation and public programs for the exhibition.
Application deadlines
For research assistants, please complete your submissions by 9 May 2023, 23:59.
For workshop participants, please complete your submissions by 18 August 2023, 23:59.
Call for Papers: Women’s History Month Student Paper Workshop
The Gender Studies initiative at DKU will be hosting a workshop on student papers as part of a series of events of the Women’s History Month. We invite student papers in any discipline which addresses the questions and concerns of gender studies broadly. For consideration, please submit an abstract of 150-200 words demonstrating the relevance of gender in the paper. We are particularly interested in the following themes:
- Gender representation across media
- Gender and inequality, gender and exploitation, gender and oppression
- Sexuality and gendered identity formation
- Feminism
- LGBTQ+ liberation
Upon acceptance, participants will be required to submit finished papers of around 2000 words prior to the workshop. Each student paper will be paired with a faculty commentator.
Send your abstracts to this email: titas.chakraborty@dukekunshan.edu.cn
The deadline for abstract submission is March 31, 2023.
Citizenship Lab Grant Project Seeking Student Researcher
Citizenship Lab’s grant project, “The role of citizens in lawmaking in China,” led by Professor Annemieke van den Dool, is seeking a research assistant.
Deadline: Feb 28, 2023
Job title: Student researcher
Job description/responsibilities: (more…)
Open Call for Two Student Reporters for an Art Project
“A Matter of Trust” – an art project
Are you interested in contemporary art and want to gain relevant experience? Do you want your writing to be exposed to international audiences?
The Department of Culture and Education of the German Consulate General in Shanghai and Professor Xiang Zairong, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Associate Director of Art at Duke Kunshan University, are currently working on a joint art project with the artist collective Ci Zhi 刺纸. In two workshops that will be held in Shanghai and Kunshan in February and March, the artists will work on a printed publication and the production of a drifting book bag reflecting stories and matters of trust in our society. Their artistic contributions will be part of the Kultursymposium Weimar 2023 (https://www.goethe.de/prj/ksw/en/index.html).
Application Deadline: 12 February, 2023 by 23:59 BJT
HRC’s Planet X is Recruiting!
Planet X Recruitment
Want to be a member of a whole new world? Our game project “Planet X” awaits!
Applications due Jan 29, 2023.
Details of the Project
The project is supported by the Humanities Research Center.
We adopt the model of a strategy game to create an “alternative world”, in which one plays as a leader of a state on “Planet X”, thus separated from his/her real-life identity & socioeconomic status, and explore people’s possible ethical choices facing the dilemma between development and the need of countering environmental crisis. (more…)
Planet X Recruitment Info Session
For details on applications and qualifications, visit: https://sites.duke.edu/dkuhumanities/hrcs-planet-x-is-recruiting/
HRC Citizenship Lab is Seeking a Research Assistant
HRC CITIZENSHIP LAB IS SEEKING A RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Application due date: December 18, 2022
To apply, please send CV and cover letter to citizenshiplab@dukekunshan.edu.cn
Workload: Project based, and up to 10hrs/week (40 RMB/hour)
Starting date: Immediately
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Assisting the Lab co-directors with Lab-related research activities. This may include, but is not limited to, identifying potential guest speakers; assisting the lab directors with bibliographic research for citizenship-related publications; and identifying case studies and other materials for inclusion in article and book manuscripts written by the Lab co-directors or affiliates. (more…)
HRC Citizenship Lab: Research Assistant Opportunity
THE CITIZENSHIP LAB
RESEARCH ASSISTANT Job Description
Student Job Title: Research Assistant for The Citizenship Lab at the Humanities Research Center
Start date and end date: December 2022 – May 2023 (start and end dates flexible depending on student schedule)
Number of Students to Hire: 1 (open to students from any track)
Stipend: 40 RMB/hour
Workload: Project based, 1-5 hours per week (flexible depending on student schedule)
Reports to: Professor Alice Xiang
Please send CV and cover letter to eugenie.chao@dukekunshan.edu by November 30, 2022.
Student researcher job description:
This project seeks a research assistant with the ability to read Russian. The student researcher would focus on identifying and translating 1950s Russian sources relating to the Turkish poet Nazım Hikmet, as well as commentary on China’s literary initiatives (in particular its push for ‘yafei wenxue’, or ‘Asiafrican literature’). Examples of such sources include major newspapers and periodicals. This project may be of particular relevance to students with a background in literature, history, or international relations, but is open to any student with advanced Russian reading ability and an interest in the topic.
Citizenship Lab Calls for Grant Applications for Faculty-Student Research Collaboration
The Citizenship Lab invites applications for funding from faculty, Class of 2023, and Class of 2024 students working on or developing Signature Work (SW) projects related to citizenship.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please reach out to the Citizenship Lab (citizenshiplab@dukekunshan.edu.cn) for questions and to submit your application.
