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The SOAS Women’s Football Team are amazing and I get to be a part of it

The SOAS Women’s Football Team are amazing and I get to be a part of it

By Carmel Mould, History & World Philosophies BA How could a beginner like me go from never playing football, to being a part of the undefeated SOAS Women’s Football Club (WFC) this season? One word: opportunity. As a child, I loved the game and sometimes scraped in with the

Exhibition Review: ‘Amy: Beyond the Stage’ Doesn’t Venture Too Far Beyond Anything

Exhibition Review: ‘Amy: Beyond the Stage’ Doesn’t Venture Too Far Beyond Anything

By Frances Howe, LLB I don’t remember any significant moment growing up where I became conscious of who Amy Winehouse was. Born in 1999 myself, Winehouse’s albums are a component part of the sonic wallpaper that made up the sound of my childhood. The first sleepover party I

Euphoria : A hyperbolic diary of teenage experiences

Euphoria : A hyperbolic diary of teenage experiences

By Anisah Mahamoud, BA International Relations The first season of this improbable cult hit became legendary for how casually it hypersexualized adolescent life within the confines of a fantasy but ultimately explicit visual language. Season one received positive reviews, and Zendaya, who plays Rue Bennett on the show, earned an

Bye-bye Bmus: The End of Undergrad Music

Bye-bye Bmus: The End of Undergrad Music

By Jo-Gerard Re’Em, BMus The SOAS Bachelor of Music (BMus) undergraduate degree is in its final months and the last two students of the BA Global Music degree graduate next year. The programmes are being discontinued and their modules swallowed up by the broader BA Creative Arts degree. This

Tributes paid to a cultural champion - Jamal Edwards

Tributes paid to a cultural champion - Jamal Edwards

By Clayton Barrington Russell, BA Arabic and International Relations On 20 February this year, the UK sadly lost one of its greatest cultural contributors of the 21st Century. Jamal Edwards MBE was perhaps the most influential pioneer in establishing the UK’s urban music and grime scene, creating SBTV as

‘Burn it All Down’: Sons of Kemet at the Roundhouse

‘Burn it All Down’: Sons of Kemet at the Roundhouse

By Mat Hick, MA Music Sons of Kemets’ Roundhouse debut marked their largest headline show to date, touring their critically acclaimed album Black to the Future. The group consists of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, tuba player Theon Cross, and drummers Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick. Though nominally a quartet, all the

SOAS Staff Strike Again

SOAS Staff Strike Again

By Lara Holly Gibbs, MA Gender Studies Monday 14 February marked the start of 10 days of industrial action this term. The action was announced by UCU SOAS and described as the ‘most sustained and ambitious period of industrial action’ in their history. UNISON called for strike action across the