Exploring Taiwan at Roma Tre: Development and Achievements Professor Rosa Lombardi shares how Taiwan Studies can expand in a European context through a dynamic interaction between research, pedagogy, and cultural dissemination.
The other China or an emerging Taiwan? Democratic Taiwan in British foreign policy In this talk, Max Dixon will explore how British parliamentarians and British and Taiwanese policymakers view Taiwan, and how perceptions of Taiwan will inform the trajectory of peace and stability in cross-Strait relations.
Book Launch: 'Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival' Chris Horton shares his new book 'Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival', a powerful account of Taiwan’s fight for self-determination and its place in shaping the future of the world.
Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture: The Supremacy of the Present This lecture presents the monograph, 'Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture', analysing the theme of immediacy in contemporary Japanese fiction.
Coca Talks: Futuro Coca Arrives to London The Embassy of Colombia to the United Kingdom and Futuro Coca, in association with SOAS University and the International Coalition for Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice, are pleased to invite you to an academic dialogue about the alternative use of the coca leaves.This event is part of the celebration of the 200 years of diplomatic relations between Colombia and the United Kingdom, in which we will explore the Coca plant's critical intersections with indigenous knowledge, drug policy frameworks, and environmental justice.
The Futures of Animism 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.
Fashioning the National Body through Patchwork This lecture explores how ornamental objects and surfaces move through multiple significations, reinforcing and complicating the nationalist histories of Korean women.
'The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective' Book launch of SOAS professor Gilbert Achcar's new publication, 'The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective'.
Effects and Implications of Ecocides in Lebanon: Relevance in State Rebuilding and Stabilisation This collaborative workshop explores the impact of ecocides in Lebanon.