As Duke and Durham celebrate We the People, a Duke and Durham initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence through public events exploring the nation's evolving… read more about Omar ibn Said and the Arabic Writings of Enslaved African Muslim Scholars »
"Jewish Literatures Beyond Zionism" workshop is being held at SUNY-Binghamton.This workshop explores contemporary approaches to the study of modern Jewish literature, with particular attention to… read more about Workshop: Jewish Literatures Beyond Zionism »
Sudan is the site of the world's largest humanitarian crisis, yet the war that produced it is widely treated as the sudden eruption of a personal feud between two generals. This talk argues, instead… read more about State Fragmentation and the Crisis of Governance in Post-Bashir Sudan »
The Sperling Center for Jewish Studies welcomes Ari Joskowicz, who will give a lecture entitled "Money and Memory: How Funding Shaped the Documentation of Jewish History and the Holocaust."… read more about Ari Joskowicz: "Money and Memory: How Funding Shaped the Documentation of Jewish History and the Holocaust" »
Join filmmakers, faculty, and librarians in a conversation reflecting on The Memory Project, a long-standing collaborative initiative that demonstrates the powerful intersection of academic research… read more about The Memory Project Symposium »
---Zhuang Wei, 2026, 89 min, China, Chinese with English subtitles---SynopsisReturning to the unfamiliar Chaoshan homeland to live, I encountered my grand-uncle Ajun, who had returned from Cambodia.… read more about Film Screening: “Zhuang Wei’s Witness: Return of the Survivor” (Zhuang Wei, 2026) »
---Zhang Mengqi, 2021, 109 min, China, Chinese with English subtitles---Director's Statement:This is the ninth film of my "47 KM" series. In 2019, I spent my tenth winter in "47 KM" village. On one… read more about Film Screening: “Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM” (Zhang Mengqi, 2021) »
Over the last four year, The Shia-Jewish Legal Reasoning in Dialogue has brought together 13 scholars from across the U.S. and internationally to study legal texts of both traditions via diverse… read more about The Shia-Jewish Legal Reasoning in Dialogue »
"Black Market Intimacies" reveals how illicit exchanges of money and commodities involving sexual encounters between Korean and Japanese women and US soldiers provided the material foundations of the… read more about Black Market Intimacies: The Transpacific Sexual Economy of the Korean War »
How do we teach amid the crises that our students - and we ourselves - face? Join this panel to hear how Duke faculty members have addressed this question. The speakers will offer their perspectives… read more about Conversations in the Study of Religion: Teaching & Learning in Times of Crisis »
The Sperling Center for Jewish Studies welcomes Natasha Gordinsky, who will give a lecture entitled "Sonic Inheritance: War and Storytelling in Germanophone Post-Soviet Jewish Writing." Gordinsky is… read more about Natasha Gordinsky: "Sonic Inheritance: War and Storytelling in Germanophone Post-Soviet Jewish Writing” »
In this round-table discussion with colleagues, journalist Emna Ben Jemaa willdiscuss multi-lingual journalism in her country: the changing circumstances andongoing work. read more about Public Discourse and Journalism : The News Story from Tunisia, 2011–2026 »
Preeti Singh is Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University, USA. She is a scholar of postcolonial literature and theory and South Asian cultural studies. Her current… read more about CAMEH Friday Fora »
Critical Asian and Middle Eastern Studies present a series of talks focused on humanities in Asia.Reception to follow. read more about CAMEH FRIDAY FORA SERIES »
The Sperling Center for Jewish Studies invites students, faculty, and community members to attend the 2026 Jewish Studies Annual Research Symposium on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This annual event… read more about Jewish Studies Research Symposium »
The Jewish Studies Course 175CNS "Holocaust Memory through the Ages: Memoirs, Memorials, Movies" screens the film "The Zone of Interest."The Zone of Interest (2023)Directed by Jonathan Glazer |… read more about Film Screening: "Zone of Interest" »
John Hope Franklin CenterAhmadieh Family Conference Room 240,November 6th, 2:30pmCAMEH students will present and discuss their summer research projects.Urbanization and Affect: Discussant—Preeti… read more about CAMEH Summer Research Colloquium »
Ellen McLarney is Professor of Asian and Middle East Studies and of African and African American Studies at Duke University. Her 2026 book Black Arts, Black Muslims: Islam in the Black Freedom… read more about CAMEH Friday Fora »
The Islamic Secular argues that the common notion of a fundamental conflict between the secular and the religious cannot be applied to Islam. This is not because Islam rejects the secular in favor of… read more about Defining A New Secular »
The Jewish Studies Course 175CNS "Holocaust Memory through the Ages: Memoirs, Memorials, Movies" screens the film "A Real Pain."A Real Pain (2024)Directed by Jesse Eisenberg | United States/Poland |… read more about Film Screening: "A Real Pain" »
The Color of Words: Ottoman Islamic Arts of the Book and the Global Novel~ Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red at 25 ~ Duke UniversityNovember 12-13, 2026 Overview The Color of Words… read more about Orhan Pamuk Keynote: The Color of Words »
About the speaker:Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel "The Sympathizer" is a New York Times bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Other honors include the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Edgar… read more about APSI Distinguished Keynote 2026: Viet Thanh Nguyen »
The Color of Words: Ottoman Islamic Arts of the Book and the Global Novel~ Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red at 25 ~ Duke UniversityNovember 12-13, 2026 Overview The Color of Words… read more about Color of Words Conference »
The North Carolina Jewish Studies Seminar welcomes Frederica Francesconi, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Judaic Studies Program at the University at Albany, SUNY. Her research and… read more about NCJSS Welcomes Frederica Francesconi »
The Jewish Studies Course 175CNS "Holocaust Memory through the Ages: Memoirs, Memorials, Movies" screens the film "Eleanor The Great."Eleanor the Great (2025)Directed by Scarlett Johansson | United… read more about Film Screening: "Eleanor The Great" »