0206, 2014

Lifelines: a short video documentary from the Indian Himalayas

By David Pearson|June 2, 2014|Anthropology and Sociology, Development Studies, South Asia, Unknown|0 comments

Dr Jane Dyson has just announced the release of her short (15 minute) video documentary, titled Lifelines. Based on long-term ethnographic research in the Indian Himalayas, it is one man’s story of juggling responsibilities and fighting for dreams, both for himself and his community. She plans to add teaching resources to the website soon. Available online at: www.lifelinesfilm.com Jane Dyson’s new book [Dyson, J. (2014) Working Childhoods: Youth agency and

0904, 2014

Afghanistan’s next president may be an anthropologist..

By David Pearson|April 9, 2014|Anthropology and Sociology, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Politics and International Relations, Unknown|0 comments

I spotted this article on the Savage Minds blog, see the original here. It’s written by Alex Golub whose new book, Leviathans at the gold mine : creating indigenous and corporate actors in Papua New Guinea is on order for SOAS Library. Afghanistan’s next president may be an anthropologist by Alex Golub Afghanistan’s upcoming elections have received a lot of coverage here in the United States, and all over the world. But

2911, 2013

Film Screening THE HALFMOON FILES, TUE 3 DEC 2013, 7PM

By Jiyeon Wood|November 29, 2013|Films and Sound Recordings, History, Music, Media and Film Studies, Politics and International Relations, Unknown|0 comments

PHILIP SCHEFFNER: THE HALFMOON FILES TUE 3 DEC 2013, 7PM, GOETHE-INSITUT LONDON Germany 2007, colour, 87mins, with English subtitles. Dir: Philip Scheffner. “There once was a man. This man came into the European war. Germany captured this man. He wishes to return to India. If God has mercy, he will make peace soon. This man will go away from here.” These are the words that Mall Singh spoke into the

1211, 2013

DNSA and Southeast Asia

By Jotika Khur-Yearn|November 12, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Japan, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, South East Asia, Unknown|0 comments

SOAS Library has recently acquired a new database called DNSA (Digital National Security Archive). The database contains the most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available covering large areas of Asia and the Middle East. The resource now includes 40 collections consisting of over 94,000 meticulously indexed documents, with more than 650,000 total pages. Each of these collections, compiled by top scholars and experts, exhaustively covers the most critical world

0811, 2013

Ferozkoh: Tradition and Continuity in Afghan Art

By Jiyeon Wood|November 8, 2013|Unknown|0 comments

An exhibition of 37 works created by students and teachers from the Turquoise Mountain Institute in Kabul. The exhibition is from 15th November until 23rd February 2014. There will be a exhibition tours on Thursday, 21st November from 11.00 to 12.00. For further information please visit: http://www.mia.org.qa/exhibitions/ferozkoh/en/about-ferozkoh To book the tour, please visit: http://leightonhouse.eventbrite.co.uk/ Venue: Leighton House Museum, Holland Park Each piece was inspired by an object from the collection of the Museum

1209, 2013

Essential research…. Why Szechuan Peppers Make Your Lips Go Numb

By David Pearson|September 12, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Unknown|0 comments

Photo by Flickr user diwineanddine (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) I don’t usually post science research, but as these pepper corns are so emblematic of Szechuan cuisine, I thought I would this time. While we don’t have a subscription to the most recent copies of Proceedings of the Royal Society B in which this research was published, you can read about it here on the Smithsonian’s blog.

3007, 2013

George W. Stocking Jr., ‘Anthropology’s Anthropologist,’ Dies at 84

By David Pearson|July 30, 2013|Anthropology and Sociology, Unknown|0 comments

Read this… A great profile of George W. Stocking, professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago who died earlier this month. Read it here via the New York Times. SOAS Library hold 18 of his books, including studies of anthropology’s pioneers, most notably of Edward Burnett Tylor and Franz Boas. His 2010 book Glimpses into my own Black Box is on order. You also have access

2604, 2013

The Digital Public Library of America Launches Today, Opening Up Knowledge for All

By Farzana Whitfield|April 26, 2013|Unknown|0 comments

A group of top American libraries and academic institutions launched a new centralized research resource today, The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), making millions of resources (books, images, audiovisual resources, etc.) available in digital format. It is an open, distributed network of comprehensive online resources that draws on the nation’s living heritage from libraries, universities, archives, and museums in order to educate, inform, and empower everyone in the current and