What Do We Need to Know About the Chinese Communist Party? Professor Timothy Creek will explore the nature of the CCP in this webinar.
Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo’s Pink Economies Michelle Ho traces the genders manifesting alongside Japanese popular culture in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo renowned for the fandom and consumption of anime, manga, and games.
Welfare Regime and Capitalism: Housing and Pensions The Series in Advanced Political Economy (SAPE) was launched in 2022, jointly organised by Departments of Economics at SOAS University of London and New School for Social Research (NSSR) in New York.
Lara Lewington discusses AI and health to an audience of young entrepreneurs The Black British Initiative (BBI) and SOAS hosted BBC journalist and technology reporter Lara Lewington, to discuss AI and its impact on health.
SOAS South Asia Institute launches new Fellowship to support social justice SOAS will launch the Ambedkar–Kalaignar Visiting Fellowship, through the SOAS South Asia Institute.
Fantasy and reality in Edo Japan’s red-light district: Keisai Eisen’s Ukiyo-e woodblock prints A closer look at three of Keisai Eisen's (1790-1848) mass-produced woodblock prints that aimed to show the glamour of Edo Japan’s red-light district and set fashion trends of the time.
Valedictory Lecture - On Manuscripts, Rituals and Curious Images: A Journey through the Ruptures of Japanese Buddhism This lecture reflects on a scholarly journey that has sought to challenge conventional narratives of Japanese Buddhism through a ritual and visual approach to Buddhist epistemic practices.
Xiao Lin Xiao Lin is a doctoral researcher in the Department of History at SOAS. Her research focuses on Manchu intellectuals in the late Qing and Republic of China periods, exploring questions of political thought, identity, and transnational exchange.
Chih-Chien Liu Liu Chih-Chien is a PhD student within the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at SOAS, University of London. His research concentrates on the influence of digital technology on the political arena and democratic responses, with particular emphasis on experiences in East Asia.