SOAS: South Asia Across Borders, SSAI, SOAS, University of London

SOAS FemSoc: Feminism and Intersectionality with Nina Power, Ella Achola and Susuana Antubam -22 October 2014

Palestinian Mission UK: Families of the Nakba - 14 January 2015 - SOAS

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Families of the Nakba Neil Kirtlan's photobook, Families of the Nakba, is being launched on Wednesday 14 January 2015 from 7.00 pm at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS. The book takes the form of a family album and is a deeply moving depiction of Palestinians living in Shatila and Bourj el Bourajneh refugee camps in Lebanon. In each family the oldest member can recall leaving Palestine in 1948 and they are photographed with their succeeding generations to highlight the fact that they remain refugees and have been denied the life chances we all take for granted. Prof Manuel Hassassian, Palestine's Ambassador to the UK, has written a foreword to the book and will be present at the launch. All profits from the sale of the book will go to the organisations that helped Neil with the project and each family will receive a copy. More info: http://familiesofthenakba.weebly.com/

Diane Abbott MP- The Age of Intolerance: Fighting Racism, Antisemitism & Islamophobia - 25 November 2014

SOAS: Forthcoming Events in April 2014

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Dear Debra, The SOAS 2014 spring events calendar has arrived! As ever, we have an exciting range of open-to-all events on offer relating to the regions of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Events in April include the following: The Life and Afterlife of David Livingstone: exploring missionary archives   4 April - 7 May, Foyles Special Collections Gallery   As part of the ‘Livingstone 200’ events taking place in the UK, Zambia and Malawi, SOAS will be hosting an exhibition in the Foyle Special Collections Gallery of the Brunei Gallery. This will feature rarely seen archives, photographs, maps and artefacts, brought together for the first time, including a set of surgical instruments thought to have belonged to Livingstone. For further details, please click here Professor Lawrence Saez Inaugural Lecture: Hybrid Capitalism and teh development of a Welfare state in Asia 24 April, 6.30pm, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Why is there such variation in development of a welfare state in Asia?  This lecture will map out the unique characteristics of Asian capitalism.  Professor Sáez then engages with two strands of the literature —one dealing with varieties of capitalism (VoC) and the other one with opposition to political reform— in order to argue that these two theoretical frameworks have limited applicability to Asia.  In order to address these weaknesses, Professor Sáez will propose a new typology of hybrid capitalist economies. For further details, please click here   Professor Gurharpal Singh Inaugural Lecture: Hybrid Capitalism and the development of a Welfare state in Asia 30 April, 6.30pm, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Is Indian democracy unique in accommodating religious diversity?  As the country approaches another critical election, this lecture takes a long-term view of how religious diversity and has been managed and why some religious minorities continues to be marginalised, excluded and suffer high levels of violence. For further details, please click here   SOAS Youtube Channel A list of podcasts, videos and audio clips of the most prominent SOAS public events Missed a SOAS event? You can now view podcasts of public events using the link below.  To view or subscribe to SOAS Youtube Channel, click here   SOAS Spring Calendar of Public Events Free public events from April to June 2014 You can download a copy of the Winter calendar of SOAS public events using the link below.  To download a copy, click here We always welcome feedback on our events. If you have any comments and suggestions about our events, please email events@soas.ac.uk   Best wishes, SOAS Events Team   Join us on Twitter @SOASEvents You can now also like us on Facebook

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Events Team: Forthcoming Events in February 2014

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Dear Debra, Don't let the rain keep you in, we have an exciting range of uniquely SOAS events to give your February an interesting twist. A sample of SOAS Events in February 2014 are listed below:   Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran 4 February, 5.30pm, Khalili Lecture Theatre Panel Discussion A panel discussion on the various spheres of women’s activity – governance, education, employment and arts – in Iran, based on lived experiences of Iranian women living and working in Iran. Chair: Arshin Adib-Moghdam, SOAS For further details, please click here   Book Launch - Islam, Youth and Modernity in the Gambia: the Tablighi Jama'at 19 February, 5.30pm, Khalili Lecture Lecture Theatre This monograph is the first on the Tablighi Jama'at in Africa. It focuses on a transnational Islamic missionary movement that has its origins in the reformist tradition that emerged in India in the mid-nineteenth century. The work brings a perspective on the dialogue between Sufi and reformist Islam and the interconnection between Islam, translocality and gender. For further details, please click here   Making Sense of Japan's Lost Decades 21 February, 6.00pm, Khalili Lecture Theatre Speaker: Andrew Gordon (Harvard) Since the 1990s an extraordinary change has taken place in the way Japan is understood and discussed both domestically and around the world. A country spoken of in the 1980s as model or as menace came to be described as a “soured” system beset by profound problems in society, economy and politics. By the end of the 1990s, the appellation that won the day (and still prevails) is that of “lost decade(s).” For further details, please click here SOAS Youtube Channel A list of podcasts, videos and audio clips of the most prominent SOAS public events Missed a SOAS event? You can now view podcasts of public events using the link below.  To view or subscribe to SOAS Youtube Channel, click here.   SOAS Winter Calendar of Public Events Free public events from January to March 2014 You can download a copy of the Winter calendar of SOAS public events using the link below.  To download a copy, click here We always welcome feedback on our events. If you have any comments and suggestions about our events, please email events@soas.ac.uk   Best wishes, SOAS Events Team   Join us on Twitter @SOASEvents You can now also like us on Facebook

WomensGrid: 17 February 2014 20:00 ~ Ain't I A Woman? What's race got to do with it? – SOAS Women's Society event series – until 21 Feb in London, England

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17 February 2014 20:00 ~ Ain't I A Woman? What's race got to do with it? – SOAS Women's Society event series – until 21 Feb

22 January 2014

The Women Society at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has put together 'Ain't I A Woman? What's race got to do with it?' This will explore the intersectionality of gender and race in a week-long series of events centred around Ntozake Shange's play 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.'
'Ain't I A Woman' is taking place 17 to 21 February 2014

Monday, 17 February 2014, 8pm: Performance (price)
'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf' + Q&A with director and actresses
Directed by Adam TullochTuesday, 18 February 2014, 7pm: Workshop
Redefining the Strong Black Woman
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 7pm: Panel Discussion
Black (Mis)Representation
Chaired by Brenna Bhandar, SOAS
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 7pm: Conversations
Black Feminism 101: Claiming spaces in mainstream feminism
Facilitated by Charmaine Elliott, Black Feminists UK
Friday, 21 February 2014, 7pm: Performance (price)
'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicie When the Rainbow Is Enuf' + reception
Directed by Adam Tulloch