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By Fakhriya M. Suleiman, MA Global Media and Postnational Communication I was amongst those who graduated from university in 2020. After three (very quick years) I had finally completed my Bachelor’s degree in Study of Religions. As part of those who made it out the other end successfully, degree
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By Kai Jie Cai, MA, Post-colonial studies Domino and Stuart had sat together since the day they started school. They chose the same teachers, subjects, tables and chairs. They had developed a deep friendship. They never got bored with each other. Nevertheless, there was an examination that would decide whether
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By Ashika George, BA History of Art Content warning: mental illness When the term ‘OCD’ is used, the image conjured is of a type-A individual who loves cleanliness, tidiness and organising. We see this representation on social media and other media outlets, with the phrase ‘I’m so OCD’ ingrained
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By Ella Dorn, BA Chinese and Linguistics The limerick, compact but sprightly, is my favourite verse form. I have previously written them in dead languages and submitted others to various anonymous Facebook pages; I even had to be stopped from writing my UCAS personal statement in limerick format. This week,
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By William Tod, BA English A gentle, soothing, siren song? Shattered memory, hidden deep, Hazy horizons of Hedges’ hoarse, The anxieties of the day collapse, All is a calm, cooling current. Cliches crumble as my soul dances In sibilance, silence suppressed By your phantasmagoric form. “The wave of harmony descends”
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By Nafisa Kiani, MSc Global Public Policy Working hard or hardly working? For me, a typical lockdown week involves working for the House of Commons education and engagement team and studying remotely at the same time. I have been reading a research proposal from a student and outlining its strengths
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Back to Basics By Anonymous The pandemic has irrevocably advanced the digital age: Zoom parties have become a staple fixture in our weekend plans. However, when it comes to dating, there is something very archaic about how we are having to navigate our love lives. After just one brief in-person
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By Deniz Demirag, MSc Environment, Politics and Development I want to take you on a journey to an ordinary village in Southeast Turkey. I never knew what home felt like after nomadically living in four countries and countless cities. I was in search of unknown treasure in uncharted places. Then
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By Amelia Storey, BA History In a quiet valley between ancient hills, There lived an old lady, with ancient skills. She weeded her crops, milked her goat And tended a fire which never, ever smoked. It had been burning for as long as she knew Through rain, snow and winds
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By Juan Ignacio Rubio Gorrochategui , MSc Environment, Politics and Development Costas Lapavitsas is a professor of Economics at the eponymous department at SOAS, a former MP in Greece for the socialist party Syriza and one of the leading voices lending support for Brexit among the British left. Juan Gorrochategui talks
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By Anonymous *Names have been changed to protect the identities of the protestors. I have a lot of memories from Hong Kong’s year of chaos. I vividly recall the pang of being tear-gassed for the first time, and the surprise I felt when it induced nausea. I also remember
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By Destiny Adeyemi, BA African Studies Above is a word search featuring some ways in which people can engage with political conversations and educate themselves on current issues – beyond the rhetoric of voting. ANSWER KEY: