External event - The Many Faces of Alexander the Great Lecture by Ursula Sims-Williams for the Ancient India and Iran Trust.
Say goodbye to instant noodles: How to eat out in London on a student budget Student Ereza shares her hacks for eating out and enjoying some of the best food that London has to offer, while still sticking to a student budget.
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.
SOAS-Alphawood Asian Art Programme Object-based study of the arts of Asia in association with the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum – available in person and online.
Heritage as Parody: Temple Rituals and the Reenactment of Ancient Performing Arts in Nara This lecture ventures into the realm of Japanese sonic imaginations, unveiling hidden connections between heritage discourses and the materialization of nostalgia through sound.
Iconography of the Vessantara Jātaka in Khmer Temples: Change and Continuity from the Angkor to the Post-Angkor Period This lecture focuses on the compositional patterns of Vessantara Jātaka bas-reliefs scenes carved during this period and compares these visual representations with corresponding literary sources.
Dr Carwyn Morris Carwyn Morris is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Society and Geography in the Department of Media and a Research Fellow in the SOAS China Institute.