Why Socioeconomic Conditions Matter in Shaping State Institutions that Propel or Hinder A compelling exploration of why some nations thrive while others stagnate, Jawied Nawabi will discuss how the power of the state, and its early struggles with landed elites, shapes long-term economic development.
'In the Making: An Australia-Taiwan Indigenous Art Exchange': screening and discussion Dr Sophie McIntyre screens and discusses the bilingual documentary 'In the Making', exploring collaboration between Indigenous artists from Australia and Taiwan.
The Revolutionary Afterlives of Palestinian Women Martyrs: Between Fact & Affect, Affect & Abjection The Comparative Political Thought Research Cluster invites you this lecture by Professor Michaelle Browers.
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.
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.
Wen-chin Ouyang: 'Spectacle, spectator, spectacular: exuberant multilingualism in the 19th century Arabic print culture'
Economics Masterclass for Years 12 and 13: Economic Perspectives on Development This masterclass, designed to widen participation to SOAS, will explore the hidden social and environmental costs of the global fast fashion industry.
Examination culture: meritocracy and aspiration in a Thai monastic school This talk will explore the lives of adolescent novice monks studying at a Buddhist monastic school in northern Thailand.