Livestreaming as resistance: Risks and ethics of reporting genocide This blog explores how Palestinian journalists like Wael al-Dahdouh transform journalism into an act of survival, resistance, and moral urgency.
SOAS issues guidance to students on the use of AI The University’s guidance presents students with a list of dos and don’ts, covering good practice for using AI in learning and preparing for written assessments.
Miriam Nabarro Art and theatre in conflict and post conflict settings; psychosocial and humanitarian programming in emergencies, participatory methods, community engagement; political economy of violence and conflict, cultural genocide, resilience and survival, representations of violence, politics of memory. Thematic interests in youth, migration, borderlands, Great Lakes, Sudan, Caucasus and the Balkans. Works with printmaking, photography and performance.
Grievances of Indian garment workers highlight challenges in new labour codes, according to report The researchers examined 75 disputes across three regional clusters, namely Gurugram, in the National Capital Region, Bengaluru in Karnataka, and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, with the view of mapping industrial relations and disputes in the Indian garment industry.
New Brunei Gallery exhibition: Baghs - Abstract Gardens The Brunei Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition 'Baghs - Abstract Gardens' of baghs and phulkaris, domestic embroidered shawls from pre-partition Punjab from 13 July - 25 September 2021.
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.
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month: Three Queer activists who changed the world The SOAS Queer Society introduce the inspiring stories of three Queer activists—Li Maizi, Audre Lorde, and Chi Chia-Wei—who challenged oppression, fought for equality and changed history.
The architecture of asylum infrastructure What happens when a building becomes a border? "The Architecture of Asylum Infrastructure" uncovers the hidden life of structures transformed into reception centres, exposing the tensions between the worlds they are designed to enforce and the worlds people create within them. Through these spaces, the project reads the social, political, and emotional geography of our time.