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SOAS SU Elections 2019

SOAS SU Elections 2019

SOAS Spirit Exclusive Interviews: The SOAS Students’ Union elections can be intimidating, whether you’re a candidate or just a regular student voter. Campaigning is intense, with much of candidates’ success being weighted on who has the widest friendship circle or the best ability to produce a fun video, catchy

Activities and Events

Activities and Events

This year The SOAS Spirit decided to go further in our election coverage. The SOAS Students’ Union elections can be intimidating, whether you’re a candidate or just a regular student voter. Campaigning is intense, with much of candidates’ success being weighted on who has the widest friendship circle or

Humans of SOAS - Library Staff

Humans of SOAS - Library Staff

Interviewed by Indigo Lilburn-Quick, BA History and Politics Photographs by Jeiran Artykova Over the past week, I have spent time with several of the staff members that are challenging the proposed cuts to the library under the One Professional Services restructuring proposals. It is clear from the interviews that all

15 Questions With Director Amos

15 Questions With Director Amos

Interviewed by Khadija Kothia Baroness Valerie Amos has been the Director of SOAS since 2015. The questions below are a compilation of student submissions, issues relating to current campus discussions, and personal questions about the director herself. 1. How will the financial situation affect current students? It won’t. We

Spotlight: Varsity 2019

Spotlight: Varsity 2019

By Rohan Mapara LLB Law & Holly Sampson BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies This year Varsity returns for the third time, bigger and better! Kicking off on Monday, 25 February with Rugby in the evening, we are in for a tight competition after a narrow win by SOAS

Best films of 2018

Best films of 2018

By Thomas Underhill, BA Japanese Image credit: Creative Commons What follows is a list of my 10 or so favourite films of the year (that I’ve seen), that came out in the UK in 2018. It’s all in alphabetical order except for the final entry, which I feel

R. Kelly: Separating the Art from the Artist

R. Kelly: Separating the Art from the Artist

Holly Sampson, BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies Photo credit: Creative Commons As the #MeToo movement is increasingly growing and more people are standing up against those that have silenced them in the past, it is no wonder that the debate of separating the art from the artist has