SOAS Department Of Anthropology
@SOASanthro
Followers
2K
Following
286
Media
112
Statuses
780
The Department of Anthropology at SOAS.
London, England
Joined May 2018
Good luck to all students getting results today! I really look forward to meeting our new @SOASanthro students in September! For students who did not initially select SOAS but got higher grades than expected, or just missed their offers do consider us in clearing!
0
1
1
An experienced Project Manager needed for an ERC project @SOASanthro on sport and religion in Africa -
0
1
0
New #OpenAccess entry on 'Sustainability' out in the Open Encyclopedia of #Anthropology Written by Prof. @Alice__Rudge at @SOASanthro Find it here: https://t.co/8HiCn0RMRd
0
3
6
Saad Quassem explains how the word "Mofiz" belittles people from Rangpur, Bangladesh, assuring stereotyping. He details the history of struggle and survival despite persistent colonial stereotypes.
thedailystar.net
For a long time, people have made the derogatory word mofiz synonymous with the residents of the Rangpur region.
0
0
0
Support the Helen Kanitkar Library!
The Anthropology and Sociology department launched an appeal for the Helen Kanitkar Library. The library relies on the generosity of alumni to stay open. Only £2,000 is needed to cover the 25-26 academic years expenses. 🔗Make a gift here: https://t.co/UGw7M6HvZO
0
1
3
The book to read this month, folks! Well done @Terminalias !! 💥🔥🎉 @SOASanthro @SOASpolitics @devcomms
🚨 New Book Alert! 🚨 We are excited to announce the publication of "Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure" by our colleague Paolo Novak @Terminalias , offering a powerful new perspective on the European migration crisis. Based on rich ethnographic
0
2
5
@ERC_Research This is a multidisciplinary 5-year project, hosted by the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS University of London, which involves focusing on different sports and religions in the four countries.
0
1
3
SOAS's Marloes Janson has been awarded an @ERC_Research Advanced Grant for her project Muscular Faith: The Interplay between Sport and Religion in Africa to study boxing in Nigeria, soccer in South Africa, karate in Egypt, and long-distance running in Kenya with African partners.
1
2
7
The Anthropology and Sociology department launched an appeal for the Helen Kanitkar Library. The library relies on the generosity of alumni to stay open. Only £2,000 is needed to cover the 25-26 academic years expenses. 🔗Make a gift here: https://t.co/UGw7M6HvZO
1
5
7
Help the Helen Kanitkar Library stay open! 📚 The library relies on the generosity of the anthropology alumni community. Without this space, students will lose a valuable hub where knowledge, creativity, and community thrive. 🔗Make a gift here: https://t.co/tA2AkGSrXO
0
5
5
CAMHRA Inaugural Lecture by Dr. Bhrigupati Singh is now available on our YouTube channel here:
0
2
4
Our student Edward Patrick Tinne won the @RoyalAnthro student prize for his work “Chinese Self-Cultivation Journeys to the West: Phenomenology and Epistemology in the Philosophical Art of Change.” Go Patrick!
0
1
3
Check out the latest journal issue from @culanth ! All seven articles are available #OpenAccess here: https://t.co/zjPQA7hRJZ
0
4
11
Well done @folanski Nikita Simpson, Anna Lindley, Eleanor Newbigin, Cristina Juan, @dreolongo, and Marie Rodet! @SOASanthro @SOAS_CMDS @SOAS @SOASHistory @ESRC @UKRI_News @lhammondsoas @Terminalias
Heard about the IAA? 💡 SOAS’s Impact and Acceleration Account helps researchers turn ideas into real-world impact. At our celebration event, we shared inspiring projects, panel talks & tips for applicants. Get in touch for more info.
0
2
4
Another brilliant piece today by great colleague @MattiRizzo on how informal workers in Ghana get excluded from foreign aid interventions 👇👇👇 @SOASDevelopment @SOASEconomics @soasdevtrac @SOASanthro @devcomms
https://t.co/m6Ojl8F9Rm
theconversation.com
Wage workers in street food shops are among the most vulnerable category of workers in Ghana.
0
11
27
🎙️ @enpanthro podcast series, Mind the Culture, episode 2: What makes life meaningful? ✨ @ElenaKotsira (@OtherwiseMag) is joined by John Loewenthal (@SOASanthro; @KeeleUniversity at the time of recording) 🎧 Listen here >> https://t.co/PTQIriWCKZ
0
2
3
SOAS Anthro is now on bsky https://t.co/D6RoV1u9RF
0
0
0
CAMHRA Public Launch: Inaugural Lecture by Dr Bhrigupati Singh ‘What can and cannot be quantified: Thoughts for a new alliance of anthropology and mental health’ Opening remarks by Prof. Laura Hammond (Deputy Vice-Chancellor) 28 April, 5:30–8:30pm https://t.co/vI3AdY64Lj
eventbrite.com
CAMHRA's Inaugural Lecture: 'What can and cannot be quantified: Thoughts for a new alliance of anthropology and mental health.'
0
6
8
New publication by our colleague, @BobBalogun, and others discussing the “Histories of Race in Europe and Questions of Knowledge Production” -
journals.sagepub.com
0
1
3