"The Philosophy of the Yoga Sutra: An Introduction." A book launch with Karen O'Brien-Kop. Join us in-person for an enlightening evening with author, Karen O'Brien-Kop in discussion with by Jessica Frazier of Oxford University, about her new book, "The Philosophy of the Yogasutra: An Introduction".
SOAS alumni reception in Johannesburg with Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Habib SOAS Alumni Reception in Johannesburg with Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Habib.
CGMC Annual Lecture: Technocolonialism: when ‘technology for good’ can be harmful Annual Lecture, Centre for Global Media and Digital Communication, SOAS. In this talk, Professor Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths, University of London) will put forward the notion of technocolonialism which she has been developing to explain the ways that digital innovation, automation and data practices in the humanitarian sector revitalize colonial legacies.
The End of Actor Prints (役者絵): How did the Meiji era's actor prints disappear? Ukiyo-e has recently received unprecedented attention in Japan, but there has been little research into how and why actor prints disappeared during the Meiji and Taisho periods. Prof Akama will present his findings.
Professor Rachel V Harrison Modern Thai Cultural Studies, Cinema and Literature; gender studies with reference to Thailand; literary criticism and South East Asian Literatures in a comparative context; Western film set in South East Asia
Female Employment and Dynamics of Inequality Network Identifying innovative disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research agendas on female labour and dynamics of inequality in developing countries.