Yaerin Yoon Agricultural development, Climate change risk and impact, Environmental economics, Ecological economics, Sustainable development.
Film screening ‘Appuntamento ai marinai’ with director Ariam Tekle The Centre for Pan-African Studies invites you to the screening of the documentary Appuntamento ai Marinai.
Obituary: Professor David Edward Pollard (19 June 1937 - 6 February 2024) In Memoriam: Professor David Edward Pollard.
Colonial pasts, archival futures: Reconnecting dispersed collections in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea This presentation introduces the ways in which colonial collections hold important futures for communities in radically different parts of the Asia-Pacific.
Students tackle real-world issues with World Bank and UN in new joint supervision scheme Leading experts from the World Bank and several United Nations agencies have joined SOAS University of London academics in the Department of Economics to provide joint supervision to postgraduate economics students.
Decolonising Bloomsbury: A guided walking tour through London’s colonial legacy Dr Alia Amir, Research Associate at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, takes us on a 'decolonising walk' through Bloomsbury, London and reflects on some of the historical landmarks while challenging us to confront colonial histories and envision a more just future.
Imaginary language and alternate history in two novels by Li Kotomi and Yang Shuangzi This talk takes novels by millennial authors Li Kotomi and Yang Shuangzi to discuss how contemporary literature reflects on this period of historical reckoning by devising alternate textual and linguistic histories through fantasy and forgery.
Dr Serena A. A. Ceniccola Analysis of functional multilingualism and cosmetic monolingualism in the publication and translation of Japanese and Finnish multilingual literary works.
Mind what you wear in public: China’s controversial proposed amendments to police-administered penalties In September 2023, a draft of China’s revised Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security (PAPS) was posted online for public consultation. This talk will examine the controversial draft provisions, the possible reasons behind them, the origin of PAPS as well as arguments on how to reform the legislation.