Events

What's on in Asian Studies.

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Upcoming events

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Jan 28 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Owen Stampton

An in-person seminar by Dr Owen Stampton (University of Sheffield), titled 'The Beginnings of Modern Drama: Literature and the Stage in Early Twentieth Century Korea'.

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Feb 06 2026 -

Japanese Film Festival: Between Us

Join us for a free, in-person screening of the 2021 film 'Between Us' (dir. Yasuo Okuaki) that includes a short introductory lecture, and will be followed by a reception of sushi and sake.

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Feb 11 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Taeyoung Kim

An in-person seminar by Dr Taeyoung Kim (Loughborough University), titled 'Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture'.

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Mar 04 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jihyun Choi

An in-person seminar by Dr Jihyun Choi (University of Nottingham), titled 'Multiculturalism In South Korea – Racialization Of Migrants And Migrant Culture'.

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Mar 11 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Anna-Viktoria Vittinghoff

An in-person seminar by Dr Anna-Viktoria Vittinghoff (University of Sheffield), titled '“Look at me!” – Yonezu Tomoko and the Politics of Intersectionality in Post-War Japan'.

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Mar 18 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Pamela Hunt

An in-person seminar by Dr Pamela Hunt (University of St Andrews), titled 'Travel Writing and Travel Reading in Contemporary China'.

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Apr 01 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman

An in-person seminar by Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY), titled 'In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan'.

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