Selina Lai-Henderson Joins American Quarterly Editorial Board
Congratulations to Professor Selina Lai-Henderson on her new responsibility! Selina Lai-Henderson has recently accepted the invitation to join the editorial board of American Quarterly, the flagship journal of the American Studies Association. Beginning in July 2024, she will oversee the book review section, collaborating closely with the editorial team at the University of Notre Dame. In her capacity, she hopes to foster […]
Film Comment Interview: Travis Wilkerson on Through the Graves the Wind Is Blowing
By Ela Bittencourt on June 17, 2024 This article appeared in the June 14, 2024 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. Through the Graves the Wind Is Blowing (Travis Wilkerson, 2024) In the opening images of Travis Wilkerson’s new feature, Through the Graves the Wind Is Blowing, a gentle breeze wafts through the […]
Travis Wilkerson’s Videographic Essay “Full Metal Kuleshov Effect” was accepted for publication by the leading Journal of such criticism Screen Works
Travis Wilkerson’s Videographic Essay “Full Metal Kuleshov Effect” was accepted for publication by the leading Journal of such criticism Screen Works: https://screenworks.org.uk/. The publication will be included in the next edition.
Publication of Peer Reviewed Journal Piece: Full Metal Kuleshov Effect | Prof. Travis Wilkerson
Full Metal Kuleshov Effect Author: Travis WilkersonFormat: Video EssayDuration: 14′ 41″Published: July 2024 https://doi.org/10.37186/swrks/14.1/5 Research Statement Research Questions US films about the “Vietnam War,” itself a strangely reductive term that obliterates two of the three countries, express a principal, recurring limitation. This limitation extends from Hollywood films, to independent films, to documentaries. The limitation is point-of-view. Overwhelmingly, US films place […]
Publication of Three New Articles | Prof. Stephanie Anderson
Congratulations to Prof. Stephanie Anderson on the publication of three articles! 1. “‘It’s Only Vanity if It’s Not Good’: Daisy Aldan and Women Midcentury Small Press Publishers” in Post45 (https://post45.org/2024/07/daisy-aldan-and-women-midcentury-small-press-publishers/); 2. “Poetic transcribbling: Ted Berrigan & Harris Schiff’s Yo-Yo’s with Money and Beaned in Boston” in Textual Practice (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/0950236X.2024.2362053); 3. A piece of “non-fiction” in the new issue of Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature […]
Congratulations to Yue Qiu, Former Humanities Student, for Her Recent Publications in Leading International Journals
It is our pleasure to share the news that Yue Qiu, who was part of the first-ever graduating class at Duke Kunshan University in 2022, has made noteworthy strides within the realm of slavery studies. The seminal work of her undergraduate career, a DKU Signature Work thesis overseen by Prof. Titas Chakraborty, has earned the […]
Congratulations to Prof. Travis Wilkerson for Being the UNDO Fellowship for the UnionDocs
Congratulations to Prof. Travis Wilkerson for Being the UNDO Fellowship for the UnionDocs! UnionDocs is a Center for Documentary Art that presents, produces, publishes, and educates. We lead a diverse community on a search for urgent expressions of the human experience, practical perspectives on the world today, and compelling visions for the future. From humble […]
Prof. Caio Yurgel and DKU Students Co-Authored a Research Paper on an Iconic Brazilian Writer
https://e-galaxia.com.br/produto/da-me-a-tua-mao Prof. Caio Yurgel and seven students at Duke Kunshan University (Eldar Wang, Weiran Li, Jade Jen, Xiaomeng Yan, Zainab Farooqui, Shuming Zhang and Yiping Tian) have co-authored a paper on the work of Clarice Lispector, one of Brazil’s most famous writers. The paper, “The Discovery of Lispector: Reading The Hour of the Star in […]
Congratulations to Prof. Oren Hanner for Publishing Two Articles
Congratulations to Prof. Oren Hanner for publishing two articles “Mindfulness Meditation and the Meaning of Life” and “How Not to Do Things with Others: A Buddhist Account of Shared Agency“! “Mindfulness Meditation and the Meaning of Life“ Abstract Throughout the history of philosophy, ethics has often been a source of guidance on how to […]
A New Collaborative Artwork Shown in Qiandao Lake (千岛湖) 2024 Light and Shadow Biennale | Prof. Ziv Cohen
“Light-Year Transmission,” a captivating installation by Ziv Ze’ev Cohen, an innovative new media artist and assistant professor of Digital Media at Duke Kunshan University, has mesmerized attendees at the Qiandao Lake 2024 Light and Shadow Biennale, located in Zhejiang Province. In collaboration with artist Xinyi Li, Cohen has crafted an engaging […]
