Postgraduate Prospectus

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Come along to an open evening to find out more about our unique programmes and academic environment. Thursday 8 October 2015 Thursday 11 February 2016 Thursday 9 June 2016 www.soas.ac.uk/openevenings Contents

Life at SOAS

Understand the world 2

Our research 4

Our facilities 6

Space to learn 8

Change your world; careers and alumni 10

Financing your studies 12

Scholarships and awards 14

International students 16

Finding a place to live 18

Support services 20

Making your application 28

Campus map 240

Degree programmes

Our postgraduate study options 22

2 year MA programmes 24

Distance Learning degrees 26

Summer School 27

Our departments and centres 30 Degrees by department

Africa Institute MA African 34 MA Advanced Chinese Studies 81 MA African Studies 34 MSc Contemporary China Studies 81

Anthropology and Sociology China and Inner Asia MA Anthropological Research Methods 43 MA 86 MA Anthropological Research Methods and 24 MA Chinese Studies 86 Intensive Language MA Sinology 87 MA Anthropological Research Methods and 44 MA Taiwan Studies 87 Nepali MA Anthropology of Food 41 Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies MA Anthropology of Media 41 (CCLPS) MA Medical Anthropology 42 MA Comparative Literature (Africa/Asia) 94 MA Medical Anthropology and Intensive 24 MA in Cultural Studies 94 Language MA Postcolonial Studies 95 MA Anthropology of Travel and Tourism 42 MA Migration and Diaspora Studies 43 Development Studies MA Social Anthropology 40 MSc Development Studies 102 MA Social Anthropology of Development 40 MSc Development Studies with Special 102 Reference to Central Asia School of Arts MSc Environment, Politics and Development 103 MA Arts of Asia and Africa 52 MSc Globalisation and Development 103 MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries 52 MSc Labour, Social Movements and 104 Development History of Art and Archaeology MSc Migration Mobility and Development 104 MA Art and Archaeology of 58 MSc Research for International 105 MA Art and Archaeology of East Asia and 24 Development Intensive Language MSc Violence, Conflict and Development 105 MA History of Art/ Archaeology 58 MA History of Art and Architecture of the 59 Economics Islamic Middle East MSc Development Economics 114 MA Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia 59 MSc Economics with Reference to Africa 114 and Africa MSc Economics with Reference to 115 MA Religious Arts of Asia 60 Environment and Development Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate in Asian Art 60 MSc Economics with Reference to South Asia 115 MSc Economics with reference to the Asia 116 Media Studies and Pacific Region MA Critical Media and Cultural Studies 67 MSc Economics with reference to the 116 MA Global Digital Cultures 67 Middle East MA Global Media and Post-national 68 MSc Finance and Development 117 Communication MSc Political Economy of Development 117 MA Media in Development 68 MSc Research for International Development 118 MA Media and the Middle East 69 Graduate Diploma in Economics 118 MSc Global Economic Governance and Policy 119 Music MMus Ethnomusicology 75 Film Studies MMus Performance 75 MA in Global Cinemas and the Transcultural 127 MA Music in Development 76 Financial and Management Studies Near and Middle East MSc International Management (China) 135 MA Ancient Near and Middle Eastern 194 MSc International Management () 135 Languages MSc International Management (Middle East 136 MA 194 and North Africa) MA ... and Intensive Language (Arabic) 24 MSc Finance and Financial Law 136 MA Iranian Studies 195 MSc Public Policy and Management 137 MA Islamic Societies and Cultures 195 MSc Public Financial Management 137 MA Islamic Studies 196 MRes Finance and Management 138 MA Israeli Studies 196 MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies 197 Gender Studies MA Palestine Studies 197 MA Gender Studies 143 MA Turkish Studies 198 MA Gender and Sexuality 143 MA Gender Studies and Law 144 Politics and International Studies MSc African Politics 207 History MSc Asian Politics 207 MA History 149 MSc Comparative Political Thought 208 MA History and Intensive Language 24 MSc Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice 208 MA Historical Research Methods and 24 MSc International Politics 209 Intensive Language MSc Middle East Politics 209 MA Historical Research Methods 149 MSc Politics of China 210 MSc State, Society and Development 210 International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) Certificate in Political Studies 211 MA/PGDip International Studies and 156 MRes Politics with (Language) 211 Diplomacy MA Globalisation and Multinational 156 South Asia Institute Corporations MA Intensive South Asian Studies 217 MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy 157 MSc Contemporary Studies 217 MA Global Diplomacy (Distance Learning) 157 South Asia Japan and MA Languages and Cultures of South Asia 223 MA 164 MA in the Study of Contemporary Pakistan 223 MA Japanese Studies 164 MA South Asian Area Studies 224 MA ... and Intensive Language (Japanese) 24 MA 165 South East Asia MA Korean Studies 165 MA Pacific Asian Studies 229 MA ... and Intensive Language (Korean) 24 MA South East Asian Studies 229

Language Centre Study of Religions SOAS Accredited Language Competence 169 MA Religions of Asia and Africa 235 Qualifications MA Religions of Asia and Africa and Intensive 24 SOAS Accredited Language Teaching 169 Language Qualifications MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation 235 MA Religion in Global Politics 236 Law MA Buddhist Studies 236 MA Law Programmes 175 Master of Laws (LLM) 175

Linguistics MA Arabic Language Learning and Teaching 184 MA Learning and Teaching 184 MA Japanese Language Learning and Teaching 185 MA Korean Language Learning and Teaching 185 MA Language Documentation and Description 186 MA Linguistics 186 MA Linguistics and Intensive Language 187 MA Theory and Practice of (Asian 187 and African Languages) Welcome

With its vast repository of knowledge and expertise on its specialist regions, SOAS is uniquely placed to inform and shape current thinking about the religious, political, cultural, security and economic challenges of our world.

