By Victoria Brown Ma Anthropology of Food I had a hankering for Indian recently; I hadn’t had a good curry for a long time. Anyone who lives in London knows that finding a good curry… Read More »Onedishcloser@SOAS: Indian delight
By Fiona Munro, Ba Development and African Studies The Head of the River Race March 29 For the more athletically-oriented SOASians, this is a sporting extravaganza. The Head of the River Race takes place every… Read More »London..Must do
By Beth Jellicoe “Siddharth” is based on the true story of a boy who went missing, and it made me angry. Furious, even. This film makes no promises, and gives no easy answers. I don’t… Read More »Delhi to Mumbai: the desperate search for Siddharth
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) is underway at the Ritzy Picturehouse, from March 18th to the 28th. One of its nights was dedicated to student-made documentaries, and the SOAS Spirit was there. By… Read More »Student docs brought in-house at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi thriller “Under The Skin” is being celebrated as “astonishing”, “unforgettable” and a “masterpiece”. Is that really true? The SOAS Spirit had a look. By Dorina Marlen Heller I am not going to… Read More »Under the Skin
The SOAS alumni column seeks to track down what the alumni are doing after they graduated from SOAS and tries to elicit crucial advice on how to survive in the “real world”. This issue we… Read More »Interview with an Alum: Hongxing Zhang