The Faculty of Arts would like to invite all students and supervisors interested in taking part in the 2024 URSS to an information event.

It will bring together staff and students who have previously worked on URSS projects to with those who aim to take part in the 2024 programme – whether you have a research idea already or you just want to learn a little more, this will be a fantastic opportunity to network and exchange ideas.

speakers:

Ryuto Shimada (University of Tokyo), Ayutthaya as World Trade Center based on European and Japanese Sources

Tomoko Morikawa (University of Tokyo), Persian Muslim Missions to the Theravada Buddhist Society of Siam in the Seventeenth Century

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There will be a launch event taking place on Wednesday 6th December from 12.00 - 14.00 in FAB2.25 - we recommend that all potential applicants attend - useful information - free lunch - meet Alison and Sue - ask questions.

Booking for this event is now open - Booking Form

Two 30 minute sessions.

Wednesday 6 December, 3:00-4:00 pm (UK time) - Online

Dr Xi Wang (University of Bristol). Investigating Technologies to Enrich Museum Audio Description for Enhancing Accessibility

When: Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 4-5:30pm (in-person only)

Where: FAB 2.32, Faculty of Arts Building

This talk by Professor François Guesnet, UCL, hosted by the Centre for Global Jewish Studies explores radical anti-Jewish positions formulated in the Polish lands between ca 1800 resonating to the present day. Rather than racist prejudice or religious animosity, a re-assessment of the very essence of the state and society in the aftermath of the Polish partitions seems to have encouraged such exclusionary discourses. By emphasising their transnational ramifications and continuity over many generations, it argues that the usual periodization of European antisemitism requires a more careful consideration of regional differences, further complicating the task of defining Jew-hatred and antisemitism.

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