It is an exciting time to be joining SOAS: in 2016 we will be celebrating 100 years of research and teaching excellence. It will also be the year in which we move into the North Block of Senate House – one of ’s most iconic buildings which we are turning into a cutting edge facility for teaching and learning. SOAS is an exciting, involving and truly unique university. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Baroness Valerie Amos Director

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 1 Understand the world

Challenge your perspective Rigorous and challenging academic SOAS scholars grapple with the pressing issues environment that confront humanity in today’s complex SOAS is first in the world for quality lectures world – democracy, development, human and second globally for both course content rights, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and expert lecturers in the latest student survey social change – whilst at the same time acting (Student Barometer 2014). We’re a world-class as guardians of specialised knowledge in institution for teaching and research, with one languages, periods and regions not available to of the best student-staff ratios (11:1) in the study anywhere else in Europe. country.

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International community Prepared for a career in our complex world Our community is diverse, multinational and In a world of shrinking borders, the vibrant, welcoming the brightest minds from international expertise of our graduates is over 130 different countries. SOAS has the highly valued by employers. A degree from ninth highest percentage of international SOAS prepares you for a career within a global students in the UK (Complete University Guide economy and multicultural society. 2015), making it a diverse cultural hub at the centre of one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 3 Our research

SOAS is renowned for its unique regional focus. Heritage of humanity With more than 300 specialist academics, our SOAS scholarship preserves and promotes the research in languages, arts, humanities and cultural heritage of Asia, Africa and the Middle social sciences makes a long-term positive East as well as exploring the contemporary impact on the societies and cultures in the significance of historical monuments, works regions we work in. of art and literature, or musical and religious traditions. Global voices Language plays an important role in shaping Our research in action: School of Arts culture, society, politics, religion and economics Professor Timon Screech’s treatment of little- in cultures and societies across the world. Our explored aspects of Japanese history, art and unrivalled expertise and scholarship in the culture makes him an authoritative voice on the languages and cultures of our regions supports subject. Many of his works constitute the only the documentation and promotion of traditional available resources concerning their subject and endangered cultures. matter, making a unique contribution to the world’s understanding of Japan. Our research in action: Department of Music The research of Dr Angela Impey, in the Republic Global interactions of South Sudan has supported the spreading of Our scholarship focuses on both contemporary literacy and, ultimately, participation and social and historic interactions between and beyond our cohesion in a fledgling state. Her project has regions, interpreting the world through a non- developed books that are among the first written Western lens. resources produced in Dinka and therefore crucial to meeting the new nation’s need for universal mother-tongue literacy training.

4 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Dr Durán’s principal field of research is Mande music, which she has been researching on location in Mali, Gambia and Senegal since 1977. Her research project, ‘Growing into Music in Mali’ resulted in two in-depth films that document the musical progress of children in leading Mande jeli (griot) families in both rural and urban environments in southern Mali and upper Guinea.

Our research in action: SOAS South Asia Institute of approaches that favour local input and Since the early 1990s, Professor Michael Hutt, collaborative management by people of the has publicised the plight of tens of thousands area. His research has contributed to improved of ethnic Nepalis who had fled or been expelled and reformed water management in the UK and from Bhutan, where their families had lived internationally. for generations. His research informed the Global diplomacy and governance international response to the crisis, and roughly Over the last century, the realm of the two-thirds of the Bhutanese refugee population ‘international’ has expanded massively: over the have now begun new lives in western countries. coming century, there will be an increasing need Sharing a small planet to talk across borders, and resolve differences SOAS scholars are addressing the major affecting people and cultures across the globe. challenges that exist in today’s world around the Our research in action: Department of Politics availability and distribution of resources such Through his research on post-conflict as water, food and energy as well as managing accountability and reconciliation Dr Phil Clark diverse conceptions of entitlement, fairness and challenges the suitability of international judicial justice. processes in Central Africa. Controversially, he Our research in action: Centre for Development, has questioned the practices of the International Environment and Policy Criminal Court, human rights groups and UN Typically, water resources are governed by agencies. His work promoting top-down, hierarchical approaches at state and enabling communities to heal themselves level. In contrast, the research of Professor has drawn attention from governments and Laurence Smith, has demonstrated the success international agencies alike.

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 5 Our facilities

6 Our facilities

The SOAS Library is one of only fi ve national research libraries in the UK, providing unique, specialist resources to our students, as well as scholars from around the globe.

