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Film premier and exhibition on Jainism mark 20 Years of study at SOAS To mark the end of the exhibition on 25 June 2023, SOAS Centre of Jaina Studies will premier their new documentary. “Pure Soul” presents the life and teaching of the Digambara Jain lay guru Kanji Swami (1889–1980).
How to lose a country in one day: The conflict in Sudan and the politics of revolutionary change This event seeks to highlight the conflict and politics of revolutionary change in Sudan by emphasising the voices that are often ignored or silenced in political processes driven by international and regional interests, the pursuit of non-violent resistance, justice, and accountability, and their aspirations for freedom, peace, and justice remain the driving forces.
Innovative Mini MBA Qualification for Black Entrepreneurs unveiled A new “mini” Master of Business Administration (MBA) course specifically designed to support underserved black entrepreneurs has been launched at SOAS in collaboration with Black British Initiative.
Our research Research at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics is driven by a focus on the languages, cultures and texts of the regions on which we work and we engage in the study of literature, linguistics, cinema, visual culture, community engagement, medical humanities, gender studies and a range of interdisciplinary concerns.
Careers: "SOAS changed my life and really affected me as a filmmaker" Filmmaker Hamida Issa studied MA Global Cinema and the Transcultural back in 2014. We sat down with her to talk about her life, her time at SOAS and her filmmaking career to date.
Remitting through crisis: learning lessons from the pandemic As the world confronts ongoing climate, conflict and cost-of-living problems, what can we learn from the pandemic period about people’s remittance practices through times of crisis?
Motivated Reasoning and Taiwan’s Security Perceptions amid the Russia-Ukraine War This study uses the Russia-Ukraine War as a lens to investigate Taiwanese people's political psychology and reactions to potential security threats.