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#ThisIsNotConsent: Victim-blaming and the State of Justice

#ThisIsNotConsent: Victim-blaming and the State of Justice

By:Céline Raynaud, BA Southeast Asian Studies The viral hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent began trending when media reports on the 6th of November 2018 highlighted a rape trial in Northern Ireland. In this trial, the defence lawyer passed the 17-year-old complainant’s underwear around the courtroom as evidence, claiming “the possibility that

The Erasure of Black History at SOAS

The Erasure of Black History at SOAS

This is an open letter to all students at my university. To start off Black History Month, I want to address the failures surrounding Black History in an institutional setting. SOAS has an excellent track record of omitting central points of its history, a history which has paved the way

The US Open Final Controversy: Serena Williams disciplined due to racist and sexist bias.

The US Open Final Controversy: Serena Williams disciplined due to racist and sexist bias.

If you haven’t seen the news story, you must have seen the memes. The 2018 US Women’s Open final saw 20-year-old Naomi Osaka defeating Serena Williams. Umpire Carlos Ramos took a point from Williams and then responded to her protestations, giving her a game penalty late in the

Spotlight: SOAS Men’s Rugby

Spotlight: SOAS Men’s Rugby

Breaking down stereotypes and building a tight-knit team, rugby at SOAS is not like anywhere else! When thinking about rugby it is easy to assume that those that play the sport are “lads” in every sense of the word. They play an aggressive sport, they drink, they seemingly perpetuate “lad

Utmost Happiness and Utmost Sadness: Arundhati Roy Speaks at SOAS

Utmost Happiness and Utmost Sadness: Arundhati Roy Speaks at SOAS

Few noticed award-winning author and activist, Arundhati Roy, as she squeezed through the crowd last Saturday night at SOAS’ Brunei Gallery. The crowd she passed through, of course, was the very audience eagerly waiting to see her. Arundhati was on her way to deliver a talk titled, “Utmost Happiness &

Scaffold Brigada - “they are the best supporters in the Essex Senior League”

Scaffold Brigada - “they are the best supporters in the Essex Senior League”

By Edward Pickthall, BA Politics and International Relations “Clapton in the morning, and last thing at night. Singing in the Scaffold, you know it feels right, it feels right, it feels riiight!” – Tyskie in hand, this song is often belted out by the Clapton Ultras. However, there has been no

Varsity 2018: Review

Varsity 2018: Review

By Holly Sampson, BA Arabic Last week saw SOAS go head to head against London Met in the 2018 North London Varsity. For those who don’t know about varsity, it is an annual sports tournament between two competitive universities and involves a whole range of sporting endeavours. The competition