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Philippine Post-colonial and Comparative Literature Studies; British Occupation of Manila; Philippine languages and linguistics; Ethnography of Communication; Writing systems; Southeast Asian Studies; Gender and Migration..

State, society, economy and international politics of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

FCO Research Analysts (China, Japan and Korea) for 33 years. PhD from SOAS 1971 in Japanese history. Served in Seoul, Beijing and in 2001-2002, established the British Embassy in Pyongyang., Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Has taught Korean history at SOAS and currently teaches a course, “The Other Korea” on North Korea since 1945. Numerous publications, broadcasts etc.

Burmese language

The modern economic and political history of South East Asia; the economic impact of the inter-war depression on South East Asia

Biodiversity, health and infectious diseases ecology and evolution.

Material culture of Southeast Asia, especially Indonesian textiles; the relationship between material culture and memory; the history of museum collecting; the role of material heritage in society.

Dr Gerard Gunning lectures on a world literature module at SOAS and contributes to teaching on IFCELS' media studies modules as well as a range of EAP modules taught at IFCELS and at other departments.