Moving as Labour The webinar will explore the gig workers mobility, platform labor in India, and comparisons with British and Brazilian contexts.
Why does Japan still use orphanage-style care rather than foster care and adoption? In this talk, Dr Michael Rivera King will focus on why Japan still uses ‘orphanage-style’ care instead of foster care and adoption for children who are unable to live with their birth parents.
Oral Literature, Adaptation, and Resistance in the Zoroastrian Community Professor Saloumeh Gholami presents her new project documenting and analysing oral traditions in Iran.
Depletion: the human costs of caring In 'Depletion', Shirin M. Rai delves into the often-overlooked human costs of care work, both paid and unpaid.
Senses of Mourning: Moharram Performances in Shiʿi Iran from the Qajar to the Covid Era 'Senses of Mourning: Moharram Performances in Shiʿi Iran from the Qajar to the Covid Era', is a multisensory approach to the study of Shiʿi Iran that examines how devotional Moharram performances changed over time.
SOAS Alumni event in London with Dr Ashiyan Ian Rahmani SOAS Alumni Event in London with Dr Ashiyan Ian Rahmani
Heritage as Parody: Temple Rituals and the Reenactment of Ancient Performing Arts in Nara This lecture ventures into the realm of Japanese sonic imaginations, unveiling hidden connections between heritage discourses and the materialization of nostalgia through sound.