The Library: l holds in excess of 1.2 million items from all over the world l subscribes to some 4,000 print periodicals l provides access to over 30,000 electronic journals and 70+ research databases l houses a collection of more than 4,000 items of music, and l houses a collection of photographs and slides numbering close to 200,000 images l off ers 900+ seats for readers, most of which have network coverage and many have dedicated PCs l provides computing, multimedia and printing 1.2M+ services for all members of the School items held in l has computers that support non-Roman script, the Library and some have specialised language tools SOAS postgraduate students also have access to libraries at all institutions within in the including Senate House library and the School of Advanced Study. The British Library is also within walking distance of our campus. Language laboratories Dedicated language laboratories and two open 4,000 access language resource rooms are available subscriptions to language students, and a recording studio to print provides facilities for the production of audio and video. Students and staff also have access to periodicals satellite television off ering up to 80 channels. The Brunei Gallery at SOAS The Brunei Gallery hosts a changing programme of contemporary and historical exhibitions from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Its aims are to present and promote cultures from these regions 70+ and to be a student resource and public facility. research With permanent rotating displays of the School’s own collections in the Foyle Special Collections databases Gallery and the Japanese Roof Garden, the gallery is a stimulating space on Museum Mile in London. It’s open Tuesday to Saturday and admission is free. www.soas.ac.uk/gallery

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 7 Space to learn

8 Space to learn

New learning and teaching facilities at Senate House SOAS has recently acquired the North Block of the University of London Senate House, which is due to open in summer 2016, just as we celebrate 100 years since the School was founded. This iconic, Grade II listed building was designed in the 1930s to rival Oxford and Cambridge. As SOAS embarks on its second century, it will offer state of the art research, teaching and student provision, all in one precinct. SOAS Centenary 2016-17 The School is planning a year of events and activities with our world-wide community to mark our achievements of the last hundred years and chart our future course as a scholarly resource of global relevance, guardian of specialist knowledge and champion of the key issues in the regions that matter in the 21st century. www.soas.ac.uk/centenary Doctoral School SOAS is home to around 800 doctoral students who play a vital role in developing our vibrant intellectual culture. We welcome an average of 180 new research students each year across our three faculties. We offer a comprehensive programme of research training and skills development which is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Research partnerships with CHASE and the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network provide an opportunity for students to access training at other institutions. Our specialist Research Skills Trainer and the Careers Adviser for Research Students provide help and advice designed to enhance the research experience and professional development of our students. Our student-led journal SOAS Journal of Postgraduate Research, offers opportunities to publish outside the subject-specific work within Departments and interdisciplinary Centres. The Doctoral School’s main home is 53 Gordon Square and is part of the main campus around Russell Square. This refurbished Bloomsbury townhouse provides 100 work stations suitable both for those who want to use desktop computers and those who prefer to connect their laptops to the SOAS Wi-Fi. In addition, the building has meeting rooms, printers, a common room, kitchen, lockers, showers and bicycle storage. The proposed atrium of Senate House North Block. www.soas.ac.uk/doctoralschool

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 9 Change your world

SOAS and the SOAS Students Union operate SOAS Radio, which offers students the chance to produce radio programmes that engage directly with the parts of the world they are studying.

Careers service At SOAS we are committed to helping you acquire might form part of your career journey. We have the skills and experience you need to get your recently welcomed the head of recruitment for dream job at the end of your studies and to join the United Nations, the Permanent Secretary for our list of inspirational alumni. SOAS graduates are the Department of International Development in demand and go on to pursue careers in diverse and numerous charitable and commercial fields around the world, including international organisations such as the International Committee development, banking and finance, the arts, world of the Red Cross, Deloitte and the Chartered media, language services, the law, education and Institute of Management Accountants. political research. Our Internships Co-ordinator sources paid We offer a range of services to help you make the internship opportunities and offers drop-in most of your time and provide the connections sessions if you are interested in gaining experience you need after you graduate. This includes to support your career choices. For postgraduate dedicated Masters’ weeks in the Autumn and students, internships tend to be taken after you Spring terms to help you get to grips with have finished your dissertation, although there are planning your future. We also run employer- possibilities for part-time internships which can led events throughout the year, to give you a work alongside particular programmes of study at chance to speak directly to organisations which other times of the year.

10 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Change Alumni your world

SOAS graduation, 2014.

SOAS Alumni On completing your studies at SOAS, you become part of a global network of over 53,000 SOAS alumni across 190 countries worldwide. Whatever your plans and wherever life may take you after graduation, we look forward to helping you to stay connected with SOAS through your alumni network. www.soasalumni.org — Your dedicated alumni website, including an online alumni and careers directory, job postings and news and events at SOAS. Events — Receive invitations to SOAS events taking place both on campus and around the world, including lectures, exhibitions, social gatherings and guest presentations. Professional networking — Benefi t from the professional knowledge and experience of other Dedicated SOAS careers consultants off er a range SOAS alumni, as well as continued access to of support services, including CV surgeries, one- careers services. to-one ‘Quick Queries’, practice interviews, and International alumni — If you are returning home workshops on anything from ‘How to use Social or are travelling abroad, you can get in touch with Media to Support Your Job Search’ to ‘Writing a your regional alumni group, a valuable source for Winning Job Application or Cover Letter’. Our social and professional networking. lunchtime series, ‘What I wish I had known when I was a student at SOAS’ is also popular, where Alumni & Friends Fund — Alumni provide our alumni come back to talk to small groups of valuable fi nancial support to the next generation students and share their experiences and ideas. of SOAS students through the Alumni & Friends Fund, supporting scholarships, the SOAS Library, Throughout this prospectus you will see the sorts hardship grants and student projects at SOAS. of roles that students studying your programme have gone on to undertake, to give you an idea of In the news — Stay connected with the news from what doors will open for you with a degree from in and around SOAS with SOAS World, the topical SOAS. alumni magazine, and monthly e-bulletins and event invitations. For further information about careers and graduate destinations please visit www.soas.ac.uk/careers www.soasalumni.org

