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Museums Musings

Museums Musings

Museums and Galleries On Display By Zhanhui Jiang, BA Social Anthropology ‘Still Life’ is the first exhibition post-Lockdown that Gagosian London, a contemporary art gallery, presented mid-June. Piero Golia choreographed a set of sculptors of ‘happening’. The concept of time was materialised in the gallery space by events of biological

Water Politics: Sharing the Nile

Water Politics: Sharing the Nile

By Marie Vandermeulen, B.A. International Relations and Law The Blue Nile river runs from Lake Tana in Ethiopia to meet the White Nile in Khartoum, before flowing north into Egypt. Since 2011, Ethiopia has worked to build one of its most extraordinary projects to date: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance

Japanese “renku” Group Poetry: An Ancient and Unique Style

Japanese “renku” Group Poetry: An Ancient and Unique Style

By Matthew John Turnbull, MA Japanese Studies Renku has a long history in Japan, dating all the way back to the Heian Period (794 to 1185) and beyond. It was popularised by poet Matsuo Bashō and, during the Edo Period (1603-1868), finally saw widespread practice as the use of poetic

The ‘invisible’ impact of Covid-19 on Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers

The ‘invisible’ impact of Covid-19 on Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers

By Maxine Betteridge-Moes, MA Media in Development While many minority communities have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, there is no formal data collection when it comes to the infection and death rate among Britain’s Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers (GRT). As a result, the impact

Red horizons predicted for Hong Kong in the wake of the National Security Law

Red horizons predicted for Hong Kong in the wake of the National Security Law

By Javier Vidal Cano, BA Chinese Studies The passing of the National Security Law in July 2020 marked the end of an era for Hong Kong and the start of a new, more sinister chapter for its 7.4 million inhabitants. Ever since its implementation, the city has been weathering

Racist stereotypes have shaped ‘Western’ coverage of COVID-19 in Africa

Racist stereotypes have shaped ‘Western’ coverage of COVID-19 in Africa

By SJ Armstrong, MA Postcolonialism Studies ‘There will be bodies in the streets.’ Bill Gates’ dire premonitions about Africa’s response to the impending pandemic was dystopian- mass graves, collapsing economies, political disarray. His warnings of failed states and disrepair have come to fruition this year, but not in Africa.

Students engage in legal battle amid Covid-19 rent strike

Students engage in legal battle amid Covid-19 rent strike

By Lara Gibbs BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) SOAS students at Dinwiddy House began a rent strike in April withholding around £1,500 of rent. Despite many students having left early when forced to return home due to Covid-19, accommodation provider Sanctuary Students is still requesting rent payment in full.