Book launch: 'The Twilight Years of Taiwan’s Sugar Railways' Professor Dafydd Fell and Wang Hsiang launch their book, 'The Twilight Years of Taiwan’s Sugar Railways', exploring the fascinating legacy of Taiwan’s once-thriving sugar railway system.
SOAS Music student co-founds Refugee Solidarity SE project SOAS Undergraduate Music and World Philosophies student Siân Rees has co-founded Refugee Solidarity SE, a project which works to build solidarity with refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant people in South East London and beyond.
CAMHRA Doctoral scholarships This prestigious scholarship offers the opportunity for successful applicants to pursue a fully-funded 3-year PhD under the mentorship of leading experts in the fields of anthropology and mental health.
Physical conflict in the world's legislatures: Why do legislators brawl? Dr Nathan F. Batto gives an online talk about his recent book 'Making Punches Count: The Individual Logic of Legislative Brawls'.
Constructing Taiwan: Place, Power, and Identity Politics — Dr Bi-Yu Chang’s Retirement Lecture Join us in celebrating Dr Bi-Yu Chang’s retirement with a reflective lecture tracing her two-decade journey through the cultural politics, spatial identities, and shifting meanings of belonging in Taiwan.
Why Studio Ghibli is so popular and how it exports Japanese culture Masami, a BA East Asian Studies student, delves into factors contributing to Studio Ghibli's international success and how the films may influence global perceptions of Japan.
Reading the visual language of the Buddhist wall paintings of Kucha This seminar will explore what kinds of Buddhological and historical insights can be drawn from mural materials by closely observing and analysing their visual language.