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 11 Financing your studies

Financing your studies

Financing your postgraduate studies may seem Please note: fee payment is the responsibility complicated so it is important to research your of the student. A guarantee of payment from a funding opportunities as early as possible when sponsoring agency recognised by the School will considering your programme options. be accepted as proof of payment but the student remains responsible for the fees should the Tuition fees sponsor not pay. You can find further information Each of our postgraduate programmes has a on fees, payments, scholarships and loans on our specific cost for tuition. The tuition fee rates website at www.soas.ac.uk/fees for each programme can be found in the table opposite. Postgraduate loan scheme A new system of government-backed student Fee status loans for Home/EU fee status students has SOAS charges tuition fees at the Home/EU or recently been announced. This will provide Overseas rate, depending on your fee status. Your up to £10,000 a year for Masters courses in all fee status depends on several factors, including subject-areas, with repayments linked to graduate residency and immigration. For information on fee earnings. At the time of going to print, full details status regulations and legislation please see the of the loans had not been announced so please UKCISA website: www.ukcisa.org.uk take a look at our website for further details. If you have a query about your fee status, please You can find further information on other sources contact the Admissions Office, who will send you a of funding, such as educational loans and fees questionnaire: [email protected] professional and career development loans, at Payment of fees www.soas.ac.uk/funding When you make your application, please state your proposed source of funds for postgraduate study or research at SOAS. Tuition fees are payable in full before or at enrolment at the beginning of the academic year. However, fee payments in two equal instalments by debit or credit card are available to self-funding students undertaking on-campus degree programmes that cost more than £1,500. Paying in two instalments will incur an administration charge.

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Fees for 2016/17 The fees below are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year. Continuing students on the same programme are protected from annual increases higher than 5%. Please note that 2 year full-time programmes have 2 years of full-time fees. Part-time, Part-time, 4 years Full-time, 1 Year Part-time, 2 Years 3 Years (LLM only)

Postgraduate Taught UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas

Master’s Degrees in

Band 6: International Studies & Diplomacy; Globalisation & 15,540 19,290 7,770 9,645 5,180 6,430 Multinational Corporations; Global Energy & Climate Policy

Band 5: LLM; MAs in Law 13,230 18,550 6,615 9,275 4,410 6,183 3,308 4,638

Band 4: Management 10,750 18,000 5,375 9,000 3,583 6,000

Band 3: Development Studies; Economics (including Finance & Development; Development 10,470 17,895 5,235 8,948 3,490 5,965 Economics; Political Economy of Development); Politics Band 2: Anthropology; Global Cinemas/Media; MA Theory and 8,295 17,490 4,148 8,745 2,765 5,830 Practice of Translation

Band 1: All other MAs and subject 7,985 17,215 3,993 8,608 2,662 5,738 areas not listed above; MMus

Postgraduate Research UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas

Research (MPhil/PhD) 4,155 15,085 2,078 7,543

Visiting Research Students - 3 Terms 4,155 15,085

Postgraduate Associate Students UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas UK/EU Overseas

PG Associate Students pro rata per 1,997 4,304 course unit: 1 Course Unit

PG Study Abroad September to June 7,985 17,215

PG Study Abroad September to 3,993 8,608 December

PG Study Abroad January to June 4,792 10,329 These fees were correct at the time of going to print. For the most up-to-date fees, please visit our website: www.soas.ac.uk/fees

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Scholarships and awards

Scholarships Support Scheme with match-funding from SOAS. SOAS offers scholarships to help students finance These awards were established to boost the skill their Master’s studies and postgraduate research. set of UK graduates aiming to pursue high-level The range of scholarships is diverse – some careers in business, government, NGOs, media, support students from specific countries or a or academia with reference to a number of crucial group of countries, while others focus on particular areas in today’s world. The scholarships were courses of study or research. The scholarships available for two-year full-time MA programmes and other awards at SOAS are distributed through dealing with the Arab World, China, Japan, Korea a competitive application process with respect and South Asia. A total of 25 two-year £10,000 to financial need and/or academic merit. Most scholarships were available (to be paid in two scholarship application deadlines are in the January instalments of £5,000 per year). preceding the academic year of entry. A number The Alphawood Scholarships of scholarships are also provided by the British Part of the £15 million Southeast Asian government and other external organisations. Art Academic Programme to advance the For guidance only, scholarships awarded in understanding and preservation of Buddhist 2014/15 included: and Hindu art in Southeast Asia is made up of postgraduate taught and research scholarships. SOAS Master’s Scholarships – Faculty of Arts and The scholarships covered the cost of tuition fees Humanities at the international rate and provided a generous There were five SOAS Master’s scholarships stipend for living and travel expenses. available in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Department of Anthropology and Sociology – Felix Scholarships 1 scholarship, History – 1 scholarship, History Up to six Felix Scholarships were available to of Art & Archaeology, Music & Media – 2 Indian students with first class degrees to pursue scholarships, Study of Religions – 1 scholarship). graduate studies at SOAS, University of London. Each scholarship was valued at £15,957 in total. The scholarship covered the cost of tuition fees Fees were deducted from this amount and the at the international rate and provided around remainder was used towards maintenance. £14,950 for living expenses. SOAS Master’s Scholarships – Faculty of To find out about our complete range of awards Languages and Cultures (including deadlines, criteria and application There were three SOAS Master’s scholarships instructions) and for links to external funding available in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures bodies please see www.soas.ac.uk/scholarships at SOAS. Each scholarship was valued at £15,957 Please continue to check our website as new in total. Fees were deducted from this amount and scholarships will be added in due course. the remainder was used towards maintenance. SOAS Master’s Scholarships – Faculty of Law and Social Sciences There were seven SOAS Master’s scholarships available in the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. Each scholarship was valued at £15,957 in total. Fees were deducted from this amount and the remainder was used towards maintenance. HEFCE Scholarships for 2-Year MA Programmes in Language-based Area Studies SOAS had a scholarship fund of £250,000 in 2015-16 for Masters students in Language-based Area Studies, funded by the HEFCE Postgraduate

