Ethnographic Storytelling short course at SOAS University of London.

Last week I was delighted to be invited by London University’s SOAS & The Meridian Society to view artifacts & books linked to Reginald Johnston & last emperor Puyi held in their library archives....

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Ethnographic Storytelling short course at SOAS University of London.

SOAS Gallery is delighted to present Embroidery Traditions of Afghanistan, a new exhibition revealing the rich diversity, skill, and beauty of embroidery from across Afghanistan. The exhibition draws ...

This poetry festival re-members South Asian Feminist poetics through art, poetry and spoken word.

An unexpected rebellion unfolds in a corner of the SOAS Library through an innovative exhibit that invites visitors to witness women’s voices, long pushed to the margins, through poetry, art, and a…

Come hang out, knit some cool stuff, and chat away with fellow yarn lovers in a chill, cozy spot.

Come hang out, knit some cool stuff, and chat away with fellow yarn lovers in a chill, cozy spot.

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt

A blog post by Dr Jessica Gardner (University Librarian, Cambridge), based on her keynote for the Libraries Connected Annual Seminar, June 2026. The Libraries Alliance began with a simple but powerful...

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt

Celebrate Pride Month with SOAS Library as we spotlight three LGBTQ+ books that have faced censorship and tell stories of resilience, resistance, and queer expression from Asia, Africa, and the Middle...

Hosted by the SOAS Library, 'Insistent Focus' presents an evening of short films by women filmmakers from the global majority, featuring works that explore displacement, identity, memory, and politica...

Join us in person to uncover the explore discourses and imaginaries of generative AI and how it’s disrupting our world today.

In 2024, the African Library received a collection of over 600 books from the estate of Abraham Johannes Drewes (1927–2007), a prominent Dutch scholar who specialised in Semitic languages and epigraph...

Join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters latest book, uncovering the hidden realities of modern oligarchy.

Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

Join us for a special screening of 'EVOL', followed by an in-depth Q&A session with the film’s director and writer.