Tabloid female sex confessions and everyday pro-sex feminism: the case of the Apple Daily Taiwan Dr Yow-Jiun Wang gives a talk on female sexual confession, tabloid culture, and the everyday formation of sex-positive feminism in Taiwan.
Negotiating political imaginaries in Taiwan: identifications and the recasting of the nation(s) in geopolitical context Stéphane Corcuff gives a talk on political imaginaries in Taiwan, examining how changing forms of identification reshape ideas of nationhood, belonging, and geopolitical position in contemporary Taiwan.
Book talk: 'Ashura as Submission and Rebellion: An Ethnography on Shia Rituals in Contemporary Iran' 'Ashura as Submission and Rebellion' examines Shiʿa rituals in contemporary Iran through ethnographic studies of urban religious gatherings, pilgrimage, and self-flagellation.
Anthony Hyman Memorial Lecture 2026 – The UN in Afghanistan: from state building to survival, rethinking the UN’s role Drawing on his experience and engagement in a range of United Nations roles in and on Afghanistan from 2001 to the present day, Mark Bowden will examine how the UN’s role has been shaped—and constrained—by the political settlement forged at the Bonn Conference.
Beyond categories: intimacy, agency, and identity in Taiwan Hoi Yan Yau discusses her new book, 'Sex, Culture, and Identity in Taiwan', exploring intimacy, agency and identity in contemporary Taiwan.
Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Rachel Harrison and Dina Matar Professors Rachel Harrison and Dina Matar will be presenting their inaugural lectures.
Articulating the sinicisation process in a Taiwan Paiwan Indigenous village: Vusam culture as a resilience pivot Professor Hong-zen Wang gives a talk on Paiwan Indigenous social life, Sinicisation, and the Vusam system as a site of cultural resilience in Taiwan.