14 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Jake Thurston MA Advanced Chinese Studies I immensely enjoyed my undergraduate degree at SOAS and knew that my only ambition was to take the interests that I had developed forward into postgraduate study. The MA in Advanced Chinese Studies is a programme unique in its combination of Chinese-language learning with interdisciplinary studies of the history, society, and culture of China. The syllabus can be tailor-made to the interests and needs of the student, and is taught by the SOAS China Institute – the largest group of China experts in any research institute in the world outside of China. One can establish an advanced understanding of research methodologies and schools of thought in Sinophone scholarship. What difference has the scholarship made? While I had worked alongside the course of my undergraduate degree, I simply wasn’t in a position where I felt comfortable considering postgraduate study. The scholarship not only took care of my fees, but also provided a living stipend. With the support of the scholarship my study has been the priority – as it should be. I cannot say that I would have been able to apply myself so completely had I not been awarded the scholarship. What are your plans for after the MA? I’m institutionalised now! Doctoral study and further has always been my ambition, and the capacity for broadness afforded by this postgraduate programme has aided me in whittling down my research interests that I might now take further. In combination with the close linguistic training, I feel well- prepared for doctoral study. My study here has brought me ever closer to realising my ambition of a career in academia.

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www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels/elas Our international students are integral to our diverse community and contribute significantly to Pre-sessional/in-sessional our unique student experience. SOAS also offers pre-sessional English courses and provides in-sessional support to students. We recognise that coming to university in a www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels/presessional different country can be demanding as well as www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels/insessional exciting, so we make every effort to provide the support that you need before you arrive, Before you arrive as well as helping you to settle in to your new Contact your Ministry of Education or Education surroundings. Department, which will have details of most scholarship schemes and be able to advise you of Applying to SOAS your own government’s conditions for studying Our International Officers make regular overseas abroad. There is also advice on available funding visits to meet with prospective students interested for international students on our website in studying with us. Our website can tell you when www.soas.ac.uk/scholarships and where you can meet them to discuss your application. Visit the British Council website for details of scholarship schemes, educational programmes General information about how to apply can and living in the UK, at: be found on page 28-29. However, you can find www.educationuk.org/global additional information for international applicants on our website including country specific entry If there is no British Council office in your requirements, English Language requirements, country, contact the nearest British Embassy, High scholarships, employment opportunities, visas Commission or Consulate for advice on studying and useful links. in the UK. www.soas.ac.uk/yourcountry The UK Council for International Student Affairs offers advice for international students on a variety English language preparation and support of areas including immigration, living, working and FDPS Pre-Master’s programme studying in the UK, and fees and funding. FDPS is a 10 month preparatory programme for For further information, see postgraduates combining academic and English www.ukcisa.org.uk language study, as well as research and study skills. It offers a pathway for students whose Student visas first language is not English to masters and If you are a student from outside the EU/EEA research degrees in the Social Sciences, Business, you may need to apply for a Tier 4 visa with Finance and Management-related studies, Arts sponsorship from SOAS. Information regarding and Humanities at SOAS and top universities visa criteria may be found on the UK Border across the UK. FDPS students are guaranteed a Agency website: www.gov.uk/browse/visas- conditional offer of a place on the vast majority immigration/student-visas or at of Master’s degrees at SOAS. www.soas.ac.uk/visas. Postgraduates studying www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels/pgfoundation a course lasting for less than one year (e.g. 26 September 2016 to 25 September 2017 or earlier), English Language and Academic Studies should have a visa for the full duration of their Programme (ELAS) course plus 2 months. If the course is one year ELAS is a 3, 6 or 9 month Diploma Programme or more (e.g. 26 September 2016 to 26 September in Academic English with subject courses 2017 or later), they should be given a visa for in International Business, Social Science or the full duration of the course plus a Humanities. It offers a programme which includes period of 4 months. English language, academic study, research methods and IELTS preparation.

16 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk If you are an international student and need further information or have any queries about studying with us please visit: www.soas.ac.uk/international or contact us on: SOAS_Int soasuniofl ondon SOASLondon [email protected] Use our online enquiry form: www.soas.ac.uk/about/contacts/asksoas.html

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Finding a place to live

London offers a great range of accommodation, and whilst living in the world’s most exciting city is not always inexpensive, choosing your accommodation carefully according to your budget and social priorities, can help you make the most of being a student in this endlessly diverse metropolis. The two main options to choose from are halls of residence and private rented accommodation, but within both of these categories there is huge variety in terms of costs, location and quality. Information about other accommodation options, including short term accommodation for when you first arrive in London, may be found on our website. www.soas.ac.uk/students/accommodation

