Dongzhu Xu Dongzhu Xu is a PhD candidate in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London. His research examines the political economy of mineral wealth and poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with broader interests in critical minerals, new institutional economics, conflict dynamics, the resource curse and development in the Global South.
Bridging Translation Theory and Practice: Reframing Translation Pedagogy for Language Proficiency Development This study explores how theoretical frameworks from Translation Studies can inform and strengthen translation pedagogy, while also considering their broader implications for related fields such as language education.
Runako Charles Runako Charles is a doctoral researcher in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (Near and Middle East Section) at SOAS, University of London. His research focuses on the intellectual legacy of Imām al-Dāraquṭnī (d. 385/995) and the development of ḥadīth criticism in the 4th/10th century.
Human Capital: The Tragedy of the Education Commons - Book Launch Does today’s education system make better people or just better workers? Join Guy Standing as he explores how education has been reshaped by market logics, and what it would take to revive it for the common good.
Saffronizing Bollywood: How India’s Hindu right is controlling its prolific Hindi film industry The Bollywood industry is commercially driven, so how has it been influenced by Hindu nationalist politics? For his MA dissertation at SOAS, Kaashif Hajee conducted fieldwork and interviewed prominent Bollywood figures to find out.