Centre for Global Media and Communications News

Impact of social media on political polarisation biggest issue to solve, according to study

A study on social media hate speech led by Dr Matti Pohjonen in the Centre for Global Media and Communications at SOAS University of London has shown that political polarisation is perhaps a more intractable problem to solve than merely removing aggressive or hateful comments from social media.

18th September 2018

SOAS scholar's research on Palestine informs new animated film “The Tower”

A book by Dr Dina Matar, head of the Centre for Global Media and Communication at SOAS University of London, has informed the development of the newly-released animated film “The Tower” by filmmaker Mats Grorud.

25th June 2018

SOAS sponsors Gaby Rado award at Amnesty Media Awards

SOAS University of London celebrated the work of some of the most talented young journalists by sponsoring the Gaby Rado Award for Best New Journalist at the Amnesty Media Awards 2016.

19th January 2017

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 hosts one-day international conference on Communication and Conflict

The Centre for Media Studies, SOAS University of London, supported by the London Middle East Institute, hosted the successful one-day international conference, ‘Communication and Conflict: Iraq and Syria’ on 7 May 2016

16th May 2016

SOAS Centre for Media Studies to host Rubicon grant winning project

2nd February 2016

Two titles edited by SOAS academics make Choice Magazine’s top picks for 2014

Two out of four titles selected by Choice Magazine as ‘Outstanding Academic Titles in the Humanities 2014’ are publications edited by SOAS academics.

3rd June 2015

SOAS’ School of Arts among UK elite for research quality

The research of the School of Arts at SOAS, University of London, has been ranked in the UK top ten in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. The quality of its research outputs was especially highly regarded, that of the Department of Music being placed first nationally and that of the Department of History of Art and Archaeology fourth.

18th December 2014

SOAS scholars address Hizbullah’s political communication in latest book

Experts from the Centre for Media Studies (CMS) at SOAS, University of London have provided a detailed historical analysis of the political communication strategies of Hizbullah, the leading political group in Lebanon, in new book.

30th July 2014

'The World is With Us’: Global Film and Poster art from the Palestinian Revolution, 1968-1980

19th May 2014

SOAS in Europe’s top ten for Arts and Humanities

SOAS, University of London has been ranked in Europe’s top ten universities for Arts and Humanities, according to the 2014 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking, which ranked SOAS ninth in Europe and 26th in the world.

6th March 2014

SOAS marks International Women's Day with 20th anniversary screening of 'Bhaji on the Beach'

Tongues on Fire, the annual Asian film festival celebrating women in film and Asian Circle, a network of professional women that work to support vulnerable Asian women in South Asia have come together to mark this year’s International Women’s Day with a special screening of Gurinder Chadha’s highly acclaimed debut film ‘Bhaji on the Beach’.

5th March 2014

The history of West African slavery on film at SOAS

Scholarly research on slavery and the African diaspora will be presented in a series of films at SOAS, University of London, starting this month, to highlight slavery in the African continent and its eastwards dimension within the Indian Ocean World.

13th February 2014

SOAS scholars provide a critical history of BBC Persian Service in latest book

SOAS, University of London scholars, Annabelle Sreberny, Professor of Global Media and Communications, and Dr Massoumeh Torfeh, Research Associate, both of the Centre for Media and Film Studies, provide a critical history of the BBC Persian Service in their recently published book.

12th February 2014

Exhibition on post-revolutionary Iranian art opens in Brunei Gallery this week

A collection of artwork from 29 Iranian artists, many of who will be exhibiting in the UK for the first time, brings post-1979 Iranian revolution artworks to the heart of London at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London.

15th January 2014