Yasmine Hafez Yasmine Hafez is a PhD researcher whose work combines ethnography and archival research to examine the socio-environmental transformations of the Delta Lakes and Lake Victoria. Her project traces the colonial histories and neoliberal interventions that have shaped these water bodies, focusing on how these forces impact the everyday lives of fishermen amid escalating climate threats. Her research centers on environmental justice in the Arab world, with a particular emphasis on the politics of knowledge.
Dr Xu Peng Dr. Xu Peng is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for the Study of Illicit Economies, Violence, and Development (CIVAD) at SOAS University of London.
Luca Proietti Luca Proietti, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, PhD Japanese Studies. Research interests: Performing Arts, Media, and Literature; Communities and Subcultures; Popular Culture; Traditional Folklore; Transnationalism and Transculturalism; Internet Culture and Social Media
Mr Craig Ryder Craig Ryder is a researcher at the Anthropology department. His research is about social media and activism in Sri Lanka. Craig is an expert in digital-approaches to ethnography.
Victoria Allen Stainsby Victoria Allen Stainsby is a doctoral researcher in the department of law focusing on the possibilities of colonial justice within international human rights. She employs plural and feminist methodologies with specific reference to postcolonial Southeast Asia.
Amir Massoumian Amir Massoumian is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS University of London.