Book Launch - The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages Launching the most comprehensive survey of the field of Bantu linguistics to date.
Transnational Japanisms: Art, craft, design This two-day conference will address the future of the study of art, craft and design in a transnational perspective. This event is held in honour the memory of Toshio Watanabe (1945-2025), late Emeritus Professor of Japanese Arts and Heritage at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, Founding Director of the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) at University of the Arts London (UAL), and former President of the Japan Art History Forum.
Joining the dots: native language change and intergenerational transmission in bilingual speakers This seminar explores heritage bilingualism, and the relationship between both languages.
ReSIA: Sacred Power: The Motif of the Seven Magical Signs The motif of the Seven Magical Signs is a set of seven symbols believed to represent the Most Exalted Name of God. They are discussed in texts on magic such as the Shams alma‘arif al-kubra and appear on amulets and various talismanic objects.
Violence against women, migration law, and regimes of exception At a time of intensifying border governance and mounting backlash against migrants’ and women’s rights, how do legal systems respond when violence is experienced under conditions of precarious status?
Dress to Impress: Reconstructions of Medieval Robes from Nubia A live presentation of recreated costumes of Nubian kings, royal mothers, and bishops based on wall paintings from the cathedral of Faras.
Learning from South Omo: New research by agro-pastoralist communities in Southern Ethiopia Learning from South Omo highlights research by agro-pastoralist communities in Southern Ethiopia. Confronting rapid change through land appropriation, tourism and climate pressures, researchers from seven groups present their own perspectives on livelihoods, identity and development. Centring local expertise, the exhibition shares aspirations and concerns for the future—research about, by and for the people of South Omo.
Roundtable discussion: Comparing the partitions - India and Palestine 1947/1948 The recently published volume The Breakup of India and Palestine, examines the international and national circumstances of these decisions.
Book Launch - Vestiges of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea: A Translation of the Samguk yusa In this book launch event, Remco Breuker, Boudewijn Walraven and Grace Koh will introduce and discuss their recent publication, Vestiges of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea: A Translation of the Samguk yusa.