Halls of Residence SOAS students have exclusive access to two residences, Dinwiddy House and Paul Robeson House, located on Pentonville Road adjacent to Vernon Square and a 20-minute walk from Russell Square. Paul Robeson House is for postgraduate students only and has 259 en-suite rooms. Both residences are managed by Sanctuary Students. Rent for the year 2015/16 was £149.64 per week for Private halls of residence a single en-suite room in either accommodation. London offers a huge variety of private halls of residence which are often newly built to a high Students who have been offered a place to standard, and may offer additional facilities such study at SOAS and wish to live in university as a gym. These tend to be the most expensive accommodation can apply online for a place in option, with rents starting at around £200 per one of our student halls of residence from the 1 week. A list of private halls of residence may March using the accommodation serial number be found on the University of London housing provided in their offer letter. services website. housing.london.ac.uk/ For further information on how to apply for Private rented accommodation university accommodation please visit Sanctuary 55% of SOAS students live in private rented Students at www.sanctuary-students.com accommodation whilst they study. This option offers Intercollegiate halls more privacy, independence and, depending on the SOAS students are also entitled to apply for a location, can provide more value for money than place in one of seven intercollegiate halls owned living in halls of residence. The two main factors and maintained by the University of London. This to consider when thinking about private rented provides you with a great opportunity to meet accommodation are your budget and the area of students from other colleges of the university. All London in which you would like to live. Areas in provide catering, offering breakfast and evening London tend to be diverse, some offer plentiful meals on weekdays and all meals at weekends. green spaces or easy access to canals and wildlife, Rents for the year 2015/16 were from £132.20 for whilst others are known for a lively music scene, a twin room or £175.35 for a single en-suite room. weekly markets or independent shops. Different communities often live in different areas, so if you’re

18 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Finding a place to live

Above: Paul Robeson House. learning a language at SOAS you could choose an area where you can practice with the locals! Rents in the private sector vary from £100-200 per week. SOAS, with the support of the University of London Housing Services, can help guide you children or partner. There are studios and flats through the process of finding somewhere to available in university halls of residence, housing rent. We offer housing events running from May associations and privately run halls that offer to October, one to one support, contract checks family accommodation, as well as private rented and house hunting resources. If you are looking accommodation. Contact the Housing Adviser for for private rented accommodation, we advise more information: [email protected] that you come to London before the start of your Accessibility studies to find a suitable place to live. The SOAS halls of residence Dinwiddy House and Student Homes Paul Robeson House both have wheelchair access Student Homes are houses leased by the and specially equipped rooms. These are located 1 University of London to SOAS students, mile from the main campus or up a short hill from guaranteeing a good quality, well managed the Vernon Square campus. The Intercollegiate property. There are a range of houses available, Halls also offer accessible rooms and are located including one 12 bedroom property exclusively for 0.3 miles from the main campus. Contact the post-graduate students. Student Homes may be SOAS Disability Advisors on disabilities@soas. booked from outside of the UK, with no need for ac.uk to discuss your particular accessibility and viewing. Rents start at £135 per week. accommodation requirements prior to application. studenthomes.london.ac.uk/prospective/soas Contact Students with families For more information about housing options at There is a range of accommodation options for SOAS and for further support, contact the SOAS students who are moving to London with their Housing Adviser: [email protected]

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Support services

Coming to university can be challenging as well as stimulating. SOAS provides many sources of support and advice on non-academic matters, ranging from finance and immigration to exam worries and personal issues. For full details go to www.soas.ac.uk/studentadviceandwellbeing T: +44 (0) 20 7074 5015 E: [email protected] Welfare and international student advice The International Student and Welfare Advisor provides impartial and confidential advice on non- academic issues such as student finance, visas and immigration, welfare benefits, childcare and general personal issues. E: [email protected] Counselling Professionally trained counsellors provide confidential support to students facing problems of a personal or emotional nature. T: +44 (0)20 7074 5016/7 E: [email protected]

Mental health and wellbeing The Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor offers professional, confidential one-off meetings or on- going support where students may be struggling to manage their wellbeing while at the School or where there may be on-going mental health concerns that deserve attention and require well considered support. The Advisor can liaise both with internal departments and with external agencies Disability advice depending upon need. Support meetings and The Student Disability Advisors offer information, workshops are also offered and in some instances a advice and support to students. The Disability mentor can be provided for structured support. Office also negotiates individual adjustments for disabled students to make the School accessible T: +44 (0)20 7074 5013 to them. These can include: E: [email protected] l adjustments to exam arrangements and library Learning advice services Our Learning Advisors offer learning support and l arranging specialist support, such as learning advice for students relating to specific learning support, mentoring and sessions with the differences (SpLDs). SpLDs include dyslexia, Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor dyspraxia, AD(H)D and dyscalculia. They also l offering loan equipment (such as digital provide advice and support regarding other recorders and laptops with specialist software) disabilities or issues that can impact on learning, l creating a learning support agreement which such as depression, anxiety and procrastination. specifies any recommended adjustments so T: +44 (0) 20 7074 5065 that academic and teaching staff are aware of E: [email protected] them.

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Most of the SOAS buildings are accessible for Welcome Week Programme wheelchair users, and changes can be made With thousands of new students arriving each to timetabling to ensure that all rooms are September, we organise a Welcome Week accessible where students are not able to use programme to help you settle in. It takes place stepped access. There is also some Braille and before classes start, and provides a valuable tactile signage. introduction to academic and social life at SOAS. We hold lots of activities to give you an overview The School has various forms of assistive of what SOAS expects from you and what you can technology for use by disabled students or expect from the School. In addition, special talks students with specific learning difficulties for disabled, mature and international students such as dyslexia. These include some are offered, as well as information on important specialist software (Inspiration for mind things like the language entitlement course, mapping and visual planning, and TextHelp! postgraduate study skills and wellbeing. to help with proofreading and correction) and workstations with additional facilities, Details for 2016 will be posted online at including screen readers and ergonomically www.soas.ac.uk/welcome closer to the start of designed seats. the academic year.

