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'Rabindrasangeet and its Performative Afterlives during the Marxist Cultural Movement of 1940s Bengal'

The SOAS Public Music Research Seminar Series is a valuable forum for ethnomusicology and related fields in London, bringing rising and established scholars to share innovative music research with SOAS audiences.

Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Scott Newton and Eddie Bruce-Jones

In this Inaugural lecture, Professor Scott Newton and Eddie Bruce-Jones will be presenting 'Double Exposure: Post‑Soviet Imperiality, Archipelagic Blackness' and 'Indenture Post Mortem' respectively.

Cultural economy and heritage (re-)making in a historic neighbourhood in Taipei

Dr Desmond Hok-Man Sham gives a talk on culture-led regeneration in Taiwan, exploring how Taipei’s historic Twatutia (Dadaocheng) neighbourhood exemplifies the creative revitalisation of local heritage.

Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo’s Pink Economies

Michelle Ho traces the genders manifesting alongside Japanese popular culture in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo renowned for the fandom and consumption of anime, manga, and games.

ReSIA: Sacred Power: The Motif of the Seven Magical Signs

The motif of the Seven Magical Signs is a set of seven symbols believed to represent the Most Exalted Name of God. They are discussed in texts on magic such as the Shams alma‘arif al-kubra and appear on amulets and various talismanic objects.

Fragments and Missing Pieces: The Puzzle of Editing a Kharoṣṭhī Birch-bark Manuscript

The workshop explains the process of editing a birch-bark manuscript, using the example of the Mahāyāna sūtra.

Mahāyāna Without the Concept of Mahāyāna: Evidence From an Early Kharoṣṭhī Manuscript from Gandhāra

This lecture will present the content of the Kharoṣṭhī manuscripts from Gandhāra, discussing parallels and its broader context within Mahāyāna literature.

Researching the Digital Illicit Economy: Methods, Ethics, and Access (Scam Industries Focus)

This workshop convenes a methodological discussion on how to research digital economies, with a focus on scam industries and cyber-enabled financial crime. Bringing together perspectives from financial crime research, empirical work on Southeast Asia scam markets, and scholarship on digital authoritarianism, the session examines how researchers can generate credible evidence when access is restricted and data are fragmented.

Meeting Batul: Navigating multiple identities in contemporary India

Conversation with Batul, a Delhi-based Muslim Indian LGBTQIA+ activist in transition, as she reflects on her powerful personal story and the causes she defends.