Malangatana: The Eye of the Crocodile Join us to celebrate African Modernist Art and the book "Malangatana: The Eye on the Crocodile" by SOAS alumnus Richard Gray. This event is open to all alumni and friends of SOAS.
'The China Question: Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear' Professor Ho-fung Hung will talk about his latest book, 'The China Question: Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear'.
China’s heterosexual politics: between ambiguities of governance and everyday injustices Professor Stevi Jackson and Dr Kailing Xie's will talk about their forthcoming book, 'The Gendered Politics of Sexuality in China'.
American Empire and Ecclesiastical Property: The Friar Lands Purchase and the Fondo Filippine, 1903–1940 The Friar Lands Purchase of 1903 is one of the most notable facets of church-state relations in the Philippines under American rule (1898–1946), and yet its implications for US empire have not been fully parsed nor correctly understood.
SOAS is 2nd in UK for International Faculty SOAS University of London’s global appeal and student diversity continues to be recognised in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026.
Making Knowledge Under Unequal Conditions Citation politics is often understood as a call for scholars to become more aware of who they cite and to include a wider range of voices.
Bukhara: spiritual heartland of Central Asia Ilyos Arabov, one of the finest musicians in Uzbekistan, leads this internationally acclaimed ensemble in a programme of Shashmaqom and songs for celebrations and for dancing.
Cultural economy and heritage (re-)making in a historic neighbourhood in Taipei Dr Desmond Hok-Man Sham gives a talk on culture-led regeneration in Taiwan, exploring how Taipei’s historic Twatutia (Dadaocheng) neighbourhood exemplifies the creative revitalisation of local heritage.