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 21 Our postgraduate study options

Our postgraduate study options

Taught Masters programmes SOAS o ers more than 200 postgraduate programmes, all providing specialist focus, fl exible, tailored learning and an international perspective. Many of the degree programmes we o er are interdisciplinary, drawing from the expertise across all three of the SOAS faculties.

A Master’s degree can o er a range of benefi ts; it provides an opportunity to pursue a subject in greater depth, to acquire skills and knowledge in a new subject, to prepare for a research degree or to help you demonstrate your advanced skills and abilities in the jobs market. SOAS o ers a wide range of taught postgraduate programmes, with Master’s (MA/MSc/MRes) or Master of Laws (LLM) our available awards. Most programmes last one year in duration for full-time students; part-time study is also available in many cases. Research programmes Postgraduate research is at the heart of the School’s academic mission. Around 180 new research students are admitted each year to contribute to our thriving research culture. We o er two kinds of research degree: PhD: This involves at least three years of full-time study (six years part time), leading to a thesis of 100,000 words and an oral examination (or viva). The thesis must be submitted no later than four years from initial enrolment (seven years part- time), must be an original piece of work and should make a distinct contribution to knowledge of the subject. MPhil: This entails at least two years’ full-time study (four years part-time), leading to a thesis of 60,000 words and a viva. The thesis must be submitted no later than three years from initial enrolment (fi ve years part-time) and should be either a record of original research work or a critical discussion of existing knowledge. Statue of Tamil and philosopher www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg Thiruvalluvar on the SOAS campus.

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Associate Student programme If you are interested in taking one or two courses but have no wish to work towards obtaining a degree, you can register for the Associate Student programme. You can choose up to four course units in any one year. If the topics you are interested in are new to you, you are advised to start with undergraduate level courses. You do not get tutorial help or a qualifi cation at the end, and the courses you take will not count towards a degree should you decide later to take up a degree course. However, your work may be considered in support of an application for admission at any level. For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/associate-students Language Centre SOAS Language Centre provides a wide range of day, evening and weekend classes and intensive vacation courses (Easter and Summer) in over Learn a language alongside any thirty languages of Africa, the Near and Middle degree programme with the Language East and Asia. Courses are available at beginner’s Entitlement Programme (LEP) level, with many also available at intermediate and The SOAS Language Centre o ers all advanced levels. In addition to non-accredited masters students a term of free language courses, the Language Centre o ers full-time tuition to complement their study. and part-time certifi cates and diplomas in Students are invited to select a language Modern Standard Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and of their choice from a wide selection of Japanese. languages spoken in Africa, Asia, the Near The Language Centre also provides postgraduate and Middle East or Europe. diplomas and certifi cates in teaching Chinese or Language choices include: Arabic, Chinese, Arabic as a foreign language. Details can be French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, found on page 168. For further details, please Spanish, Swahili, Urdu, Thai and Turkish. visit our website www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre

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2-year MA programmes MA...and Intensive Language Combinations SOAS now offers a diverse range of two-year Master’s programmes that provide students with specialised knowledge of Japan, Korea or the Middle East. These programmes, combining language scholarship and disciplinary knowledge, develop a distinctive skill set as well as regional expertise. They provide a unique and exciting learning experience for those wishing to pursue careers within Japan, Korea or the Middle East. The two-year language pathway is directed at students who want to engage with the respective area on both a professional and academic level. The structure of the programme will enable you to reach a near proficient knowledge of the language you are studying. You will take a placement exam in the week before classes begin in order to determine if your language level is suitable. Structure: Students take 4 course units of language over the two-year period, alongside the 3 units plus 1 unit of dissertation of their concurrent Masters programme. In the two-year language pathway, the intensive language courses are assessed by a combination of exams and continuous assessment, involving in-class tests. You can combine intensive language learning with a range of study programmes. Further information on the concurrent Masters programme can be found at the relevant degree programme page within the prospectus. MA… and Intensive Language (Arabic) Convenor: Professor Wen-chin Ouyang Available combinations: l MA Islamic Societies and Cultures (page 195) l MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies (page 197) l MA Palestine Studies (page 197) Persian books in one of our academic offices l MA History (page 149) l MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia (page 58) l MA Religions of Asia and Africa (page 235) l MA Medical Anthropology (page 42) l MA Historical Research Methods (page 149) l MA Anthropological Research Methods (page 43) l MA History (page 149) l MA Migration and Diaspora Studies (page 43) l MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia (page 58) MA… and Intensive Language (Japanese) l MA Religions of Asia and Africa (page 235) Convenor: Dr Barbara Pizziconi l MA Medical Anthropology (page 42) Available combinations: l MA Anthropological Research Methods (page 43) l MA Japanese Studies (page 164) l MA Migration and Diaspora Studies (page 43) l MA Korean Studies (page 165) l MA Linguistics and Language (page 187)

