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SOAS academic part of research team awarded Australian Research Council Discovery Grant for research project, Gendering Peace Mediation.
18th November 2020
Everjoice Win appointed as Professor of Practice
The Centre for Gender Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Everjoice Win as Professor of Practice. Everjoice Win is currently International Director for Programmes and Global Engagement at ActionAid.
12th June 2020
Kaari Murungi appointed as Professor of Practice
The Centre for Gender Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Kaari Betty Murungi as Professor of Practice. Kaari Betty Murungi is an expert in transitional justice processes, women’s human rights, gender, constitutionalism and governance.
12th June 2020
Alyosxa Tudor discusses "COVID in Confinement" with Kimberlé Crenshaw
6th May 2020
SOAS scholar gives recommendations on exiting violence to impact peace-building policies focusing on women
SOAS Professor of Gender Studies Nadje Al-Ali has presented findings from a working group looking at women and violence as part of a major International Panel on Exiting Violence (IPEV) project.
4th September 2018
SOAS academic co-edits book exploring breakdown of trust between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in West
Dr Amina Yaqin, Senior Lecturer in Urdu and Postcolonial Studies at SOAS University of London, has co-edited the book Muslims, Trust and Multiculturalism: New Directions with Palgrave MacMillan which explores the themes of trust and multiculturalism across a range of perspectives, employing insights from political science, sociology, literature, ethnography and cultural studies.
12th June 2018
SOAS researcher discusses refugees and benevolence at TEDxCoventGardenWomen
Dr Ruba Salih, Reader in Gender Studies at SOAS University of London gave a talk at TEDxCoventGardenWomen thgis term discussing the meaning of the term ‘refugee’ and the dangers of benevolence.
9th December 2016
SOAS and centenary partner Bertha DocHouse to host a series of powerful new films on gender inequalities
As part of its centenary celebrations, SOAS University of London will be screening a series of recent acclaimed films from Africa, Asia and the Middle East which challenge gender inequalities.
16th May 2016
SOAS Director raises awareness of global refugee crisis on International Women’s Day
Baroness Valerie Amos, Director of SOAS University of London, marked International Women’s Day, by taking part in a campaign to raise awareness of women refugees.
8th March 2016
Gender Studies Scholar organises international workshop in Athens on Palestinian refugees
7th October 2015
SOAS scholar discusses latest book at Asia's largest gay and lesbian film festival
Dr Ben Murtagh, Senior Lecturer in Indonesian and Malay at SOAS, University of London recently spoke at Q! Film Festival in Jakarta about his latest book Genders and Sexualities in Indonesian Cinema.
15th October 2014
SOAS scholar receives Arab American Book Award for exploration of what it means to be Iraqi
Nadje Al-Ali, Professor of Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London has been awarded the The Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award at the 2014 Arab American Book Award for her co-edited book on what it means to be Iraqi.
22nd August 2014
Dr Ruba Salih to lead SOAS team as partner to EU funded Power2Youth project
Dr Ruba Salih leads SOAS team as partner to EU funded project Power2Youth from March 2014-2017
7th August 2014
The Second Annual CCLPS Postgraduate Conference, "From the Speech to the Act: Performativity on the Margins"
The Second Annual CCLPS Postgraduate Conference, From the Speech to the Act: Performativity on the Margins held on 13 June 2014 was a resounding success. Selected papers from the conference will be published in an upcoming issue of the SOAS Journal of Postgraduate Research. A podcast of the conference is also forthcoming.
13th June 2014
SOAS feminist scholar co-organises US event addressing feminist issues in Middle East
Nadje Al-Ali, Professor of Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London has co-organised a major workshop in the US to host a range of leading feminist scholars to explore a range of feminist issues in the Middle East.
3rd April 2014
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