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Bayly Prize 2023 Shortlist Announced
The Society is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Bayly Prize for a distinguished thesis on an Asian subject from a British or Irish University. The prize was established to…
24 November 2023 -
Dr Hamid Keshmirshekan: The Art of Iran in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
On the evening of October 5th, attendees congregated at the Society to partake in an informative lecture by Hamid Keshmirshekan, a distinguished art historian, art critic, and Research Scholar at the Department…
17 November 2023 -
The Photography Collection at the RAS – Dr Amy Matthewson
If you have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Extraordinary Endeavours exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, do please come before it closes on the 15th of December 2023. The…
10 November 2023 -
Sir Richard Burton’s Arabian Nights – by Dr. Amy Matthewson
Sir Richard Burton’s Arabian Night What makes a good translation of a literary work? Is it faithfulness to the work, despite awkwardness or potential risk of making the reader feel lost in…
3 November 2023 -
Professor Waleed Ziad – The Extraordinary, Enchanted Journey of a Female Scholar Saint in the Afghan Empire
In a recent lecture at the Royal Asiatic Society, Professor Waleed Ziad, an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explored the…
27 October 2023 -
Dr Philip Jagessar on Orientalists and their maps: cartographic views from the Royal Asiatic Society collection
In the annals of history, maps have often been celebrated as windows to the world, offering glimpses of uncharted territories and serving as tools of exploration, documentation, and navigation. Yet, their role…
20 October 2023 -
Risāla i-Shaṭranj or Chess Treatise – by Dr Amy Matthewson
Risāla i-Shaṭranj or Chess Treatise One of the more fascinating objects that is on display at the Royal Asiatic Society’s Extraordinary Endeavours: Celebrating 200 years of Communication, Collaboration and Dissemination exhibition…
13 October 2023 -
Extraordinary Endeavours Opens next week!
This week we have been putting the finishing touches on our exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, which will pay homage to 200 years of Extraordinary Endeavours at the Royal Asiatic Society.…
6 October 2023 -
Professor Mark Liechty: Winner of the Subedi Prize 2023
The Society is delighted to announce the winner of the first Surya P. Subedi Prize which is awarded to Professor Mark Liechty for his book “What Went Right” (Amazon link), subtitled: “sustainability…
29 September 2023 -
The History of (Lap)dogs in China – post by 2023 Staunton Prize winner Dr Kelsey Granger
The Society is delighted to award the 2023 Sir George Staunton Prize for outstanding article to Dr Kelsey Granger for her submission entitled From Tomb-Keeper to Tomb-Occupant: The Changing Conceptualisation of Dogs…
15 September 2023
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- Bayly Prize 2023 Shortlist Announced
- Dr Hamid Keshmirshekan: The Art of Iran in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
- The Photography Collection at the RAS – Dr Amy Matthewson
- Sir Richard Burton’s Arabian Nights – by Dr. Amy Matthewson
- Professor Waleed Ziad – The Extraordinary, Enchanted Journey of a Female Scholar Saint in the Afghan Empire