Stranger things: supranormal events in modern Chinese Buddhist autobiography This talk focuses on the autobiographical writings of the eminent 20th century Chan master Laiguo Miaoshu.
From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization What drives subordinated groups to challenge power? Join us as John Chalcraft unveils a groundbreaking theory of popular mobilization, tracing the path from subordination to revolution across the globe.
How We Appear and How We Are Felt: in conversation with Dr Khairani Barokka about 'Annah, Infinite' A reading and discussion of 'Annah, Infinite', an experimental work of creative non-fiction which challenges art history, confronts colonial ableism, and reclaims a stolen spirit.
Celebrating 20 years of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation Join Boyd Tonkin for a keynote lecture reflecting on 25 years of literary translation, followed by a discussion with prize‑winner Marilyn Booth about her translation of Omani novel 'Honey Hunger'.
Book Talk - Relational Pasts: The Conflictual International Politics of Memory and the Japan-South Korea History Problem This book draws on literature concerning memory, national identity and ontological security to develop a theoretical framework that seeks to explain how and why international conflict concerning the past arises and endures and how it may be transformed, and applies this to the so-called 'history problem' in Japan-South Korea relations through a discourse analysis of a vast dataset of primary sources, from both South Korea and Japan, across politics, media and culture.
How economic reform revived totalitarian rule in China Professor Minxin Pei will talk about his latest book, .The Broken China Dream: How Reform Revived Totalitarianism'.
Capitalist development in Late Qing China: a reassessment of the 1883 financial crisis Zhiqing Hu's talk reexamines the 1883 financial crisis in Qing-era China within the global context of capitalism and financialisation.
Curator’s Tour 2: I Couldn't Stand By Join the exhibition curator, Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix, for a guided tour of 'I Couldn't Stand By: Youth, Violence and Peace — An Exhibition of Young Hope' at SOAS Gallery.
Disrupting the narrative on Palestine This lecture by Ilan Pappé will discuss the power of vocabulary and language in the struggle for freedom in Palestine.