RAS Lectures & Events

Name: (Japan Series) Dr Christopher Harding – Barbarians: The First Century of Encounter Between Japan and Europe
Start: 2026-01-08T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-08T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre

October 2025
October 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Prof. Peter Clift – Societal Development in Asia and its links to Evolving Climate and Rivers

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 30 October 2025 (Thursday)
November 2025
November 7 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
(Japan Series) Bashar Tabbah – Shiro 城: A Photographic Exploration of Japanese Castles

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 7 November 2025 (Friday)
November 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Joe Cribb, Robert Bracey and Marzbeen Jila – The Third Side of the Coin

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 13 November 2025 (Thursday)
November 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Prof Suranjan Das – Transnational Sites of Indian Nationalism: The Cambridge and Oxford Majlis in Anti-Colonial Politics

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 18th November (Tuesday)
November 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
(Japan Series) Dr Michelle Damian – Networks of Violence and Trade: Premodern Piracy in Japanese Waters
Date: 20 November 2025 (Thursday)
Hosted by SISJAC *Online via Zoom*
November 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Dr Vayu Naidu – The Evergreen Epic: Ramayana as Forest Literature and its Reinventions

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 20 November 2025 (Thursday)
November 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Prof Neil Price – The Vikings and Asia: New Frontiers of the Norse Diaspora

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 27 November 2025 (Thursday)
December 2025
December 4 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Dr. Sandhya Fuchs – Fragile Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crimes in India (Busuttil Prize Winner Lecture)

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 4 December 2025 (Thursday)
December 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
(Japan Series) Prof Kikuko Hirafuji – Japanese Mythology Across Cultures: Gods, Encounters, and Global Views

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 11 December 2025 (Thursday)
January 2026
8 January 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm GMT
(Japan Series) Dr Christopher Harding – Barbarians: The First Century of Encounter Between Japan and Europe

Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Date: 8 January 2026 (Thursday)

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