The UK Handing Over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius Is Not Decolonisation, But the Next Chapter Of British Colonialism
'The deal is a stark reminder that modern decolonisation is far more complex than a simple transfer of sovereignty.'
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Dadaism: Using the Absurd to Reclaim Rationality
Rather than clinging to the past or wishing to be young again, we should embrace maturity with grace, understanding our inherent traditions and rationalising them with the new.
Student Power Coalition Wins Elections Despite Poor Turnout
By Barty Roberts, BA Politics and International Relations
Safia Shaikh (Activities and Events), Abel Harvie-Clark (Democracy and Education), Alex Cachinero-Gorman (Welfare and Campaigns) and Hamayal Zaib (Equality and Liberation) have all been elected to become SOAS SU Co-Presidents despite turnout failing to surpass 30% (full results can be found on
The Death of Comic Book Movies?
By Nathan Hay, BA Social Anthropology
Caption: Marvel has failed to captivate their audience lately in the same way they once did
Source: https://deadline.com/2022/06/marvel-kevin-feige-phase-4-secret-wars-1235048750/
Superhero fatigue. With every new Marvel movie, the phrase does the rounds on social media. Since the pandemic began, Marvel Studios
Why does Hilary Clinton care about Barbie being snubbed at the Oscars? And why should we even be outraged?
BY Hodan Sultan BA History of Art and History
The internet went into a frenzy the day that the Oscar nominations for 2024 were announced, even politicians suddenly became film critics. But where has this outrage come from?
The Academy Award nominations are always something we look forward to and
YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND
By Amran Abdiqadir-Mohamed, BA Global Development and Social Anthropology
Photograph conceived as a poster for Works by Yoko Ono, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, 1961
The Tate Modern is now presenting the UK’s largest exhibition celebrating the ground-breaking and influential work of artist and activist Yoko Ono (b. 1933,
The Boy and The Heron: Hayao Miyazaki’s Legacy
BY Valentina Rios – BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics
2023 has been a brilliant year for cinema, giving us so many great titles to choose from. One film that stood out in particular was Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited The Boy and The Heron, a reflective piece of art dealing with themes