Stella Dixon Stella is an anthropology PhD student. Her thesis explores the effects of climate change on everyday experiences of seasonality and the making of seasonal cultures in central Tokyo.
Miki Hosaka-Green Miki Hosaka-Green is a doctoral researcher in Japanese Studies focusing on Japan inspired Western theatre performances, as well as working full time as a game localisation project manager.
Yang He Yang He is a PhD candidate in Translation Studies at SOAS, University of London, specializing in the translation and representation of Chinese political discourse in cross-cultural contexts. Her research interests include news translation, media discourse analysis, critical discourse studies, and cross-cultural political communication
From Communities to Collections: The Modern Endangered Archives Program in South Asia and Beyond This presentation introduces UCLA Library's Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP), detailing its community-driven framework for preserving endangered cultural heritage, with a focus on South Asian projects and the application process.
Learning from South Omo: New research by agro-pastoralist communities in Southern Ethiopia Learning from South Omo highlights research by agro-pastoralist communities in Southern Ethiopia. Confronting rapid change through land appropriation, tourism and climate pressures, researchers from seven groups present their own perspectives on livelihoods, identity and development. Centring local expertise, the exhibition shares aspirations and concerns for the future—research about, by and for the people of South Omo.
Major Japanese sports enterprise to offer annual student internships The SOAS Japan Research Centre has partnered with Xebio Holdings, one of Japan’s largest sports enterprises to launch new internship programmes for students studying BA Japanese.