Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University

09/11/2026

Be sure to join the Faculty Bookwatch next week for an expert panel on “From Gas Masks to Graphic Design: Reading the Recent Work of Gennifer Weisenfeld”—a reception and book signing follow the discussion.

Panelists: Leo Ching; Christine M. E. Guth; Simon Partner; Benjamin Uchiyama
Moderator: Ranjana Khanna

Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University Duke University Libraries

09/08/2026

A different history of Tibet, revealed through music and ritual.

Musicologist and performer Chenhui Sun uses a newly discovered manuscript to reveal a complex picture of religion and culture in Tibetan regions of China.

🗓 September 14 (Monday)
🕒 3PM
🏨 Carpenter Conference Room (249), Rubenstein Library

Free and open to the public.

note: translation during the post-talk Q&A (English-Chinese) will be facilitated by Karen Shi, an MA student in East Asian Studies.

09/03/2026

Next week: come learn about state-social clashes and cooperation regarding urban shade in one Vietnamese city.
Anthropologist Erik Harms (Yale University) will discuss A Poetic Politics of Shade in Saigon.
🗓 September 10 (Thursday)
🕒 3PM
🏨 Carpenter Conference Room (249), David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke West Campus
Free and open to the public.

09/01/2026

Be sure to stop by and experience this amazing program!

AADS Fall Symposium - Saturday, September 19!!

08/27/2026

In one week, Professor Yuichiro Onishi will present a talk on his recent research findings at the first event in our fall 2026 speaker series.
📅 Thursday, September 3
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 Carpenter Conference Room (249), Rubenstein Library
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/events/1588298752776948

This event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Department of African & African-American Studies .

07/27/2026

We are pleased to announce that Simon Partner's KOUME'S WORLD is the winner of the 2026 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize. Through Kawai Koume’s eyes and words, Simon Partner opens a window on social, economic, and cultural life amid some of the most dramatic periods of Japan’s transformative nineteenth century. https://buff.ly/kdjF99q

Japan History Association (MJHA)

07/24/2026

In just over 3 weeks, our summer book club will hold its final meeting, discussing Viet Thanh Nguyen's 2025 collection of essays, “To Save and to Destroy.”
Conversation will be faciliated by our amazing Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Eileen Chow!
Thanks as always to Duke University Libraries Global Studies for co-sponsoring this event!