SOAS in the Media: 27 Sept - 3 Oct

Items related to Asia

  • BBC News: Ashley Thompson, Hiram W Woodward Chair of Southeast Asian Art, comments on the V&A's collection of Cambodian antiquities and relations between the museum and the Cambodian government - 30/09/2022
  • Reuters, Times of India, Daily Mail: Avinash Paliwal, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, comments on India's relationship with Russia - 28/09/2022
  • New York Times: Alan Cummings, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, comments on the appeal of the Japanese rock band, Les Rallizes Dénudés - 10 Mar
  • Financial Times: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on Xi Jinping and the Chinese government's interpretation of the Chinese constitution - 29/09/2022
  • Daily Express: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on Xi Jinping's  punishment of Chinese Communist party colleague - 29/09/2022
  • Folha de Sáo Paulo: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China's plan for economic independence - 01/10/2022
  • SecretChina: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China's economic challenges - 01/10/2022
  • TVP World: Jim Hoare, Research Associate at the Centre of Korean studies, discusses what is behind North Korea's missile tests - 30/09/2022
  • Asian Affairs magazine: Duncan Batlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, analyses the roles played at the Queen’s funeral by representatives of Asian countries, including China - 01/10/2022
  • China in Context: Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, discusses attitudes among US politicians towards the defence of Taiwan with Jacob Stokes from the Center for New American Security in Washington - 27/09/2022
  • CNNNews18: Burzine Waghmar, Centre for Iranian Studies member, discusses how all 31 Iranian provinces in revolt as national protests straddle ethno-linguistic and confessional distinctions as the regime targets and kills Shia women and Sunni minorities, Kurds and Balochs, in ongoing anti-hijab protests - 03/10/2022 
  • ThePrint: Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about the preparations for the Chinese Communist Party's 20th Party Congress - 10 Mar

Items related to Africa

  • South China Morning Post: Antonio Andreoni, Professor of Development Economics, comments on Russia and China's influence in Africa - 02/10/2022 

Items related to the Middle East

  • Al Araby: Lynn Welchman, Professor of Law, participates in the UN Commision of Inquiry on Syria’s launch event for the policy paper, "Syria's Missing and Disappeared: Is there a Way Forward?" - 22/09/2022
  • The Guardian: Annabelle Sreberny, Professor Emeritus at the Iranian Studies Centre, comments on how the death of Mahsa Amini and women’s issues acting as a catalyst for broader political action in Iran - 27/09/2022
  • L'Expansion: Interview with Annabelle Sreberny,  Professor Emeritus at the Iranian Studies Centre, on how the death of Mahsa Amini sparked widespread protests in Iran - 27/09/2022
  • Washington Post, ABC News, News-24.fr: Azadeh Pourzand, PhD student focusing on activism in Iran, comments on the protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini - 30/09/2022

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • Times Higher Education: Interview with SOAS Director, Adam Habib who calls for Western universities to charge lower fees for students from developing countries  - 27/09/2022
  • Advance HE: Professor David Webster Director of SOAS Foundation College discusses the role of quality assurance processes and hybrid learning in HE in this podcast - 28/09/2022
  • Radio Renascenca: Lucy Durán, Professor of Music, curates the cinema programme for Imaterial Festival in Portugal  - 30/09/2022
  • BirGun: Interview with Dr. Karabekir Akkoyunlu, Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East, about Brazil's Presidential election and the possibility of Lula da Silva becoming President again - 29/09/2022
  • Rye News: Profile piece on Kadialy Kouyaté, Senior Teaching Fellow in Music - 29/09/2022
  • Green Left Weekly: Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate in Development studies, writes about how private corporations stole the sea - 27/09/2022
  • Ignites Europe: Kate Bayliss, Research Associate in Economics, comments on private equity involvement in Southern Water - 02/10/2022
  • Living 360: Coverage of SOAS Black History Month events - 30/09/2022

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