Dr Dara Salam Dara Salam is a Teaching Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies.
Literary Heritage of the Aniconic Jaina Tradition Collect, transliterate and publishing important manuscripts pertaining to the history, doctrine and religious culture of the Lonkagaccha Jaina traditions in India.
How to make the most of the SOAS Applicant Day An Applicant Day is an opportunity to visit campus and see if SOAS is the right place for you. We asked current students to share their experiences attending one and what advice they have to make the most of it.
In the shadow of the constitution: The micropolitics of constitutional contestation in Cambodia Launch of Ben Lawrence's new book on the dynamics of Cambodia's constitutional landscape.
Neom: The true cost of Saudi Arabia's 100% renewable futuristic city MA student Silas Lehane considers whether Saudi Arabia's 'The Line' is a 'revolution in urban living' or an example of greenwashing and humanitarian violation.
Tipping points: could this be the climate movement we need? A global movement against the climate crisis has finally emerged, and it could be one of the most positive breakthroughs for social justice in a generation.
Dr Eugene Kim Gothic studies; Asian Gothic; affect and empathy; transnational aesthetics; modernity; terror and the sublime; Korean literature and popular culture; visual culture; public humanities; translation and literary circulation.
Immigration detention in Hong Kong: Advocacy in the dark In this seminar, Professor Surabhi Chopra will discuss her paper which examines civil society engagement with immigration detention in Hong Kong.
The representations of Luzon and Formosa in William Hacke's atlas (c.1690): New projects for British navigation in the Pacific From the end of the 17th century, the British increased their incursions into the Pacific. From the Indian Ocean, British navigations had advanced towards the coasts of China to trade, while from Tierra del Fuego, Buccaneers from Jamaica or Virginia headed for the coasts of Peru and New Spain in search of booty. The Buccaneers later also became interested in extending their voyages to the coasts of Asia.