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This lecture presents case studies of select ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art that are being studied in a cross-disciplinary project.

This seminar explores the approaches used to analyse diverse and overlapping cultural, religious, and political self-representations of 15th-Century Qaraquyunlu and Aqquyunlu realms.

Join the SADRC webinar on the topic of 'Beyond Theory and Practice in International Arbitration'.

This seminar will discuss the concept of mediation in Islamic art as applied on the extraordinary Timurid Qur'ans on Chinese gold-painted coloured paper.

Chinese internet fiction ('netfic') tends not to be highly regarded for its aesthetic accomplishments; however, this talk explores the aesthetic functions of netfic from a premodern perspective.

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.

Jethro Calacday examines the Friar Lands Purchase of 1903, reinterpreting it as a manifestation of US state power over religion.

Professor Sicular discusses why, in the context of China's rapid urbanisation, standard approaches to measuring the urban-rural income gap have become less relevant.