
Niche Tanks and Coastal Sprawl: Species, Technology, and Economics of Shrimp Aquaculture in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)
Friday, February 14, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Lijing Jiang (History of Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University)

POSTPONED TO APRIL 3—Remixing Wong Kar-wai: Music, Bricolage, and the Aesthetics of Oblivion
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)
Thursday, February 20, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Giorgio Biancorosso (Music, University of Hong Kong)

Scripting Suicide in Japan (book talk)
Sponsor(s):
Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)
Thursday, February 27, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Kirsten Cather (East Asian Studies, University of Texas—Austin)


Workshop - Charity and Family in Muslim Societies
Thursday, March 06, 2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Timur Kuran (Duke), Mustafa Batman (Duke), Adam Sabra (UCSB), Sumathi Ramswamy (Duke), and Adam Mestyan (Duke)

A Nobility of the Spirit: Lineage, Household, and State in Ottoman Egypt
Sponsor(s):
Duke University Middle East Studies Center, Duke Islamic Studies Center, History, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Thursday, March 06, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Adam Sabra (UC Santa Barbara)


Saltwater Kingdoms: Fossil-Fueled Water and Climate Change in Arabia
Sponsor(s):
Duke University Middle East Studies Center
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Michael Christopher Low (U. of Utah)
“Shaked in sorow and anguish and tribulation”: Holy Church in Crisis in Julian of Norwich’s Revelation of Love
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Nicholas Watson (Harvard University)

Book Presentation: The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa
Thursday, March 27, 2025
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Malika Zeghal (Harvard)

Global Voices: Exploring Multilingualism in the 21st Century
Friday, April 04, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
multiple

Playing the Changes - Tracking Darius Brubeck | Film Viewing and Discussion with Darius and Cathy Brubeck
Sponsor(s):
Concilium on Southern Africa, African and African American Studies (AAAS), Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), International Comparative Studies (ICS), and Music
Monday, April 07, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Darius and Cathy Brubeck