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Student Report on the Eco-Emancipation Conference
Reported by Cody Schmidt, class of 2025, and Grace Kelly, class of 2025 DKU’s Eco-Emancipation conference gathered international scholars to explore approaches to environmental justice, rights of nature, and themes in human-environment relationality. Through lectures, discussion, and spirited debates, participants imagined liberation beyond modern anthropocentric frameworks. The Humanities Research Center held a three-day conference titled […]
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 […]
Join Us For Prof. Eben Kirksey Lecture: Big Sugar Made Big COVID: How Metabolic Rifts Made Us Vulnerable to a Virus
Why are coronaviruses actively circulating among people and animals? Is the common narrative about Wuhan as the epicenter of COVID-19 fundamentally flawed? How has industrial agriculture—especially sugar production—disrupted ecological and metabolic processes, making both bats and humans more vulnerable to pandemics? In this compelling lecture, Professor Eben Kirksey (University of Oxford) presents insights from extended […]
Join us for an enlightening lecture by Professor Robyn Eckersley!
Title: Purposes Beyond Ourselves: The Past, Present, and Future of Nonanthropocentric Environmental Political Theory Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025 Time: 15:00-16:30 Location: Visitor Center In this compelling lecture, Professor Robyn Eckersley will take us on a journey through the rise and evolution of nonanthropocentric environmental political theory (EPT) since the 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the […]
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 […]
Join Us For Eco-Emancipation Conference!
Hosted at Duke Kunshan University, this three-day event will bring together scholars to examine pressing issues surrounding environmental justice, biocultural rights, and post-growth futures. Through keynote talks, panel discussions, and workshops, participants will explore the complexities of eco-emancipation and the evolving relationships between humans and the natural world. We welcome all those interested in these […]
