Inaugural Lecture Series: Professor Julia Sallabank In this inaugural lecture, Professor Julia Sallabank will be presenting 'Language revitalisation and reclamation: theorising processes and ideologies' .
Economics Masterclass for Years 12 and 13: Economic Perspectives on Development This masterclass, designed to widen participation to SOAS, will explore the hidden social and environmental costs of the global fast fashion industry.
Politics and International Relations Masterclass for Years 12 and 13: The 2011 Arab Uprisings in Context This masterclass, designed to widen participation to SOAS, will examine the origins and fortunes of the Arab uprisings that unfolded in Tunisia, Egypt, and beyond in 2010–11.
Iconography of the Vessantara Jātaka in Khmer Temples: Change and Continuity from the Angkor to the Post-Angkor Period This lecture focuses on the compositional patterns of Vessantara Jātaka bas-reliefs scenes carved during this period and compares these visual representations with corresponding literary sources.
Currents Of Currency: Tracing Early First Millennium Southeast Asian Trade Through Coinage This talk will cover the results of a study examining over 1000 silver coins from museums in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and the UK bearing distinctive Rising Sun and Srivatsa motifs.
Locust Control and State Activism in Ming China This presentation will introduce the history of the climate and natural disasters in imperial China, focusing on the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and locust control.
'Legal Resistance under Authoritarianism': Professional Awakening from Political Crisis Dr Eric Yan-ho Lai talks about his new book 'Legal Resistance Under Authoritarianism: The Struggle for the Rule of Law in Hong Kong', which examines the decline of Hong Kong’s rule of law.
The 25th SOAS Annual Jaina Lecture Professor Hegewald will examine depictions of animals in Jaina art and architecture in India and the diaspora and explain their meaning within the Jaina religious system.