Interview with Dr Richard Williams More about this episode: This is the third and final episode of the History and Music podcast, designed and produced by Saskia Lootsma and Idriss Gheriani as part of their Co-creator Internship based in the History department in the spring of 2025. In this episode Saskia and Idriss are interviewing…
Interview with Oliver Masheter More about this episode: This is the second of three podcasts on History and Music, designed and produced by Saskia Lootsma and Idriss Gheriani as part of their Co-creator Internship based in the History department in the spring of 2025. In this second episode Saskia and Idriss are interviewing Oliver about…
Interview with Lennon Aviss More about this episode: This is the first of three podcasts on History and Music, designed and produced by Saskia Lootsma and Idriss Gheriani as part of their Co-creator Internship based in the History department in the spring of 2025. Here is how they summarised their journey: In this first episode,…
Owen Steuernagel At the dusk of Iran’s constitutional revolution, an idealistic, young and talented American left his country with a mission – to reorganize and develop the financial system of the dynasty that had ruled Persia for the past two hundred years. By that time, the absolute monarchy of the Qajars had suffered successive episodes…
Where can a history degree take you? Can studying the past really prepare you for shaping public debate or navigating complex global issues? In this SOAS History Blog Podcast, Dr Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde speaks with Professor Phil Clark—an expert in post-conflict justice in Central Africa—whose career journey spans academia, media, and real-world impact. Trained in…
By Lizi Nzuki It is an unfortunate truth that, to this day, the African continent is plagued by the legacies of colonialism, and that those who are a part of Black and African communities, such as myself, must continually grapple with its enduring effects. That we must traverse the dull echoes of an imperial past…
By Mamadou Sène Cissé, Lotte Pelckmans, and Marie Rodet Since October 2018, more than 3,000 people have been displaced in Western Mali due to community conflicts and violence. These forced displacements have been far less publicised than the massive internal displacements experienced by more than 240,000 people from Northern and Central Mali due to the…
by Cristyn Hughes Today’s world is heavily influenced by the presence and actions of national and international institutions. This phenomenon isn’t new – large conglomerates, banks for instance, have existed for centuries and exerted immense influence on the economy – but widespread access to both their workings and their histories is relatively recent. What about…
by Zayra Badillo Castro For women, war is never over. Rasul Gamzatov, (1923-2003) Poet, Dagestan, Russian Federation Makhachkala is not a city often covered in the news. The capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, an administrative entity under the Russian Federation located in the North Caucasus, has become a headline since the start of…
by Hamza Latif Kashmir has been divided for decades. It has always been a region characterized by the diversity of its natural landscapes – from lush mountain valleys to glacial lakes. However, this image of a land solely of natural wonders has been constructed through propaganda, media, and misinformation by entities that are not Kashmiri….
