Events archive

Southeast Asia Events in Oxford

Lessons from Petroleum Subsidies and Natural Gas Usage in Indonesia

Siew Hua Seah (University of London and Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Armaco Scholar)

26 November 2014 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Office, 57 Woodstock Road

Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

Conceding to Thrive: Taiwan's Path to Democracy and Lessons for China

Professor Joseph Wong (University of Toronto)

25 November 2014 - 5:00pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

Abstract: Authoritarian ruling parties are expected to resist democratization, often times at all costs. And yet some of the strongest authoritarian parties in the world have not resisted... Read more

Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

"Conceeding to Thrive: Taiwan's Path to Democracy and Lessons for China"

Professor Joseph Wong (University of Toronto)

25 November 2014 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

Authoritarian ruling parties are expected to resist democratization, often times at all costs. And yet some of the strongest authoritarian parties in the world have not resisted democratization, but... Read more

South Asia Seminar

Networks of Faith and Action: Making Sense of Frontier Deobandiyyat

Jan-Peter Hartung (SOAS)

25 November 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Fellows' Dining Room, Hilda Besse Building, St. Antony's College

-CANCELLED-

"Bitter Love" between Taiwan and Japan? How Native Taiwanese Elders Perceive China and Japan in the Early Twentieth Century

Feng-yi Chu (Oxford)

18 November 2014 - 5:00pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

Abstract: This presentation addresses a wistful, nostalgia-like sentiment towards Japan that seems to exist in contemporary Taiwanese society, particularly amongst some native Taiwanese elders who... Read more

Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

"'Bitter Love' between Taiwan and Japan? How Native Taiwanese Elders Percieve China and Japan in the Early Twentieth Century"

Feng-yi Chu

18 November 2014 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

This presentation addresses a wistful, nostalgia-like sentiment towards Japan that seems to exist in contemporary Taiwanese society, particularly amongst some native Taiwanese elders who experienced... Read more

South Asia Seminar

'Such a war has never been before': Colonial India and the First World War, 1914-1918

Vedica Kant (Author)

18 November 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Fellows' Dining Room, Hilda Besse Building, St. Antony's College

Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

Taiwanese Film Night: "Cape No. 7"

13 November 2014 - 5:00pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

“People just can't get enough of Cape No. 7. The highest grossing local film in Taiwan's history, Cape No. 7 is now a cultural phenomenon, and only has Titanic's record left to conquer at the... Read more

Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

Taiwanese Film Night: Cape No. 7

Fan Yang Choung

13 November 2014 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

A struggling young rock band singer, Aga (Van Fan), returns to his hometown Hengchun and works as a postman. He comes across an undeliverable piece of mail: seven love letters that were written for a... Read more

Southeast Asia Events in Oxford

An Evening with Dr Sa Sa

Dr Tiang San (Dr Sa Sa)

12 November 2014 - 8:00pm

Shulman Auditorium, Queen's College

Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

Taiwanese Film Night: "The Wind Around the City"

12 November 2014 - 1:30pm

Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College

Introduction: A minor structured notes dispute led sign-board worker, Chien Ming-fu to lose 2.5 million dollars, his life savings. Chien sought help from a public interest lawyer, Yeh Yuan-da, and... Read more