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Shanghai-Jiangsu Humanities Research Network Upcoming Events



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Here is an update for humanities events and activities in our Shanghai-Jiangsu Humanities Research Network. Read on below for more details. To advertise information on this email list, please write to Chi ZHANG chi.zhang323@dukekunshan.edu.cn. If you know someone who would like to be part of this list please forward this email to them and let them know they can subscribe here.

 

 

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News


Freedom Lab Essay / Creative Writing Competition
To celebrate the end of an incredibly challenging, and nonetheless fruitful, academic year, the Freedom Lab is inviting DKU students to submit essays or creative writing pieces for consideration of various prizes with topics related to the themes of the Lab. Students are invited to submit writing pieces of a maximum length of 5000 words to Chi Zhang by May 25. Three essays and three creative writing pieces will be selected for a first prize of 500 RMB, a second prize of 450RMB, and a bronze prize of 400 RMB respectively. Read More

Media and Arts Speaker Series | Capturing Reality
The fourth miniseries of the Media & Arts Speaker Series featured artist, photojournalist and co-founder of Sensorium Matthew Niederhauser. This talk looked at the concept of the lab, both as a philosophy and a methodology to see how these innovative approaches have impacted and transformed the production of culture, art and society. You can watch the recording here.

Journey of the Universe: Science, Philosophy, Cosmology
The student researchers of the PETAL Journey of the Universe Project presented their projects on April 27. You can watch the recording here.

 


Events


Monday May 17, 2021
Alliance Internalized: The Securitization of Thai-US Relations
09:00 EST (21:00 China Time), UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

Monday May 17, 2021
Spotlight on Korean Studies in K-12 Schooling
16:00 EST (04:00 China Time May 18), The Korea Society

May 18 - 19, 2021
Africa-Asia Roundtable – Pandemics: Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response
Harvard University Center for Africa Studies

Tuesday May 18, 2021
Through a Transnational Lens: Japan and the World
19:30 EST (07:30 China Time May 19), UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

Wednesday May 19, 2021
The Rise of China: Challenges and Opportunities
19:00 EST (07:00 China Time May 20), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Wednesday May 19, 2021
Bystander Disruption Toward Pro-Democracy Protests: The Role of Authoritarian Repertoire in Myanmar
20:00 EST (08:00 China Time May 20), New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN)

Thursday May 20, 2021
Southeast Asia in 2021 and the Crisis in Myanmar: A Conversation with H.E. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs
08:00 EST (20:00 China Time), Asia Society

Thursday May 20, 2021
Bridging the Divide: Social & Cultural Integration of North and South Korea
12:00 EST (00:00 China Time May 21), The Korea Society

Thursday May 20, 2021
Sharp Elbows: Competition in China’s Internet and Investor Implications
16:00 EST (04:00 China Time May 21), UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

April 15 - May 25, 2021
Southeast Asia Views America: Perceptions, Policies, & Prospects
Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, and New York Southeast Asia Network

Tuesday May 25, 2021
Vibrant Decay: Drifting among Moonlit Lotuses with Okuhara Seiko
16:00 EST (04:00 China Time May 26), Harvard Art Museums and Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University

Tuesday May 25, 2021
Helping America Regain Its Mojo: Singapore's Policy Toward the United States After Trump
18:00 EST (06:00 China Time May 26), Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University, School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, APEC Study Center at Columbia University, and New York Southeast Asia Network

Tuesday May 25, 2021
Environmental Advocacy in East Asia
19:30 EST (07:30 China Time May 26), UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

Thursday May 27, 2021
Injustice Has a Cure: Paul Farmer & Duke Global Health Projects in Latin America & the Caribbean
17:30 EST (05:30 China Time May 28), Duke University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

May 28 - 29, 2021
InterAsia Water(s) Conference 2021
Yale InterAsia Initiative 

Deadline: May 31, 2021
Call for Applications: 2021 Asia Fellows
APSA (American Political Science Association) Asia Program

June 2 - 6, 2021
Full Frame Documentary Film: In the Same Breath
24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Duke University

Deadline: June 30, 2021
2022 MOFA Taiwan Fellowship
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
 


Faculty Publications


Stephanie Anderson, Assist. Professor of American Literature at Duke Kunshan University, has published a book chapter titled Larry Eigner's Archives in Flight in a new edited volume.

Hyun Jeong Ha, Assistant Professor of Sociology, has recently published 2 articles:
The Reclamation Master Frame: A Visual Study of the Arab Uprisings Abstract
The Arab Spring Protests Abstract

Kyle Fruh, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, has recently published 3 articles: 
A Fair Shake for the Fair-Weather Fan Abstract
Climate Change Driven Displacement and Justice: The Role of Reparations. Abstract
Duties and Demandingness, Individual and Collective

Xiangjun Feng, Visiting Lecturer, literary and cultural historian of late imperial and modern China, has recently published an article titled Rhythm Revolution: How Music 'Modernized' China (1903–1937)Abstract

Emmanuelle S. Chiocca, Assistant Professor of English Language, has authored and co-authored 5 papers:
Talking with ‘Others’: Experiences and perspective transformation in a short-term study abroad program Abstract
Hearts and Minds: Goal-Orientation and Intercultural Communicative Competence of ROTC Cadets Learning Critical Languages Abstract
Language endangerment: Diversity and specificities of Native American languages of Oklahoma Abstract
Transformative learning in times of global crisis: Reflections on collaborative working practices Abstract
Rethinking orientation: Innovation and collaboration in a language and culture camp at a Sino-American university (forthcoming, 2021). 

Ben Van Overmeire, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at DKU, has recently published 4 articles:
"Combining a Textbook and a Primary Source Anthology in a Student‐Centered Classroom" in On Pedagogy: Using Buddhist Textbooks in the Classroom Full Article
Zen and the Body: A Postmodern Ascetic? Bodily Awakening in the Zen Memoirs of Shozan Jack Haubner Abstract
Buddhism and Biography Abstract
‘Though gold dust is valuable, in the eyes it causes cataracts:’ Two Modern Zen Autobiographies Abstract


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