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, […]
Featured Faculty: Pippa Morgan
Edited by Chi Zhang & Jingxuan Zhuge (Class of 2025) The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact worldwide, and China has been at the forefront of developing vaccines to combat it. Shedding light on China’s global engagement in this critical context, Dr. Pippa Morgan, Lecturer in Political Science at Duke Kunshan University, has recently […]
Announcing the 2023 Spring CSCC Student Research Grant Recipients
CSCC is pleased to announce the accepted proposals for the 2023 Spring CSCC Student Research Grant (submission deadline: February 28, 2023) The grant recipients are listed as below:
Behind the Scenes of a Student Research Project: Ellen (Yutong) Shi Shares Her Experience
Edited by Chi Zhang, Yiwei Zhang (Class of 2026) and Xinyi Liu (Class of 2025) Ellen (Yutong) Shi is a driven junior at Duke Kunshan University with a passion for exploring the human world. Majoring in Culture and Movement with a track in Cultural Anthropology, Ellen has taken on the role of research assistant for […]
Announcing the 2022 Fall CSCC Faculty Pilot Project Grant Recipients
CSCC is pleased to announce the accepted proposals for the Call for Applications: 2022 Fall CSCC Pilot Research Grant (submission deadline: October 28, 2022). The grant recipients are listed as below: Claudia Nisa Chinese consumer preferences for plant-based substitutes of animal products ⋙⋘ David G. Landry Mapping Chinese Mines around the World ⋙⋘ Xiaochen Zhang […]
