21 August, 2017 with Dr Rahul Rao, Senior Lecturer in Politics at SOAS “With the controversy raging over historic statues in the US, Rahul Rao from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) argues that disputes like this reveal more about the present than the past.”
13 January 2017 by Shafik Mandhai “London, England – Students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have launched a campaign to include more African and non-European thinkers on their courses. “The ‘Decolonising SOAS’ campaign aims to address a dearth in non-European thinkers on the institute’s curriculum and to more critically examine European thinkers and their ideas on race. “Administrators at the college, which is part of
10 January, 2017 by Tom Whyman “We all know what students are like nowadays, don’t we? Special snowflakes who can’t cope with the real world, who refuse to venture out of their safe spaces to learn anything, who are so achingly PC they won’t even let their institutions serve sushi in the cafeteria. When they’re not wasting their lives on social media or fighting for a fairer world for all,
8 January, 2017 by Lucy Pasha-Robinson “Students at University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) are calling for white philosophers to be largely removed from the curriculum to better represent the university’s focus on Asia and Africa. “As part of the student union’s ‘educational priorities’ for 2017, students outlined ways to “address the structural and epistemological legacy of colonialism within our university” as part of an initiative
