SOAS Department of Economics Hosted the Seventh Annual Conference of the Japan Economy Network The Japan Economy Network returns to SOAS for its annual conference, a decade after its founding at a workshop at SOAS.
Music researcher releases new experimental album Award-winning composer, sound artist, performer, and post-doctoral research associate Dr Helen Anahita Wilson releases new album “Nightshade”.
Dr Saeid Kordmafi presents at the Musical Heritage Across Borders conference/workshop Dr Kordmafi's talk explored the historical evolution of the contemporary tradition of classical Iranian music, unravelling how this distinct musical idiom emerged out of the cosmopolitan aesthetics of music-making in the Islamic world.
British Academy International Fellow to explore Black intellectual history in South Africa at SOAS Senior Lecturer in Political Theory Dr Ayesha Omar will be hosted at SOAS University of London after being awarded the British Academy’s 3-year International Fellowship.
Nobel Prize winner’s novel translated into Swahili by SOAS scholar Dr Ida Hadjivayanis, Senior Lecturer at SOAS's African Languages, Cultures and Literatures Section, worked on the official Swahili translation of Nobel Prize Literature Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s new book 'Theft'.
In Memoriam: Dr. T’ung Ping-cheng 佟秉正 T’ung Ping-cheng truly cared for people. He was sociable but not brash, had humility but was never obsequious, had certainties in his views but never sought to force them on others. He was a lovely man, a pleasure to work with and a privilege to have known.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: Slavery in Africa today - an unfinished business Join us on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December for the event, Slavery in Africa today: an unfinished business.