RAS China Library: The China Journal
The library contains a number of copies of China Journal, an English language popular magazine that was published in the International Settlement in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930. This list was compiled by Kyle Chun on May 17, 2017 Note: X 2 denotes that the library has two copies These journals are in the […]
RAS China Archives: China Express and Telegraph
The RAS China library contains a number of original copies of The China Express and Telegraph, a weekly newspaper published in London, containing information relevant to the Far East. A number of these copies have been digitized into searchable PDF files. 1928 January 05 45.1MB 1928 January 12 43MB 1928 January 26 53.7MB 1928 February […]
RAS China Archives: Tess Johnston
Prior to her retirement in the United States in 2016, long-time Shanghai resident, author, and US Foreign Service Officer Tess Johnston donated part of her personal archive to the Royal Asiatic Society, China. The library, as part of a digitization project jointly undertaken with Duke Kunshan University, has now scanned all nine boxes of papers, […]
The Archives of the Royal Asiatic Society, China
In September 2024 the Humanities Research Center launched its pilot partnership program with the Royal Asiatic Society, China (RAS). Under the supervision of DKU Associate Dean James Miller and DKU Archivist Ryder Kouba, students William Tran (DKU’28) and Elliot Aung (DKU’28) undertook the work of digitizing the library’s archives and catalog respectively. Background The RAS […]
Eco-Emancipation Conference
Date: April 10 -12 Location: Lib1115 As climate change accelerates and ecosystems face unprecedented threats, rethinking humanity’s relationship with nature has never been more urgent. Eco-emancipation brings together leading scholars from around the world to explore new frameworks for environmental justice, biocultural rights, and the political and legal recognition of non-human life. This conference will […]
Musical Afternoon April 12: Encounters of Traditional Chinese and Western Music
RAS History Club Register When: April 12, 2025, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where：L1-A02, Building 13, 888 Dongan Road Shanghai, China Metro lines 7/12 Middle Longhua Road (龙华中路站) Exit 5 东安路888号尚海湾13幢一楼L1-A02室（靠近尚敦家具旁） Join DKU Professor Max Amici for a talk on his string quartet Encounters, inspired by the Chinese folk melody Lanhuahua (兰花花) from Shaanxi Province’s Xintianyou style. Professor Amici will discuss […]
Navigating China’s Archives: A Hands-On Guide for Emerging Researchers
We are excited to invite you to an upcoming event hosted by DKU HRC and the Archives and History Initiative, titled “Navigating Textual Sources and Digital Databases.” As an emerging researcher, you are wondering: where can I find material in China? How do I begin my research? The presentation introduces samples of archives and hands-on […]
RAS Art Focus March 16 – China’s Arts and Aesthetics of the Past: Art, Display and Performance in Prehistoric China
When Mar 16, 2025 (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM) (GMT+8) Where Zaizhijian Space 在之间 5F, 638 Zhaohua Road (near Yan’an West Road), Changning District 长宁区昭化路638号五楼（靠近延安西路） Shanghai, China Curated and moderated by RAS Art Focus Convener and Art Historian Julie Chun, we continue our studies in the 2024-2025 series China’s Arts and Aesthetics of the Past as we delve into the material […]
Join Us for an Engaging Talk with Paolo Visigalli
Time: Saturday, 8 March 2025, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Location: 长乐路325号，近陕西南路 325 Changle Rd, Near Shaanxi South Rd，Shanghai, China To register, please scan the QR code below. Marco Polo and the Heresy of Evil: Meeting Yuan dynasty Fuzhou’s secretive religious group Around 1290 CE, the famed Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo was visiting the […]
RAS HISTORY CLUB JAN 18: ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SELF IN FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE
Asian and North African francophone literatures share not only a common language but are both fertile grounds where writers explore the experiences of the self, families, and society at large. In these literatures, writing functions as an archaeological device to make sense of the obstructive social processes that make life excessively demanding and complex. This […]
