Emeritus Professor Andrew Gerstle Japanese literature, drama and thought, primarily of the Tokugawa period, with particular interest in Bunraku and Kabuki theatre and the plays of Chikamatsu
Professor Lucy Durán Music in the Mande world; Music of Mali, Guinea, Guinea Bissau; gender and music in West Africa; popular musics of Atlantic Africa; childhood music learning in West Africa; Cuban music, especially son and rumba; radio as a medium; and the world music industry.
Professor Paul Gifford Christianity; recent developments in African Christianity; the socio-political role of religion in Africa Socio-political role of Christianity in Africa; Africa's new charismatic churches
Professor Chege Githiora Swahili and Gĩkũyũ Language and Linguistics. Translation and Literacy in African Languages. Culture and Society of East Africa, Latin America and the African Diaspora.
Dr Gerard Gunning Dr Gerard Gunning lectures on a world literature module at SOAS and contributes to teaching on IFCELS' media studies modules as well as a range of EAP modules taught at IFCELS and at other departments.
Professor G R Hawting Pre-modern Islamic and Middle Eastern history; the origins and early development of Islam in the Middle East