Featured Student: Guo Kou
Guo Kou is a student in the Class of 2026 at DKU, majoring in Social Sciences with a focus on the Political Economy Track in Economics. Awarded the CSCC Student Initiated Research or Creative Project Grant for the 2023-2024 academic year, Guo is investigating the effects of High-Tech Enterprise (HNTE) Certification on Chinese businesses’ export […]
Event Recap: Dr. Xinhui Jiang on Thirty Years of Gender Quotas in Chinese Politics
By Zihan Chen, Class of 2026 On April 23, the CSCC hosted Dr. Xinhui Jiang for a seminar titled “The Unfinished Legacy: How Beijing’s Gender Quotas Reshaped Women’s Political Representation in China.” Dr. Jiang, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Nanjing University, presented an insightful and empirically grounded talk examining the three-decade trajectory of […]
CSCC End-of-Semester Celebration Honors Faculty and Student Achievements
On April 28, the CSCC hosted its End-of-Semester Celebration and Awards Ceremony. This event marked the close of an eventful academic year and provided an opportunity to honor the remarkable accomplishments of our faculty and students during the 2024–2025 academic year. A key highlight of the event was the presentation of four awards by the […]
昆山杜克大学举办第二届昆曲文化节
为纪念昆曲⼊选“人类口头和非物质遗产代表作”24周年，及庆祝昆山杜克大学“全球高等教育研究院”成立，昆山杜克大学于5月10日举办了第二届昆曲文化节暨 “第二届昆曲与高等教育研讨会”。
Memory Project Event: Exploring Change and Memory Through Film
By Mai Lam, Class of 2025 The Center for the Study of Contemporary China recently hosted the Memory Project event, held in conjunction with Professor Tom Rankin’s Analog Workshop. As part of this initiative, two impactful films—”Struggles” by Wu Wenguang and “Fairy Tale 47KM” by Zhang Mengqi—were screened. The Memory Project is an ongoing documentary […]
Recap of Academic Policy Discussion on AI Use
This article is reposted from the The DKU AI Club WeChat Account. Click to read the original article. On April 11, the DKU AI Club brought together student and faculty representatives for an engaging dialogue on AI policies in academic settings. Selected students, supported by dedicated facilitators, built a stage for open, group-based discussions on cutting-edge […]
Report on “Catholicism in 21st Century Asia: Myths & Realities”
By Zu (Zuo Rui) Gan, Class of 2025 On April 7, the Meanings, Identities, and Communities Cluster hosted Dr. Michel Chambon’s talk on Catholicism in Asia. Dr. Chambon, a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore and coordinator of ISAC (the Initiative for the Study of Asian Catholics), explored the unexpected ways Catholicism has […]
Analog Workshop Explores Urban Change Through Film Photography
By Mai Lam, Class of 2025 & Lan Wei, Class of 2025 The Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC) recently hosted the Analog Workshop, an immersive photography experience led by Professor Tom Rankin from Duke University. Rankin, a Professor of the Practice of Art and Documentary Studies, directs the MFA(Master of Fine Arts) in […]
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 […]
