Tibawi Trust Award The Tibawi Trust Award has been created to assist Palestinians undertaking a postgraduate course at SOAS.
Call for papers: Authoritarianism, law, and the remaking of society ‘Social life of Law in Authoritarian Contexts’, project funded by the Leverhulme Trust at SOAS, University of London invites applicants for a workshop that seeks to draw attention to the social life of laws used by authoritarian states and leaders to change the composition of societies.
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.
Beyond the West End: A SOAS guide to London’s alternative theatre London’s theatre scene offers not only entertainment but also a space for telling untold stories and building community. Lilly shares her must-visit venues.
Practical tips for making friends and building community at university SOAS student Idriss shares practical advice on making friends at university and building community a little bit every day.
Dr Sophie Chamas Dr. Sophie Chamas is grounded in anthropology, her work focussing on the study of social movements, counter-culture, and political theory and discourse rooted in, focused on or related to the Middle East.