Scattered Sounds: live podcast recording A special live recording of the prize-winning Scattered Sounds podcast focusing on the musical diasporas of London.
African Screen Worlds Showcase The African Screen Worlds warmly welcomes you to a showcase of film screenings, work-in-progress, and discussion. The event will include sneak previews and panel discussions of films completed, and currently being made, by the Screen Worlds team.
Andrea Acri – Yoga in Javanese and Balinese Śaiva/Hindu traditions This talk will survey the Indic traditions of yoga that developed in Java in the pre-Islamic period (ca. 8th–15th century), and continued in Bali up to the present.
Jacob Schmidt-Madsen – Snakes, Ladders and the Subtle Body This talk briefly outlines the history of Snakes & Ladders before taking a closer look at early gyan chaupar boards and their possible origins in mystical diagrams of the subtle body.
TC Global Fair (Delhi) Amy Mitchell-Bell (International Recruitment Manager for South Asia) will be meeting with prospective students from Delhi to discuss study opportunities at SOAS University of London.
IDP Study Abroad Expo (Islamabad) A meeting with prospective students in Islamabad to discuss study opportunities at SOAS University of London.
Professor Lucy Durán awarded the Imaterial festival prize for her dedication to local heritage music Lucy Durán, Professor of Music received the Imaterial festival prize during a special ceremony at the festival on Sunday 9 October.
Professor Lynn Welchman contributes to article by UN Commision of Inquiry on Syria Professor Lynn Welchman of the School of Law contributed to the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria's article in Al Araby supporting the establishment of an international mechanism for the missing and disappeared in Syria.
The Sound of Film In this multi-modal panel, musicians, video-makers and academics discuss the crucial role of sound in film.