Free things to do in London for students on a budget Discover the best free things to do in London for students, from museums and parks to libraries, running clubs and clothes swaps.
Book launch: 'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet' Join the editors and translators for the launch of 'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet' by Tsering Woeser.
The representations of Luzon and Formosa in William Hacke's atlas (c.1690): New projects for British navigation in the Pacific From the end of the 17th century, the British increased their incursions into the Pacific. From the Indian Ocean, British navigations had advanced towards the coasts of China to trade, while from Tierra del Fuego, Buccaneers from Jamaica or Virginia headed for the coasts of Peru and New Spain in search of booty. The Buccaneers later also became interested in extending their voyages to the coasts of Asia.
The Cost of Protection: Rethinking the Philippine State and Its Regional 'Proactive' Labor Migrant Protection Standards in the Gulf (1974-2024) When the 1970s oil boom emerged in the Gulf region, Asian labor- sending states strategically implemented labor export policies to exploit regional labor shortages and support long-term economic growth amid their financial crises.
MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (Online) MA Global Media and Digital Cultures (Online) at SOAS University of London.
Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Pallavi Roy and Zoë Marriage Professors Pallavi Roy and Zoë Marriage will be presenting their inaugural lectures.
Evaluative vs facilitative mediation: a global conversation This webinar offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with international experts and gain valuable insights to enhance your mediation practice.
Meritorious Collecting and Curating in Buddhist Southeast Asia When is a temple a museum? How is a museum in the temple? I explore these and other questions through the lens of Buddhist merit-making. This focus on Shan temples in Myanmar and northern Thailand, invites responses to the notion that localised practices of collecting and curating, challenge conventional narratives about Shan Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia.
MA Gender and Global Politics (Online) MA Gender and Global Politics (Online) at SOAS University of London.