Painting through a colonial lens: How British prints shaped how Southern India was imagined How three prints of Southern India by British artists shaped how India was imagined, as monumental, spiritual and timeless.
Can Visual Culture Studies Contribute to Human Dignity? Protestant Missions and Image Conflict in Meiji Japan: Icon-Aversion and Image Negotiation This lecture asks what it means for visual culture studies—often positioned at some remove from moral philosophy or political theory—to speak responsibly about a heavyweight concept such as human dignity.
My MBA 30 experience: Social activist Patrick Hutchinson Social activist Patrick Hutchinson describes how the MBA 30 aided his own business.
Explore the Africa Collection at the SOAS Library In honour of Black History Month, SOAS Library selected a few books on African art, history, politics, and culture to read.
Classic ballet dance wins best performance at annual Chinese Bridge Competition Student Lucy Hirst recently won the ‘Best Performance’ award at this year’s Chinese Bridge Competition.
Economics, Pluralism, and Democracy: Insights from Ha-Joon Chang Economics can feel intimidating, often shrouded in complex theories and jargon. However, the recently published article, Economics, Pluralism, and Democracy: An Interview with Ha-Joon Chang, offers a refreshing perspective that could help dispel these fears.
Improving diversity in the creative industries: My SOAS Summer Internship Emma shares her internship experience launching a youth board to enhance diversity in the creative sector and advice from an industry expert on breaking into the field.
DLD delivers 5th Future Leaders Programme with South African partners From 2nd to 6th September senior government officials, policy makers, civil society leaders and researchers from 14 countries across Africa gathered outside Johannesburg for the 5th SOAS DLD Future Leaders Programme.