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- The Centre is unique in the world in its focus on media, information and communication in the Global South. It offers an eclectic mix of 3 postgraduate taught degrees and a research degree (PhD) whose non-Eurocentric approach offers fresh directions to examining the contemporary world.
Teaching
- Ranked 101-150 in the world for Communications and Media Studies (QS World University Rankings by subject 2017)
- Classes are taught by research active instructors who focus on different aspects of communication, culture, and society in the Middle East, Asia and Africa
- Excellent teacher:student ratio and personal contact
- Students study core classes in their chosen MA, and are encouraged to take classes across SOAS to create a unique degree with a regional, topical, or language focus that fits their needs
- Alumni go onto high profile careers in the media, in NGO and Think Tanks and academic research
Research
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Our research spans the Middle East, Asia and East Africa and topics, including political communication, digital media and activism, political economy of news media; social movements; migration; diasporas; ethnic minorities; transnational communities; digital technologies and development and digital cultures in the Global South. Our research students work on a variety of topics including media histories, gender and media, documentary and refugees, conflict and journalism practice, feminist activism, solidarity movements and the media and political communication of non-state actors.
- Our research in film and media has been ranked in the top 20 in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, with more than a third of our research publications assessed as 4* (world-leading).
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Our staff regularly appear in the media as guests and commentators on diverse contemporary issues.