Featured Faculty: Keping Wu
As an Associate Professor of Anthropology and one of the co-leads for the CSCC Meanings, Identities, and Communities Cluster at Duke Kunshan University, Keping Wu brings a rich perspective to her research on the intersections of religion, gender, urbanization, public good, ethnicity, and charisma. Her academic interests focus on the dynamics of boundary-crossing in relation […]
Underneath the Rubber Trees: Labor, Culture, and the Performance of Identity
By Mai Lam, Class of 2025 & Nashan Zhao, Class of 2028 On March 20, the Center for the Study of Contemporary China (DKU CSCC), in collaboration with the Environment Research Center (ERC), hosted a screening of Underneath the Rubber Trees, a thought-provoking documentary by Qu Song. The film follows the life of Teacher He […]
3D Drone Mapping at DKU
By Mai Lam, Class of 2025 This article is reposted from the The LilyPad. Click to read the original article. “Mapping tells a story of how humans adapt to and coexist with the environment,” said Leo Baldiga, a PhD student at Michigan State University, as he reflected on his research in Northern Thailand. This insight set […]
Featured Student: Lingyi Shen
Lingyi Shen is an Anthropology student set to graduate in May 2025. Over the past four years, she has worked closely with the CSCC. She served as a student coordinator for the Care and Gender Cluster and the N Aging and Care Initiative, helped organize and lead several CSCC events, and participated in multiple CSCC […]
Featured Faculty: Xiaochen Zhang
Xiaochen Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Applied Economics at Duke Kunshan University. Specializing in regional and urban economics, as well as population studies, Professor Zhang’s research focuses on migration, aging, and policy evaluation. Professor Zhang recently concluded his research project “Population Aging, Regional Innovation, and Productivity: Evidence from China,” which was supported by a […]
CSCC-Sponsored Debate on Stray Animals Policy in Jiangsu
On February 15, 2025, a 3v3 Chinese political debate competition was jointly organized by the Chinese Debating Club and the Pre-Law Association of Duke Kunshan University, with the sponsorship of the CSCC. The competition centered around the topic of “Policy Debate: Should we promote laws and regulations for taking in and rescue stray animals in […]
Featured Student: Helene Gu
In an increasingly interconnected world, the necessity for effective communication has become ever more critical—nowhere more so than in the realms of healthcare. The Medical English Project (MEP), a visionary initiative, sprouted from a seed of necessity in 2019 to bridge the language gap between healthcare providers and international patients in the city of Kunshan. […]
Announcing the 2024 Fall CSCC Research Grant Recipients
CSCC is pleased to announce the accepted proposals for the 2024-2025 CSCC Research Grants (Submission deadline: November 1, 2024). Please see below the list of grant recipients: Community Service Project Grant Faculty Research & Creative Activity Grant
Featured Student: Nicolás Velasco Pérez
Nicolás (Nico) Velasco Pérez is a Class of 2025 Political Economy student from Medellín, Colombia. In November 15-16, 2024, he attended the US-China Hong Kong Forum co-hosted by the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) in partnership with the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE). Nico spoke at the forum’s first-ever “Spotlight on Youth” Keynote […]
Featured Faculty: Yu Wang
Editors: Chi Zhang & Jingxuan Zhuge, Class of 2025 Dr. Yu Wang is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Duke Kunshan University. She was one of the founding co-directors of the CSCC and is currently a co-lead for the CSCC Care and Gender Cluster. Dr. Wang has a rich academic background, with her research focusing […]
