Exploring the Narrative World of the Buddhist Cave Temples of Kucha This lecture will provide an overview of Buddhist culture in Kucha and its archaeological sites and examine the concept of 'ancient India'.
Book launch: 'Embedded Generations: Family Life and Social Change in Contemporary China' The book launch of Professor Jieyu Liu's latest book Embedded Generations will begin with an introduction of the book, followed by a Q&A session and drinks reception.
DLD Annual Lecture with Professor Yuen Yuen Ang - Adaptive political economy: Toward a new paradigm Political economy routinely treats living, complex, adaptive social systems as machine-like objects. In this talk, Professor Yuen Yuen Ang (Johns Hopkins University) proposes an adaptive political economy.
Launch of Development Leadership Dialogue We are pleased to Launch the new Development Leadership Dialogues (DLD) Institute at SOAS.
WSD Handa Distinguished Annual Lecture 2026: The ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership The WSD Handa Distinguished Annual Lecture 2026 will focus on how the ASEAN-China partnership has developed throughout the years.
Heritage as Parody: Temple Rituals and the Reenactment of Ancient Performing Arts in Nara This lecture ventures into the realm of Japanese sonic imaginations, unveiling hidden connections between heritage discourses and the materialization of nostalgia through sound.
Food and Heritage: The Politics of Food Dr Asma Khan, founder of Darjeeling Express, will deliver the Food Studies Centre's Annual Distinguished Lecture of 2026
Sound anthropology and Ala Zarei Join us for a rich evening of music from around the world, curated by classical Iranian Setar player Ala Zarei and tabla player Vishnu Vijayan.