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Interview with Jude Blay Yawson, Co-Writer of "Rise Up" and Former SOAS Student

Interview with Jude Blay Yawson, Co-Writer of "Rise Up" and Former SOAS Student

Interviewed by Kitty Walsh, BA History and World Philosophies With the publication last month of the best-selling story of grime artist Stormzy’s meteoric rise to fame, Jude Blay Yawson has been everywhere, from Jonathan Ross, BBC1, The Financial Times, Capital to Kiss FM and The Guardian (among others). Here,

Beyond The Scenes of BTS

Beyond The Scenes of BTS

Syraat Al Mustaqeem, BA English BTS: an acronym oft-heard meaning “Behind The Scenes”. On 13th June 2013, an alternative was offered – bangtan sonyeondan (방탄소년단). The South-Korean boy band whose namesake offers many alternatives (see: bulletproof boy scouts, Beyond The Scene) has since erupted as a global sensation. “Do you know

Is Celebrity Culture Political? Zionism Prevails in Hollywood, Again

Is Celebrity Culture Political? Zionism Prevails in Hollywood, Again

Yasmin Elsouda, BA International Relations Whether or not celebrity culture should be politicised is incessantly debated in the media. Is Kanye crazy? Shouldn’t Kaepernick just stick to sports? Why is Kim in The White House? The notion that popular culture is somehow isolated from the rest of the world

An interview with Dr. Kehinde Andrews: Empire and Black Radicalism

An interview with Dr. Kehinde Andrews: Empire and Black Radicalism

Interviewed by Sumayya Hasan Dr Kehinde Andrews is Associate Professor in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Birmingham City University. In 2013, Dr Andrews published his first book “Resisting Racism: Race, Inequality and the Black Supplementary School Movement”. He is now Director of the Centre for Critical Social Research, founder of

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: Egypt

POSTCARDS TO SOAS: Egypt

By: Amina Abubakar Ali, BA English Literature and Arabic I am a British-Somali, currently studying Arabic, on my year abroad in Alexandria, Egypt. Before I started my year abroad, my friends and family questioned how I felt, as a Black woman travelling to the Arab world. My experience overall has

News Made Easy: University Funding

News Made Easy: University Funding

By: Benjamin Jackson, MSc Violence, Conflict and Development The Browne Review and 2012 changes Since tuition fees trebled in 2012, there has been much scrutiny on university funding, but less information – the majority of students are unsure on how universities are even funded. The Browne Review, published in 2010, laid

Book Review: Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Book Review: Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Twenty years after the release of her Man-Booker Prize winning novel “The God of Small Things”, Arundhati Roy makes her fictional return with the much-anticipated “Ministry of Utmost Happiness”– and it does not disappoint. A novel with a non- sequential plot, multifarious characters and prose that is both breathtakingly powerful