Week beginning Monday 29 May 2017
Tuesday 30 May 2017
3.30pm:
- Adding English: Language Learning and La République Démocratique du Congo
Kathleen Malu (William Paterson University, USA)
6.00pm:
- SOAS Information Session - Kolkata
Kolkata - India
Wednesday 31 May 2017
3.00pm:
- Symposium: Disability in North Korea
Mun-chol Kim (Committee of the Korean Federation for the Protection of the Disabled); James Hoare (SOAS); Mike Cowin (UK FCO); Kee Park (Harvard Medical School)
3.15pm:
- Censorship and Freedom of Speech in a Comparative Context: The Case of Contemporary Tamil Literature
Professor S. Shankar (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa)
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In 2014 Tamil writer Murugan was attacked for describing caste practices of ritual sex within a temple in his novel. Shankar’s purpose is to uncover the vernacular conditions within which censorship becomes possible.
6.00pm:
- No Choice
Devina Aggrey
6.00pm:
- SOAS Information Session - New Delhi
New Delhi - India
Thursday 01 June 2017
1.45pm:
- Financial Culture and Financial Regulation Conference
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Half day conference looking at the importance of institutional culture in financial services firms.
4.00pm:
- The Writing on the Wall: Rethinking the International Law of Occupation
Speakers: Matthew Craven; Hagar Kotef; and Nimer Sultany
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The Centre for the study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law invites you to a Book Launch.
Friday 02 June 2017
5.00pm:
6.00pm:
- Freedom of expression and independent media in India
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
6.00pm:
- Tamil Studies Beyond Empires: Why India Celebrates Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (2013, 69 minutes) directed by Christopher Gilbert
Christopher Gilbert (Producer), Discussion Chaired by Dr. Stephen Hughes, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS
Saturday 03 June 2017
11.45am:
- Bangalore Private Appointments
Bangalore - India
1.00pm:
- SOAS Centenary Event - Youth, Cinema and War in Iran
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SOAS Centenary Event exploring themes of youth, cinema and war in Iran.
1.00pm:
- The Territorialization of Memory: The Making of Place of Memory for the Sewol Ferry Accident
Prof. Hae Ran Shin (Seoul National University)