Shuanise Ayopelu Efunwale Odunaiya Shuanise Odunaiya is a PhD researcher in the Department of Music at SOAS University of London. Her work examines underground music cultures in Seoul, focusing on space, placemaking, community, and the socio-cultural dynamics that shape musical life beyond mainstream formations.
Chihiro Toya Chihiro Toya is a PhD candidate in Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS. Her research focuses on feminist discourses on sex work, the politics of knowledge production, and the role of counter-media.
Dr Alice Rudge Dr Alice Rudge is a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology working at the intersection of language, science, and environmental politics.
Professor Machiko Nissanke International Economics (trade and finance), Finance and Development, North-South economic relations and South-South Economic Cooperation, Comparative Development experience in Asia and Africa, Globalisation, inequality and poverty.
Professor Hong Bo Hong Bo is a Professor in financial economics at the School of Finance and Management SOAS University of London.
Cesilia Sinur Cesilia is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Politics and International Studies, with her research focusing on the colonial legacies of artificial intelligence in Indonesian journalism.
Ilyas Khan Ilyas Khan, School of Arts, Doctoral Student studying Music and interested in investigating whether Music has meaning. He will examine this by looking at the music of two prominent 20th century artists and composers, John Coltrane (Jazz) and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Sufi/Qawwali) and link this back to the work of 19th century Music critic and philosopher Eduard Hanslick
Lan Feng Lan Feng, Anthropology and Mental Health, Research Title: Ontological Bipolar Disorder: An Ethnographic Study on the Lived Experiences of Female Adolescents with Mood Disorders in Chinese Middle-Class Families. My research interests: the anthropological perspective of mental health in China urban areas.