Introduction to MA History at SOAS Discover what makes the MA History at SOAS unique, with its focus on global, interconnected histories beyond the West.
Digital Sovereignty in Taiwan: Controlling the Internet in the Tsai and Lai Era Sam Robbins gives a talk on how questions of internet access, control, and security have reshaped relations between activists, policymakers, and the state in the Tsai and Lai eras.
Digital democracy in Taiwan: opening the internet in the Ma and Tsai era Sam Robbins gives a talk on the rise of g0v, civic tech, and the changing relationship between technology, activism, and the state during the Ma and Tsai eras.
The human in the loop: relay literary translation and minoritised languages in the AI era Dr Darryl Sterk delivers the keynote lecture for this year’s Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School on literary translation, AI, and the future of minoritised languages.
Simran Kohli Sex work, Social reproduction, Feminist political economy, Care economies, Informal labour migration.
Emergency contacts Useful contacts for students in an emergency, including hospitals and dental care.
Unearthing history: How the Formosa Church News grew from a missionary tool to a space for social commentary Professor Niki Alsford unveils Formosa Church News, a missionary publication that became a platform for local voices, a tool for linguistic preservation, and a record of Taiwan’s evolving identity.
On the adoption of the cult of the serpent deities (nāgas) in Nepalese Buddhism This talk examines how the Buddhist traditions of the Nepal Valley have adapted to autochthonous forms of practice, with a focus on the cult of the serpent deities (nāga).