Jewad Selim and the Birth of Iraqi Modernism This lecture explores Iraqi sculptor Jewad Selim's pivotal role in shaping Iraq’s post-war artistic and cultural identity.
SamaBhav: A film journey through masculinities and gender justice SamaBhav is a travelling film festival that brings together cinema, conversation, and community reflection.
Abortion disputes and gender politics in Taiwan In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are pleased to welcome Professor Ling-fang Cheng to share her insights on gender politics and reproductive rights in Taiwan.
The Changing World Order: Tariffs, Trade War, and More The Series in Advanced Political Economy (SAPE) was launched in 2022, jointly organised by Departments of Economics at SOAS University of London and New School for Social Research (NSSR) in New York.
Specter of Acoustic Internationalism: 'Voice of Malayan Revolution' in China, 1969–1981 Ling Zhang traces the Voice of Malayan Revolution as an experiment in 'acoustic internationalism'—a sonic network that transcended divides to sustain solidarity amid Cold War fragmentation.
Literary voices from contemporary China: Shuang Xuetao Join us for an evening with Shuang Xuetao 双雪涛, one of China’s most celebrated contemporary authors, as he introduces his latest story collection, Hunter, translated by Jeremy Tiang.
Meet the SOAS History academics To launch the SOAS History Seminar 2025/26, a roundtable with SOAS historians will reflect on their research journeys and the questions which inspire them today.
Navigating politics across borders: Southeast Asian migrant workers’ activism in Taiwan In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are delighted to welcome Dr Ratih Kabinawa to discuss Southeast Asian migrant workers’ activism in Taiwan.
Barriers to Women's Religious Attainment in Japan: Issues and Prospects This presentation draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork to examine the difficulties Japanese female mountain practitioners have encountered within religious organisations that perpetuate patriarchal customs and hierarchical systems.