The SOAS Spirit, Author at The SOAS Spirit

08 FEB

London Academia: The Birthplace of Eugenics?

‘Eugenics is often linked to the beliefs of the Nazis during WW2, however the founder and staunchest supporter of the field, Sir Francis Galton, was an English explorer and anthropologist.’

08 FEB

Getting ‘Messi’ in America?

‘I would like to play in the United States and experience life and the league there’

08 FEB

When will the film industry go back to normal?

‘Though there have been dire consequences, it has now prompted a mass of creativity from the film industry.’

08 FEB

Mental Health is a Social Justice Issue

‘If we remain apathetic towards the mentally ill, we are as guilty as the systems who have failed them.’

08 FEB

The Indian Farming Reformation

‘For too long, farmers have been used as a vote bank and each election cycle has brought with it promises of loan waivers and higher MSPs. Yet what Modi’s new laws envisage is an agrarian sector that can sustain itself without government handouts, as an independent part of the national project that is congruous within a market economy.’

08 FEB

Amid a tidal wave of austerity, the UK aid narrative should be one of substance over sum

‘While progressives and conservatives alike tend to agree on the concept of development, media coverage often asserts that disagreement over foreign aid all boils down to budget.’