Previous events

• 7 Nov. 2025, 14:00-16:00

  Regional order in the middle east after 7th October

  Roundtable.

• 7 Nov. 2025, 13:15-15:00

  The ambivalent geopolitics of civilizationism in Putin's Russia

  Lecture by Mark Bassin, Baltic Sea Professor of the History of Ideas, Södertörn University, Stockholm, and Visiting Professor of Eurasian Studies at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University.

• 31 Oct. 2025, 9:00-17:00

  From Stalinism to Putinism: Overcoming the past in creating the future

  Conference.

• 30 Oct. 2025, 16:30-18:00

  Day of the Dead

  The faculty will be celebrating the Day of the Dead with a beautiful altar by Mexican artist Ana Quiroz.

• 28 Oct. 2025, 16:00

  Textile archaeology and burial practices in the Nile valley

  Talk by Associate Professor Elsa Yvanez, Saxo Institute.

• 23 Oct. 2025, 9:00-16:30

  The American Military versus the Chinese Military: Comparing intentions and capabilities

  Conference.

• 3 Oct. 2025, 10:00-11:00

  Ryokan: Mobilising Hospitality in Rural Japan

  Guest talk by Associate Professor Chris McMorran, National University of Singapore.

• 2 Oct. 2025, 14:15-15:45

  The killing of journalists in Gaza: The Gaza Project

  Join ToRS for the urgent and timely conversation with Hoda Osman, Executive Editor, Arab Reports of Investigative Journalism on the killing of journalists in Gaza and The Gaza Project.

• 29 Sept. 2025, 17:00-19:30

  Maize Day

  Join us for a festive and inspiring celebration of Día del Maíz with a rich cultural and academic program highlighting the importance of maize in Mexican history, contemporary struggles, and culinary traditions.

• 26 Sept. 2025, 14:00-15:00

  Being Dead in Sweden – Necro Politics and Postmortem Relations

  Public lecture by Professor Magdalena Nordin, Göteborg Universitet.