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Welcome to Intersectional AI: The Launch of The SOAS Centre for AI Futures

Welcome to Intersectional AI: The Launch of The SOAS Centre for AI Futures

By Toby Oliver-Clarke, Editor In Chief, and Bernardo Monteiro, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies Wednesday 25th January marked the opening of the SOAS Centre for AI Futures . A joint venture between the SOAS Department for Anthropology, The Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities, and Quilt.ai, the centre

Failed Bolsonarista coup in Brasilia

Failed Bolsonarista coup in Brasilia

By Jacob Winter, BA Politics and International Relations On 7th January, supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attempted to overthrow the government of newly elected President Lula da Silva (commonly known as Lula) by storming Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace with suspected collaboration from police and

The Best Albums of 2022

The Best Albums of 2022

The Year in Music – Featuring Björk, Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, and more By Mahir Ahmed, MA Global Media and Communications 2022 was a turbulent and chaotic year unlike any other, however, many of us finally got to experience live music again. With the music industry escaping the malaise of the

Taliban Rule Strips Afghan Women of Their Right to an Education

Taliban Rule Strips Afghan Women of Their Right to an Education

By Genevieve Hack, BSc Development Economics The Taliban have ordered women across Afghanistan to stop attending higher educational institutions with immediate effect, in its latest step to restrict the freedoms of Afghan women. The announcement has made Afghanistan the only country in the world where girls and women are denied

SOAS Greenlights Extensive SU Renovation, At What Cost?

SOAS Greenlights Extensive SU Renovation, At What Cost?

By Toby Oliver-Clarke and Millie Glaister, Editor In Chief and Executive Digital Editor A fresh renovation of the downstairs area of the main building – including the Russell Room and the former refectory – has been greenlit. The joint venture between the Students’ Union and the SOAS institution is expected to be

A Catch Too Good to Miss: The Rise of Queerbaiting in Modern Media

By Toby Oliver-Clarke, BA History With the rise of Queer representation on the big and small screen, queerbaiting is a term which has become a fixture of our modern pop culture vocabulary. Whilst the term can mean different things to different people, it can loosely be described as ‘when a

Solidarity Statement with the People of Peru

Solidarity Statement with the People of Peru

By PRALER To the people of Peru Today, we extend a fraternal and combative greeting to the masses in Peru that are rising up against the civil-military dictatorship of illegitimate president, Dina Boluarte, who removed president Pedro Castillo from office on the 7th December 2022. Backed by the Peruvian oligarchy,