Electric China: The Origins of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries, 1870-1937
On the 28th of October, the Meanings, Identities and Communities Cluster were honored to have hosted Dr Ghasssan Moazzin and his talk “Electric China: The Origins of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries, 1870-1937.” Dr Moazzin is Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Humanities […]
Featured Student: Juntian Shen
Juntian Shen, a Global Health major from Duke Kunshan University’s Class of 2025, is one of the student leaders of the CSCC Faculty-Student Collaborative Project titled “Management of Multimorbidity among Community Residents with Hypertension and Diabetes in China”. Under the guidance of Prof. Lijing Yan, Juntian is dedicated to addressing critical health issues in China. […]
Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital Center
By Zu (Zuo Rui) Gan, Class of 2025 On the 9th of October, the CSCC Meanings, Identities and Communities cluster were privileged to have hosted “Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital Center”. The talk was done over Zoom by Professor Harriet Evans. Professor Evans is a Professor Emerita of Chinese Cultural […]
Gift to the CSCC
Dr. Baozhen Maggie Luo-Hermanson 罗宝珍 has gifted the artwork Mountains beyond Mountains 山外有山 by Chinese Zen Ink and Wash Artist Moxuanzi 墨轩子(本名严家祥)to the Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC) as she concludes her co-directorship between May 2022 and December 2024. Dr. Luo-Hermanson’s key contributions include articulating the “China Center Within China” identity, establishing […]
Event Recap: CSCC Open House Event
By Yue Zhang, Jingxuan Zhuge, Shanshan Wu & Chi Zhang The Center for the Study of Contemporary China successfully held its first Open House on October 10 in IB3021, its recently revamped community space. The event gathered scholars and students who share research interests in China-related studies. It featured insightful presentations from the center’s six […]
Featured Faculty: Nellie Chu
By Yue Zhang, Class of 2025 Dr. Nellie Chu is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Duke Kunshan University, where her extensive scholarship in cultural anthropology focuses on the interstices of labor, gender, and transnational capitalism. As an active member of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, she co-leads the Care and Gender […]
Sino-Middle Eastern Relations in a Post-American Era: Narratives, Realities, and Futures
By Chen (Irene) Xu, Class of 2027 On Friday 20 September 2024, Prof. Andrea Ghiselli of Fudan University gave a guest lecture on China-Middle East relations at DKU, hosted by the Center for the Study of Contemporary China’s (CSCC) China and the Global South Research Cluster. Professor Ghiselli’s approach to this topic is based on […]
Featured Student: Jialin (Cammie) Li
Editors: Chi Zhang & Jingxuan Zhuge, Class of 2025 Jialin (Cammie) Li, an outstanding member of the Class of 2024 and now a PhD student at the University of Arizona, exemplifies remarkable commitment to scholarly pursuits and research excellence. Through her rigorous academic endeavors and close collaboration with Prof. Annemieke Van Den Dool, Jialin has […]
Featured Faculty: Ben Van Overmeire
Dr. Ben Van Overmeire is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at DKU. Prof. Van Overmeire has been a dynamic force within the CSCC, co-leading the Meanings, Identities, and Communities Cluster while also collaborating closely with the center on various scholarly efforts. Prof. Van Overmeire was awarded the 2022 CSCC Faculty Pilot Research Grant for […]
Featured Student: Hanyang Zhou
Hanyang Zhou, an undergraduate student from DKU’s Class of 2026, stands out for her academic achievements and research contributions. Majoring in Computation & Design with a focus on Social Policy, Hanyang has been actively involved in various student research projects under the CSCC. As a student member of the Governing China Cluster and a research […]
