The sounds of Taiwan New Cinema Dr Andy Birtwistle gives a talk on sound and modernity in Taiwanese cinema.
The Art of 'Disturbing the Peace': Spectral Politics and Infrastructural Afterlives in the Taiwan Strait Dr Chris Cristóbal Chan gives a talk on the Beishan Broadcast Wall in Kinmen, exploring sound, spectrality, and the afterlives of Cold War infrastructure in the Taiwan Strait.
Resisting disinformation: theorising whole-of-society and sociotechnical resistance through the Taiwan case Mariah Thornton gives a talk on Taiwan’s whole-of-society resistance to transnational disinformation and its democratic innovations.
Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan SOAS Gallery is delighted to present Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan, a new exhibition revealing the rich diversity, skill, and beauty of embroidery from across Afghanistan. The exhibition draws from the Karun Thakar collection, developed in collaboration with the V&A Museum.
Book launch: 'From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures' by Lara Sheehi Join us for an in-depth and interdisciplinary conversation about Lara Sheehi’s new book.
Asymmetries in language and power - translation insights from Henning Bochert, Inua Ellams and Eve Leigh In this talk, Henning Bochert is joined by Eve Leigh Writer and Inua Ellams Poems whose work Henning has translated. He will examine translation as a dynamic cultural practice that influences how societies perceive and engage with each other.
Documentary screening and director Q&A: 'Me and My Condemned Son' Documentary screening of 'Me and My Condemned Son' as part of this year's Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School on examining the contemporary history of capital punishment in Taiwan.
Global Africa: Profiles in courage, creativity, and cruelty Author and academic Professor Adekeye Adebajo will present a short film profiling a selection of writers, thinkers, commentators and other important figures from Africa and the African-diaspora.
Documentary screening: 'Strangers and Their Babies' Documentary screening of 'Strangers and Their Babies', which uncovers the little-known Penghu refugee camps and follows four camp-born children as they trace their families’ journeys.