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Hot Springs in China: A Therapeutic History (1000-1945)

8 October 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

A close-up, profile photograph shows the head and shoulders of a weathered stone statue carved into a reddish rock face. The statue depicts a figure with features rendered in a traditional Buddhist artistic style.

Much Ado about Nothing? Revisiting the Origins and Early Course of the Second Civil War, 660-684 CE

8 October 2026 * 5:00pm to 6:45pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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All Comers Hindi

12 October 2026 * 5:00pm to 6:00pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

A graphic featuring the Hindi word “नमस्ते” (Namaste) in large red Devanagari script at the centre, surrounded by a dense pattern of scattered Hindi letters and characters in red, orange, black, and grey on a white background.

From Verbal to Visual Intertextuality

15 October 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Launch of New Digital Platform for the Publication of Critical Editions and Translations of Early Modern Japanese Books

17 October 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:00pm Zoom

Kusa online platform

Arhats, Chan Lineages and Reconfigured Icons: Layered Image Programmes at a Song Cliff Carving Site.

22 October 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Migration to the Gulf in the Arabic Novel

22 October 2026 * 5:00pm to 6:45pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Outreach event: "Exploring the World of Japanese Studies Talk Series"

22 October 2026 * 6:00pm to 7:30pm Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

JF event

239 BCE: A Forgotten Turning Point in the History of the Chinese Classics

29 October 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Black-and-white woodblock-style illustration of a historical figure shown from the chest up, wearing an ornate official hat and traditional robes.

The Origins of Guanzhui bian 管錐編: Genetic Insights from Qian Zhongshu's Notebooks.

5 November 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Who drew the cartoons in Abou Naddara, the first satirical magazine in the Arab world?

5 November 2026 * 5:00pm to 6:45pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Environmental Change and Human Adaptation along the Jiangsu and Shanghai Coasts during the Ming and Qing dynasties

12 November 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Intro: Coastal regions constitute one of the most critical living environments for humanity today. In the context of global change, coastal human activities and their impacts have garnered significant attention from scholars across diverse fields. The Jiangsu and Shanghai coasts lie within China's eastern coastal zone. According to The Tribute of Yu (Yu Gong, 禹贡）, that region belonged to the mud flat area of ancient Yangzhou. Over extended periods, sediments carried by the Yellow River, Huai River, and Yang

The Ruin Monologues: Women's Voice-over and Landscape in Chinese Cinema

19 November 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Black-and-white photograph of a lone person walking along the crest of a grassy hillside while carrying an object held in both hands.

When the Other Becomes the Antichrist: Christian and Muslim Eschatologies in the Medieval Mediterranean World

19 November 2026 * 5:00pm to 6:45pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China's Total War, 1937 - 1945

26 November 2026 * 2:00pm to 3:30pm Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Book cover of Grains of Conflict