DKU Kunqu Festival Explores the “Spaces and Voices of Kunqu”
The third Duke Kunshan University Kunqu Festival (March 6-7th) brought together performers, scholars, students, and community participants to explore this year’s theme, “Spaces and Voices of Kunqu.” Through a program of performances, singing gatherings, and scholarly discussion, the festival examined how Kunqu’s distinctive vocal tradition takes shape across different performance environments, academic contexts, and media […]
Research Team Secures Three-Year UNESCO Transnational Heritage Research Grant (2026–2028)
The Division of Arts and Humanities at Duke Kunshan University is pleased to announce that Constellations of Memory: Transnational Heritage Networks and the Afterlives of War has been selected to for a three-year research grant from 2026 to 2028 from UNESCO. The three-year grant is part of the Transnational Heritage Joint Research Grant program and will be […]
Great Ocean Chamber Ensemble Brings Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov to DKU Stage
Written by Yiya Wang, Class of 2028 On January 28, the Great Ocean Chamber Music Ensemble from Wuhan presented a chamber music concert “Through Time with Music” at the CCTE Theater at Duke Kunshan University, coordinated by Assistant Professor of Music and Composition Maximiliano Amici. The performance was offered to both the DKU campus and […]
Congratulations to Prof. Caio Yurgel for publishing a peer-reviewed article in Textual Practice
Congratulations to Prof. Caio Yurgel for publishing a peer-reviewed article, “The alienation of Valerii Pereleshin” in Textual Practice. ABSTRACT Valerii Pereleshin, a Russian-Chinese-Brazilian poet, translator, and monk, remains an underexplored and virtually unknown figure despite a life that spanned pivotal political and cultural moments of the twentieth century. Born in 1913 in Russia and dying […]
Congratulations to Prof. Kim Hunter-Gordon for Publishing the New Book “Kunqu: China’s Classical Song-drama”
Congratulations to Prof. Kim Hunter-Gordon for publishing the new book “Kunqu: China’s Classical Song-drama” with Methuen Drama (Bloomsbury) on Jan 22nd. Description From its origins in the poetic tradition and its refinement in the southern salons of the 16th century, to its 18th-century theatrical heyday and patriotic revival in modern times, this book introduces Kunqu […]
Alumni Achievement: Zheng Zou Wins Prestigious Graduate Award in Chinese Studies
We are proud to share that Zheng Zou, an alumnus of the Class of 2023 with a major in Media and Arts, and currently a graduate student in the Art History M.A. program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has been awarded the 2026 Chung-Fong and Grace Ning Graduate Student Prize in Chinese Studies. […]
Professor Zach Fredman co-authored an article titled “In the Age of AI, the Study of the Humanities Still Matters” with Executive Vice Chancellor John Quelch, published in China Daily Global
In the age of AI, study of humanities still matters By John Quelch and Zach Fredman | China Daily Global | Updated: 2025-12-04 09:08 With the rise of artificial intelligence, it is tempting to believe that the future belongs to coders, data scientists and engineers. But the past year has made something else equally clear: […]
Prof. Rui Hu Presents Lecture-Performance on Speculative Ecological Fiction at Fotografiska Shanghai
Written by Yiya Wang, Class of 2028 In November, Rui Hu, Assistant Professor of Computation and Design, presented a lecture-performance on speculative ecological fiction at Fotografiska Museum Shanghai as part of VORTEX, a recurring lecture-performance series organized by MACA Art Center Beijing that supports cross-disciplinary artistic and academic projects. The event was attended by approximately […]
Prof. Jan Hua-Henning Published a New Article
Congratulations to Prof. Jan Hua-Henning for publishing a new article, “The ‘Cogs’ of society: the origins and politics of ‘critical’ infrastructure protection in Weimar and the Third Reich. History and Technology, 1–29.” ABSTRACT This article traces the origins of critical infrastructure protection by examining the history of the Technische Nothilfe (TN), Germany’s leading technical emergency […]
Young Suzhou Musicians Join DKU Performers for Collaborative Concert
Twelve-year-old violinist Ziqian Zhou, who began studying the instrument at age five and has served as concertmaster for multiple Suzhou youth ensembles, joined the Nov. 24 “Through Time with Music” performance at Duke Kunshan University as one of the youngest musicians on stage. Zhou, who joined the Suzhou Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2023 and has performed in charity […]