'Portraits in White' As part of the Global Taiwan — Literature and Translation Workshop, Kaori Lai Hsiang-Yin shares the new translated book, 'Portraits in White'.
From Engines to Heads: Sisyphus’ Task and the Almost Normal Logic of Africa’s Informal Economies This talk explores how motorcycle drivers and market traders create stability and order in their daily lives, despite a lack of formal jobs and support.
Book Launch: 'Heaven Does Not Block All Roads: A History of Taiwan Through the Life of Huang Chin-tao' Anna Beth Keim shares her new book 'Heaven Does Not Block All Roads: A History of Taiwan Through the Life of Huang Chin-tao', which traces Taiwan’s turbulent twentieth century through the extraordinary life of one man who lived its every turn.
Arabic (Maghrebi) Elementary Course Arabic (Maghrebi) Elementary online course at SOAS Language Centre
CPAS hosts policy roundtable on vigilantism in the Lake Chad Basin On 29 April 2025, the Centre for Pan-African Studies (CPAS) at SOAS, led by Dr Abdul Wando, convened a policy roundtable in Abuja, Nigeria, to examine the role of vigilante groups in the Lake Chad Basin.
Sixth Annual Conference of the Japan Economy Network held at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo The SOAS-hosted Japan Economy Network (JEN) held its Sixth Annual Conference at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo on 21-22 March 2024. The JEN2024 conference was co-hosted by Hitotsubashi University and the German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo.
Ambassador's Commendation awarded to Dr Helen Macnaughtan Supported by the Toshiba International Foundation since 2017, this final event in the series was hosted by the Japan Research Centre in the Khalili Lecture Theatre.
Professor Lynn Welchman Lynn Welchman is Professor of Law with particular reference to the Middle East and North Africa.