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The Precarious Past in Premodern Java

Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan examines how communities in Java between the 5th and 15th centuries responded with distinctive strategies to record and transmit knowledge of the past.

The Dawn of Physical Yoga: Giacomella Orofino

The SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies is thrilled to host Professor Giacomella Orofino to speak about her seminal publication, The Dawn of Physical Yoga: Dispelling the Hindrances of Immortality.

Book Launch: 'A Taiwanese Ecoliterature Reader'

As part of the 'Global Taiwan—Literature and Translation Workshop', Dr Ian Rowen and Dr Ti-Han Chang introduce the new edited volume, 'A Taiwanese Ecoliterature Reader'.

Re-contextualising colonial conflicts: first Anglo-Burmese War from the Konbaung perspective

The seminar aims to discuss one of the deadliest and least known colonial wars from multiple perspectives, with a focus on how the Konbaung Court of Ava saw and managed it in 1824-1826.

Repentance ritual in East Asian Buddhism

Join us for a discussion between several scholars and practitioners exploring the performance of repentance in East Asian Buddhism.

The Excremental Imagination: Disgust, Compassion, and Laughter in Medieval Japan

Join us for the Meiji Jingu Autumn Lecture 2025, in which Prof Rajyashree Pandey takes us on a journey into uncharted territory, tracking the presence of faecal matter in the diverse narratives of medieval Japan.

The Serpent's Tale: Kundalini, Yoga, and the History of an Experience

The SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies is delighted to bring together Ass. Professors Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen for a discussion about their most recent publication, The Serpent's Tale: Kuṇḍalinī, Yoga, and the History of an Experience.

Currents Of Currency: Tracing Early First Millennium Southeast Asian Trade Through Coinage

This talk will cover the results of a study examining over 1000 silver coins from museums in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and the UK bearing distinctive Rising Sun and Srivatsa motifs.

Launch Webinar for the Global Migration Research CoMOOC

Join us for a virtual launch webinar introducing the Global Migration Research: Connecting and Sharing Learning from Global Migration Research Collaborative MOOC (CoMOOC)!