Feature Faculty: Kaley Clements
By Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu, Class of 2024 Traveling while encapsulating the tapestry of nature’s wonders and human civilization along the Meikong River, Prof. Kaley Clements, Assistant Professor of Documentary Arts at DKU, and one of the leads of the China Stories & Images Cluster, has been tracing the river’s course from the mountains of China, […]
Building Connections: A Recap of the 2023 CSCC Conference
By Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu and Shanshan Wu, edited by Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu On November 3 and 4, the Center for the Study of Contemporary China recently held its Annual Conference with the theme “Cultivating Connections: Navigating Contemporary China Studies as a Collective.” The event also marked the fifth anniversary of the CSCC. Bring together scholars, […]
Breakthrough Research by DKU CSCC Team Published in PLOS One
By Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu, Class of 2024 The Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC) is delighted to announce a significant milestone achieved by its dedicated team led by Associate Professor John S. Ji. The research project, supported by the CSCC and spearheaded by Dr. Ji, has reached a pinnacle with the publication of […]
Student Report: CSCC Conference Keynote Speech
By Zu (Zuo Rui) Gan, Class of 2025 On the 3rd of November, the Meanings, Identities and Communities Cluster hosted Dr. Dandan Chen as the keynote speaker for the CSCC Annual Conference. Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. from Harvard University. She is currently Professor of History in the Department of History, Politics, and Geography at Farmingdale State College, State University […]
Featured Student: Jiayang Ling
By Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu, Class of 2024 Have you ever enquired about the processes of meaning-making in contemporary China? How does Buddhism help explain the meaning of life and the pursuit of happiness? Yolanda Ling Jiayang (DKU Class of 2022, Cultures & Movements Sociology major), has answers to those questions in her Signature Work (SW) […]
CSCC-Cosponsored Research Project Accepted for Publication in Japan Studies Review
We are delighted to share the news that a research paper stemming from a project sponsored by the CSCC and UG Summer Research Scholars has been accepted for publication in the Japan Studies Review. The project, originally titled “Zen and the Art of Detection” and conducted in 2021, was led by Professor Ben Van Overmeire, […]
Chinese World of Rock: A Book Talk and Documentary Screening Event
By Megan Rogers, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lead of the Meanings, Identities, and Communities Cluster On September 14, 2023, the Center for the Study of Contemporary China’s “Meanings, Identities, and Communities” cluster held its inaugural event, a book talk and documentary screening celebrating Professor Andrew Field’s release of his new book Rocking China: Music Scenes […]
Feature Facutly: Mengqi Wang
By Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu, Class of 2024 “刚需” (gāng xū) is a Chinese term often used in the context of the housing market, referring to people who have an immediate, essential, and inflexible need for housing. How would such an inflexible need influence China’s housing market? What are the underlying causes for this inflexible demand? […]
Announcing the 2023 Spring CSCC Faculty Pilot Research Grant Recipients
CSCC is pleased to announce the accepted proposals for the 2023 Spring CSCC Faculty Pilot Research Grant (submission deadline: March 30, 2023) The grant recipients are listed as below:
Congratulations to Dr. Annemieke van den Dool and Jialin on Publishing a Paper in the Policy Studies Journal
We are delighted to share some exciting news with you about our affiliate, Annemieke van den Dool, and her student, Jialin Li. With the support of the CSCC Student Research Grant, they have recently co-authored an article in the Policy Studies Journal, one of the top journals in the field of public policy. Their article, […]