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This forum invites participants to reconsider the entanglements of materiality and life through the lens of animism as a mode of thought for the future.

In today’s Age of Overload, we are drowning in data – hyperconnected yet experiencing an epidemic of loneliness.

Sunthorn Phu (1786–1855) is an unlikely figure through which to understand nineteenth-century Buddhism in Siam. Despite being described as a “drunken writer” by the court astrologer after his death, he is now the national poet of Thailand. In this talk, Paul Lewis McBain shall explain how his newly-published book A Drunken Bee argues that the irreverent, rebellious, and parodic voice of Sunthorn Phu is an invaluable resource for understanding the Buddhism of early Bangkok.

A book launch and wine reception hosted by the SOAS Food Studies Centre.

Join us for an SFM research seminar examining why some regimes have become more repressive following the global financial crisis, while others have not.

Join renowned Armenian flautist Tamar Eskenian, sitarist Tommy Khosla, and multi-disciplinary collective JAWARI as they explore the intersections of their music.

This round table discussion, which takes place in association with the SOAS Gallery exhibition ‘Strange Wonders - Dreams, Desire and Daoism: Jizi and Other Pioneers of Contemporary Ink Painting from China’, will explore the relationship between Daoism and ink painting in contemporary China.

The Haenyeo Voices project explores the effects of environmental change on Jeju Island's reefs by combining Haenyeo divers’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with scientific monitoring, using 3D modelling, to assess transformations and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

Sign up for our workshop highlighting SOAS's Tibetan artwork collections with Dr Christian Luczanits, SOAS Lecturer in Tibetan and Buddhist Art.