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Kimchi Festival 2025 Join us for a celebration of Korea’s most iconic traditional dish, made from fermented vegetables and a variety of spices.
Universality from Below: Communisation and the Subject of Emancipatory Politics The talk will think through the concept of universality in emancipatory politics, insisting on the need to move beyond 'bad', transcendental, or identitarian universals toward a universality from below, emerging immanently through collective struggle
Urdu Shayari Masterclass: Women and Urdu Poetry From Mah Laqa Chanda to Zehra Nigah Join us for our next masterclass on Urdu poetry, run by Urdu Culture London and SOAS. This time we will be exploring works by a range of women, from the eighteenth century through to the present.
Apocalypse, Affect and Animation: Thirty Years of Neon Genesis Evangelion Marking the 30th anniversary of the landmark anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), this event combines a screening of the first episode with a panel discussion on the series’ enduring cultural, aesthetic, and emotional impact.
The Struggle for Hong Kong: A Decolonisation Lens This talk offers a new interpretation of popular protests in Hong Kong since 1997, when Britain handed its sovereignty over the territory to China.
The historical legacy of Hu Yaobang for contemporary elite politics in China Robert Lee Suettinger's recent biography of Hu Yaobang, 'The Conscience of the Party', informs this discussion on political struggle among CCP elites and the legacy of 'reform and opening'.