Tag / Extraordinary Endeavours
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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 -
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 -
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