One Year on into a Degree in Vietnamese and International Relations

I originally applied to SOAS for Politics and International Relations, with the intention of perhaps taking a language as part of the Language Entitlement Programme. I had chosen SOAS because of its unique non-Eurocentric perspective among UK universities on global affairs. Other universities I had submitted applications to for the same course had almost identical syllabuses to each other so picking SOAS was an obvious choice with its specialised regional modules

‘Tenderly crafted revelations, delicately spun meringues’ — the Singapore film 7 Letters screened at SOAS

By Ben Murtagh|June 27, 2016|Current Research, SEA Events, SEA Film|0 comments

On the 17th June 2016, the Department of South East Asia, SOAS, University of London hosted the UK premiere of the Singaporean film 7 Letters followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Royston Tan in conversation with Professor Chris Berry of Kings College London. The event was organised by Dr How Wee Ng.The screening was sponsored by the Singapore High Commission in London and the Singapore International Foundation. 7 Letters is