Meet the curator of the new exhibition on modern art from South India To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, the SOAS Gallery interviews Modern & Contemporary Art from South India exhibition curator, Jana Manuelpilai.
The paradox of electric vehicles: Can they ever be truly sustainable? The electric car has emerged as a popular symbol of individual action against climate change. But extracting the ingredients that make up EVs is environmentally destructive and often exploits Global South and Indigenous communities.
What the Navajo string game can teach us the human role in the Anthropocene In Navajo, string games are known as na'atl'o'. They are a form of 'continuous weaving', a practice of storytelling that connects the Diné (Navajo people) with the environment.
Sustainable intensification: A continuation of old practices? How do we feed a growing population sustainably with fewer available resources? Is sustainable intensification the answer or more of the same?
How waste infrastructure materialises social stratifications in North London The production of waste and the infrastructural processes it goes through are inherently political - before any environmental concerns.
The fossil fuel industry is built on inequality. It can never be decolonised Clare Coogan Cole explores inequality, racism and exploitation in the fossil fuel industry.
The subaltern’s Shanghai: How Dharavi is designing its own renaissance Despite the continued threat to its existence, Mumbai’s Dharavi proves an example of sustainability, creativity and adaptability