Undergraduate Open Day Join us for our exciting Undergraduate Open Day at SOAS University of London, where you will have the chance to attend taster lectures, tour the Bloomsbury campus, meet our academics, and learn about student life.
5 tips to overcome homesickness After spending her first Christmas away from home while studying an online master's in Global Journalism, Pamilla shares the top tips that helped her tackle homesickness.
Transregional travels to Bodhgaya in the Long First Millennium This lecture will give an overview of Chinese sources on Bodhgayā and will trace the history of Bodhgayā reflected in them.
Japonisme Across Time: From 19th Century Inspirations to Contemporary Visions Monika Hinkel's lecture will examine how the phenomenon of Japonisme—the Western reception and adaptation of Japanese visual culture—significantly changed the course of modern art.
Stylistic Networks in Early Southeast Asia: Mitred Viṣṇu Sculptures from Bangka This project re-examines Sumatran sculpture by comparing it directly with material from South and Southeast Asia. It aims to identify both stylistic connections and the extent to which a Sumatran style can be defined.
New office revolutions: Tropes and technologies for open talk in South Korean offices since the 1980s 1980s South Korea saw many reports promising a 'new office revolution' or a 'new wind' that would dramatically change South Korean work life through automation (jadonghwa). Drawing on newspaper archives from the 1980s and 1990s, this presentation looks at some of the technological promises and narrative tropes that were used in this period to show how offices would allow greater connections to developed countries.