SOAS hosts one day festival to remember Partition On Saturday 15 October, SOAS hosted a one-day festival celebrating South Asian culture through film, music, food and dance, in memory of the Partition of the Subcontinent 75 years ago.
The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi), Tablet II, lines 1-26 and 56-82, read by Brigitte Groneberg
From loneliness to connection in later life: Insights from Thailand and Myanmar This presentation explores how practices of everyday life shape experiences of loneliness and care among older Thai and Myanmar adults living along the northern Thailand–Myanmar border. Drawing on qualitative research and participatory action methods, it examines loneliness through the lens of social relationship expectations.
Water Security: Transboundary Challenges Join us for panel discussion and the launch of the WATCON hub as we explore evolving dynamics and the implications for water security, water justice and the human right to water.
Suraj Telange Suraj is a labour studies scholar, and a final year PhD candidate in the Department of Development Studies
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.