Literature After sex? : on writing since queer theory / edited by Janet Halley and Andrew Parker. Feminism in West African novel / M. Farida Begum. The negritude moment : explorations in francophone African and Caribbean literature and thought / F. Abiola Irele. Neo-imperialism in children’s literature about Africa : a study of contemporary fiction / by Yulisa Amadu Maddy, Donnarae MacCann. The Oxford India anthology of Bengali literature /
On the 15th September, SOAS will be holding a 1 day seminar reflecting on how Muslims in Britain have evolved through global events, government policies and academic affairs. Through cultural, literary and media studies, the day will explore and discuss Muslim society in Britain and the growing fascination with this ever growing area of study. For further details and to find out how to book a place, please view the following
Applied cultural linguistics : implications for second language learning and intercultural communication; [… theme session … which was part of the 8th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference held at the University of Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, July 20 – 25, 2003] / ed. by Farzad Sharifian … The anthropology of language : an introduction to linguistic anthropology / Harriet Joseph Ottenheimer. 3rd Edition. The Blackwell guide to research methods in bilingualism
All tomorrow’s cultures : anthropological engagements with the future / Samuel Gerald Collins. Anthropologists, indigenous scholars and the research endeavour : seeking bridges towards mutual respect / edited by Joy Hendry and Laara Fitznor. Being there : learning to live cross-culturally / edited by Sarah H. Davis and Melvin Konner. Contemporary sociological theory / edited by Craig Calhoun … [et al.]. 3rd Edition The creolization of theory / edited by
In 1756, Siraj-ud-daulah, ruler of Bengal, captured Calcutta (Kolkata) and allegedly imprisoned 146 Europeans overnight in a cramped room, where 123 of them subsequently died of suffocation. The story of “The Black Hole of Calcutta” was crucial to the “founding myth of the British Empire in India”. In The Black Hole of Empire: history of a global practice of power, Chatterjee examines the changing representations of the event in the history and political ideology of imperial and modern India
This report compiled with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the global observatory for E- Health, discusses ways in which mobile devices are used for medical and public health. With the aid of a global health survey and a case study of five countries, this report is invaluable to those seeking knowledge about health issues and barriers that policy makers face. Below is a direct link to this report: http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=62426
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem has recently launched its Online comprehensive bibliography on Syriac Christianity. There has been an “ever increasing number of scholarly publications on matters relating to the history, culture and religious life of Syriac-speaking Christians” across the world. This is an ongoing project. The bibliography does not provide SFX links to library collections, but allows users to download lists of search results for future reference Click here to search or
Journals Fieldwork in Religion [Equinox Journals] Volume 1(2005) onwards. Books Sectarian conflict in Egypt : Coptic media, identity, and representation / Elizabeth Iskander. Contemporary theories of religion : a critical companion / edited by Michael Stausberg. [Also available as an e-book via Dawsonera, Available to SOAS staff & students only] Miaphysite Christology : an Ethiopian perspective / by Mebratu Kiros Gebru. Approaching the Holy Mountain : art and liturgy at St.
Sharing the burden of the past : legacies of war in Europe, America, and Asia / edited by Andrew Horvat and Gebhard Hielscher. Historical disasters in context : science, religion, and politics / edited by Andrea Janku, Gerrit Jasper Schenk, and Franz Mauelshagen. Available as an e-book from Dawsonera [SOAS staff & students only] The global history of childhood reader / edited by Heidi Morrison.
2010 International Seminar and Screening of Thai Cinema : proceedings, 16-18 April, 2010, Shanghai, China / [edited by Raksarn Wiwatsinudom … [et al.].]. A gentleman’s word : the legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose in Southeast Asia / Nilanjana Sengupta. An end to a war : a Japanese soldier’s experience of the 1945 death marches of North Borneo / written by Ueno Itsuyoshi, translated by Mika Reilly, edited by Richard W.
