China as a ‘Taker' in the Global Network of Science

Duke China-U.S. Summit 2021

This talk will be based on the life of Kawai Koume, an artist and housewife in a bushi family in Kishūdomain who kept a diary that offers a window into life in a scholarly middle-class family before and after the Meiji Restoration.

Sébastien Billioud, Professor of Chinese studies at Université de Paris, traces the rapid global expansion of Yiguandao ("the Way of Pervading Unity"), one of the largest "new religious movements" in "cultural China."

During this AP Forum graduating students from the MA in East Asian Studies program will present their MA thesis work. This event is open to the public; registration is required.

Kaiyi Bi

Changes Brought to the Rising E-...

During this AP Forum four alumni from Duke's MA in East Asian Studies program will discuss their career paths and provide advice for current students. Registration required.

SEAREG Movie Night: Ròm

A Conversation about the Uyghur Genocide with Aydin Anwar

This presentation demonstrates the ways in which poetry can be integrated into second language learning so as to enhance students' L2 language proficiency and cultural literacy.

Mark Cohen will seek to answer why, if China has indeed improved its regime, do we continue to complain about it? He also will review the degree to which US pressure has affected Chinese IP practices as well as what we can expect from the new Biden administration.