1008, 2015

Remarkable Acquisitions for SOAS Library’s South-East Asia Collections

By Jotika Khur-Yearn|August 10, 2015|Art and Archaeology, History, Linguistics, Literature, Religions, South East Asia|0 comments

Here’s an update and good news from SOAS Library. We have recently purchased two remarkable acquisitions for the South-East Asia collections in the library. 1. The Papers of Lee Kuan Yew : speeches, interview and dialogues (1950-2011), comprising 19 volumes plus bibliographical references and index. All the 20 items are kept under the classmark: L. HI320 / 515961. Key features of the publication include: The most comprehensive collection of various

0608, 2015

Two SOAS Library Book Reviews

By Mary Fisk|August 6, 2015|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Art and Archaeology, History, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica|0 comments

A couple of reviews for books recently acquired by SOAS Library … 1.Denial of Violence: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present and Collective Violence against the Armenians, 1789-2009 by Fatma Müge Göçek. Reviewed by Dr. Joanne Laycock(Sheffield Hallam University) in the Institute of Historical Research’s Reviews in History This book “is representative of the growing engagement of historians of this region and period with an expanding range of source material and a willingness

3007, 2015

Postman by Maleonn

By Jiyeon Wood|July 30, 2015|Art and Archaeology, China and Inner Asia, Photography, Unknown|0 comments

Maleonn, 2008. Postman [photograph] (London, SOAS Library). Photograph by David Pearson. You have probably seen these photographs in the Library (Level E). They were from the exhibition Chinascape: Contemporary Chinese Photography held at the Wolfson Gallery in the library in 12th April – 8th June 2012. The exhibition presented photographs of a number of high-profile independent artists in China, and provided a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of trends

2207, 2015

Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma- Exhibition at the V&A

By Farzana Whitfield|July 22, 2015|Art and Archaeology, History, Religions, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

The Victoria and Albert Museum are currently holding a photography exhibition of British photographer Captain Linnaeus Tripe, capturing 60 of his most striking images of India and Burma. The photographs were taken between 1852- 1860 and consist of Indian and Burmese landscape and architecture. Rarely seen in the West, Tripe brings to light documentation covering archeological sites, monuments and an eye for creative photography. The exhibition runs until October the

0807, 2015

The Palestine Exploration Fund celebrates 150th anniversary

By Mary Fisk|July 8, 2015|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Art and Archaeology, History|0 comments

The Dome of the Rock, viewed from the roof of the Austrian Hospice (via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerusalem_Dome_of_the_rock_BW_11.JPG) The Palestine Exploration Fund was founded on May 12th 1865 in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey. One of its founding members was the Dean, Arthur Penhryn Stanley and its roots lay in his involvement with the Jerusalem Water Relief Fund which had necessitated comprehensive professional surveying work in the city in 1864.

0707, 2015

The Shubbak Festival is back in London 11-26th July 2015

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|July 7, 2015|Art and Archaeology, Literature, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Music, Media and Film Studies, Photography|0 comments

The Shubbak Festival is back in town for another fortnight of inspiring events (gigs, talks, films, theater, and family events) providing a Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, from 11th-26th July 2015. Check it out at http://www.shubbak.co.uk/ To note: this year the Shubbak Literature Festival is organised in cooperation with the British Library and will includes talks on 25th and 26th July such as : The Rise of Arabic Literature in

0306, 2015

A Trial Access to E-Journal Database for Burma/Myanmar Studies

By Jotika Khur-Yearn|June 3, 2015|Anthropology and Sociology, Art and Archaeology, History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Religions, South East Asia|0 comments

We now have a trial access to the online version of the Rare Journals of the Burma Research Society until the 2nd of July 2015. There are two options for you to access the online database: The link for on-campus access: http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/ (no login required, when you are in SOAS buildings using SOAS Internet) The link for off-campus access: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/ (login required with your normal SOAS Login) Note: external members

2603, 2015

Digital photographic collection of Indian regional and tribal dancers added to SOAS Digital Library

By Farzana Whitfield|March 26, 2015|Art and Archaeology, History, South Asia|0 comments

George Blaker, who was born in India in 1912 and died in England in 2001, spent time in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Burma in the 1950’s-60’s. He took a large collection of beautiful photos of Indian classical and regional dance. Now with the help of George Blaker’s daughter, Jenny Blaker these pictures have been brought to life in high quality colour and added to the SOAS digital library! The

0903, 2015

Trial Access to ABIA Online: Index of South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology

By Jiyeon Wood|March 9, 2015|Art and Archaeology, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

SOAS Library currently has trial access to ABIA Online: Index of South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology. The online version of the complete ABIA includes all twenty-three volumes of the Annual Bibliography of Indian Archaeology, and its successor the ABIA Index. This is known as unique and up-to-date bibliographic reference sources dedicated to South and Southeast Asian art and archaeology. It covers monographs, journals, articles in edited volumes, conference

2402, 2015

Art and Archaeology – January 2015

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|February 24, 2015|Art and Archaeology|0 comments

How to write about contemporary art / Gilda Williams. International architecture in interwar Japan : constructing kokusai kenchiku / Ken Tadashi Ōshima. Beyond Bawa / David Robson with photographs by Richard Powers. The art of Indonesia / editor, Bachchan Kumar. Mīnākṣī-Sundareśvara : ‘Tiruviḷaiyāṭaṟ purāṇam’ in letters, design and art / R.K.K. Rajarajan, Jeyapriya Rajarajan. Horn please : the decorated trucks of India / Dan Eckstein. The cultural monuments of Tibet