Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster Focusing on the scope and limitations of Law as an instrument for social change and development in Africa.
The Hashima Virtual Reality Project: A hundred years of life on a tiny Japanese island Integrating historical research methods with virtual reality game design to reconstruct daily life on Hashima Island.
Global Labour, Activism and Social Justice Cluster Focusing on the global political economy of production and work; on global activism and social justice; global labour standards and politics; and the interrelations of all these themes with intersecting inequalities of gender, race, and class.
A history of Christmas pudding Charting the dramatic history of the Christmas Pudding, from a medieval meat porridge starter to a Christmas revival from the Victorians and a tool and symbol of the British Empire.
Fantasy and reality in Edo Japan’s red-light district: Keisai Eisen’s Ukiyo-e woodblock prints A closer look at three of Keisai Eisen's (1790-1848) mass-produced woodblock prints that aimed to show the glamour of Edo Japan’s red-light district and set fashion trends of the time.
How a scholarship made Keshon Smith’s journey to SOAS possible Meet Keshon and see the life-changing impact of the Sanctuary Scholarship, which supports displaced individuals without access to Student Finance.