Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time/Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita is an Indonesian investigative documentary directed by Dandhy Dwi Laksono and Cypri Paju Dale.
Taiwan Studies Summer School 2026 Launch of SOAS Taiwan Studies Summer School 2026, bringing together scholars, practitioners, filmmakers, and students for a week of discussion on some of the most pressing and generative questions in Taiwan studies today.
Becoming Taiwanese beyond control: reflections on a book in the wild Dr Evan Dawley gives a talk on his book ‘Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnogenesis in a Colonial City, 1880s–1950s’, reflecting on its making, arguments, and afterlives.
The multiple trajectories of a Taiwanese-centric history Dr Evan Dawley gives a talk on Taiwan’s history from a people-centred perspective, tracing the long-term formation of the island’s contemporary polity.
Book talk: 'Why Taiwan? Anthropological Perspectives' Professor Lee An-Ru gives a talk on the book 'Why Taiwan', which asks why Taiwan matters as an object of scholarly inquiry beyond China-centred frameworks.
Book talk: 'Haunted Modernities: Gender, Memory, and Placemaking in Postindustrial Taiwan' Professor Lee An-Ru gives a talk on her book 'Haunted Modernities', exploring women workers, public memory, and the remaking of heritage in postindustrial Taiwan.
Workshop: 'Demystifying AI' This event explores what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and why there is so much scepticism around it.
'Insistent Focus': an evening of short films by women* filmmakers from the global majority Hosted by the SOAS Library, 'Insistent Focus' presents an evening of short films by women filmmakers from the global majority, featuring works that explore displacement, identity, memory, and political imagination across diverse cinematic styles.
The death penalty in Taiwan: controversies and counter-narratives A roundtable on the death penalty in Taiwan, bringing together legal, activist, and film perspectives on public debate, punishment, and abolition.