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.
Sorcery and Jurisdiction in Angola: Law and Multinormativity in Early Modern West Central Africa João Figueiredo discusses his book, 'Sorcery and Jurisdiction in Angola', exploring the interaction of European and African legal traditions when the Portuguese first land in West Central Africa.
Humour in Relationships: Dating 101 with Comedian Sadia Azmat Comedian, author and writer Sadia Azmat joins us for our spring event on relationships, sexuality and stand-up comedy - followed by refreshments!
Musicians in Texts and in Contexts – Telling and Retelling Musical Narratives as a Rhetorical Tool in Han China
Learning for Development Futures for SOAS Development Graduates Calling all SOAS Development Studies Master's students, and all applicants to our exciting MScs Programmes! Join us in person or online to hear from successful Development Studies alumni and learn from their career journeys.
Universality from Below: Communisation and the Subject of Emancipatory Politics The talk will think through the concept of universality in emancipatory politics, insisting on the need to move beyond 'bad', transcendental, or identitarian universals toward a universality from below, emerging immanently through collective struggle
Apocalypse, Affect and Animation: Thirty Years of Neon Genesis Evangelion Marking the 30th anniversary of the landmark anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), this event combines a screening of the first episode with a panel discussion on the series’ enduring cultural, aesthetic, and emotional impact.
The Struggle for Hong Kong: A Decolonisation Lens This talk offers a new interpretation of popular protests in Hong Kong since 1997, when Britain handed its sovereignty over the territory to China.