Step into the world of Han Suyin like never before with Dr. Florence Kuek’s An Ethical Literary Criticism of Han Suyin’s Autobiography – Braving Irrationality. Discover how ethical dilemmas, questions ...

Explore the history of Visva-Bharati, Rabindranath Tagore’s pioneering 1921 university that reimagined education by uniting rural reconstruction, arts, and global dialogue. This book unveils its ...

The theme, Flows and Currents in South East Asia, invites interdisciplinary engagement with South East Asia’s vibrant cultural, intellectual, and material currents. Drawing inspiration from Chen ...

In the 2025 Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are excited to feature Dr Lev Nachman’s book talk, which offers a timely analysis of how identity, territory, and external threats shape party ...

In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are honoured to have Fan Ching share insights from the Her Footprints project—an initiative that maps and commemorates feminist heritage ...

In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are pleased to welcome Professor Ling-fang Cheng for a timely exploration of Taiwan’s recent recall movements. The recall movements in 2021 ...

The African Linguistics Research Day is a 1-day event that brings together scholars working on African languages and linguistics across the UK. The event, organised by African linguists in the School ...

For the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are excited to welcome Dr. Ratih Kabinawa to share her research on Indonesian migrant workers’ overseas voting in Taiwan. This research ...

In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are pleased to welcome Professor Ling-fang Cheng to share her insights on gender politics and reproductive rights in Taiwan. The disputes ...

In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are delighted to welcome Dr Chun-Chi Wang to reflect on her experience curating, restoring, and reinterpreting Taiwanese cinema at the ...

The John Loiello Scholarship was originally established by American Friends of SOAS (AFSOAS), and is named after alumnus John Loiello, a founding Board member and benefactor of AFSOAS. Now, thanks to ...

In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are delighted to welcome Dr Ratih Kabinawa to discuss Southeast Asian migrant workers’ activism in Taiwan. Using a case study of Southeast ...