RAS Collections Open Evening
Professor Anthony Stockwell (Royal Holloway), Peter Collin (Independent Scholar), Dr Roger Parsons (RAS), Rebecca Snow (Camberwell College of Arts)
10 events found.
Events
- Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Elaine Wright (Chester Beatty Library, Dublin): Lapis and Gold, Exploring Chester Beatty’s Ruzbihan Qur’an
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomFriends of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomLecture and lunch Saturday, 25th November The Irishmen who policed old Hong Kong Speaker: Patricia O’Sullivan Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Cost: £8 per member or guest, to include refreshments Lunch: A self-paying lunch will be arranged at 12:45 p.m. at Chutneys, 124 Drummond…
Book Launch – Pagan Christmas by Augusto Cacopardo
Royal Asiatic Society 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomPAGAN CHRISTMAS: WINTER FEASTS OF THE KALASHA OF THE HINDU KUSH BOOK LAUNCH & DISCUSSION WITH AUTHOR This authoritative work sheds light on the religious world of the Kalasha people of the Birir valley of the Pakistani district of Chitral, focusing on their winter feasts which culminate in a great winter solstice festival. The Kalasha…
Dr. Mark Condos Book Launch: The Insecurity State
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomDr. Diana Lange (Institute for Asian- and African Studies, Humboldt University Berlin) – Exploring Tibet in Mid-19th Century: The British Library’s Wise Collection
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomDavid Leffman – William Mesny: How a British Adventurer Became a General in Qing-Dynasty China
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomGuest Lecture: Emilie Wellfelt, ‘Following the Feathers: Global History Along the Trails of the Bird of Paradise’
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom‘Following the Feathers’ is an investigation of global history and human-animal relations using a spectacular bird species as its focal point. It asks how the bird of paradise affects humans who encounter them, either in living form or as a prepared specimen. The specimen, often without wings, legs and scull bone, is the main form…
Professor Christopher Fuller -European Science and Colonial Anthropology in British India, c. 1871-1911
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomBook Launch for Tommaso Bobbio, Uther Charlton-Stevens, and Elisabetta Iob
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThe RAS will host a joint book launch on Wednesday 17th January. Drinks from 6 and talks from 6.30pm. 14 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD. Anglo-Indians and Minority Politics in South Asia: Race, Boundary Making and Communal Nationalism by Uther Charlton-Stevens Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan: Resettlement in Punjab, 1947-1962…