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MA… and Intensive Language (Korean) l MA Medical Anthropology (page 42) Convenor: Dr Anders Karlsson l MA Anthropological Research Methods (page 43) l MA Migration and Diaspora Studies (page 43) Available combinations: l MA Korean Studies (page 165) Duration: Two calendar year (full-time) Four years l MA Japanese Studies (page 164) (part-time, daytime only) l MA Historical Research Methods (page 149) Start of programme: September intake only l MA History (page 149) l MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia Entry requirements: Minimum upper second- (page 58) class honours degree (or equivalent) l MA Religions of Asia and Africa (page 235) www.soas.ac.uk/2-year-masters

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Distance learning degrees SOAS has an extremely successful and expanding range of postgraduate programmes taught via distance learning. With more than 4,000 students in over 160 countries, we are the largest provider of postgraduate courses by distance learning in the University of London’s International Programmes. Our specialist Master’s programmes are equal to degrees taught on campus and have been designed and written specifically for study by distance learners. Students are supported throughout their studies by a dedicated team of support staff and tutors, via an online learning environment. SOAS currently offers postgraduate distance learning in three specialist fields, through the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP), the Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS) and the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD). Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP) Environmental issues and the continuing poverty of large numbers of people around the world are among the greatest challenges of our times. CeDEP programmes recognise the need for informed professionals with inter-disciplinary skills and understanding to tackle these issues effectively. The Centre is unique in its range of postgraduate qualifications which promote professional understanding of poverty reduction, sustainable development, and improved natural resource management. The MSc programmes require the completion of a 60-credit dissertation. Programmes offered: MSc Agricultural Economics MSc Applied Environmental Economics MSc Environmental Management MSc Managing Rural Development MSc Public Policy and Management MSc Poverty Reduction: Policy and Practice MSc Public Financial Management MSc Sustainable Development MSc Finance and Financial Law MSc International Business Administration Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS) Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy CeFiMS focuses on key areas within the study (CISD) of finance, finance and law, public policy and The CISD is committed to the development of management and international management, applied international studies and to ensuring that teaching these postgraduate degrees by distance its work impacts on key international debates and learning. It is an integral part of the Department of promotes excellence in teaching, scholarship and Financial and Management Studies, which offers research in this field. some of these programmes on campus. Master’s degrees have an optional research component. Programmes offered: MA Global Diplomacy Programmes offered: MSc Finance Major: Economic Policy More detailed information on all of our distance MSc Finance Major: Financial Sector Management learning programmes is available online: MSc Finance: Major Quantitative Finance www.soas.ac.uk/distancelearning

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Summer School SOAS Academic Summer School offers three and five-week courses taught by SOAS’ world- The Summer School student body reflects SOAS’ renowned academics. Courses are chosen from diversity as a whole, with participants coming from across the School, and cover a range of topics all over the world; they include undergraduate including: students seeking to explore new topics or deepen l Business, Finance and Managementt their knowledge of a subject, postgraduate students l Culture, Society and History looking to complement and broaden their field l Development Studies of analysis or to discover a fresh perspective on l Law and Politics their speciality topic, and professionals seeking to enhance their working knowledge of an area as Summer courses are academically rigorous and well as enrich their career prospects. Whatever the can contribute towards an existing undergraduate reason, the SOAS Academic Summer School offers degree. Studying at SOAS in the summer also offers an intensive and rich learning experience, at the a fantastic opportunity to try out a subject prior to heart of one of the most dynamic cities in the world. moving on to postgraduate studies, get a taste of SOAS life, or help decide on future career pathways. www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 27 Making your application

at SOAS. Application forms and further details are Making your available at www.soas.ac.uk/ifcels Supporting documentary evidence As part of your application, you will need to application provide evidence of your eligibility to study the programme you have applied for. All applicants should provide evidence of their first degree. Applicants who have graduated should upload Online application a scanned original of their degree certificate You can apply for the following degrees through to their online application. If it is necessary our online application system, which you can for documents to be translated, please send a access on each of our course webpages or by certified copy of the original document as well going to as a certified translation from a legally-approved www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/howtoapply translator. A transcript is a detailed mark sheet l Postgraduate Taught Programmes which confirms the award of your qualification l Postgraduate Research Programmes and lists all subjects studied and grades obtained. l Graduate Diploma in Economics If you have not completed your degree at the time l Certificate Programmes of applying, you should send a current transcript l Visiting Research Students of your marks so far. Documents submitted must be in English. All documentation attached to the Your information is transmitted through a secure application should be scanned colour originals or server and is kept confidential until you submit original copies certified by the issuing university. your application. Applications for the forthcoming References academic year will be accepted from November We require two references as part of your onwards. Upon submission, your application application. References must be academic will be available for review by our admissions unless you graduated more than 5 years prior staff. We assess applications as a whole and to application, in which case we will accept take into consideration academic achievements, professional references. References must references, supporting statement and relevant be submitted directly by the referee via an experience before reaching a decision. institutional email address. We do not accept Please note: applications will not be considered references sent from Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo or unless they are complete, with all necessary similar accounts unless they are written on letter- supporting documentation, including academic headed paper, dated and signed by the referee. transcripts, degree certificate (if you have We may still require the hard copies before a graduated), supporting statement, CV and two decision can be made. References submitted references. directly by applicants or family members or friends are not acceptable. English language requirements If your first language is not English, you must Applying for Postgraduate Taught/ provide evidence of your English language ability Masters Degrees before admission to SOAS. Although in some Each application is carefully considered and we circumstances other evidence may be acceptable, aim to make a decision within five weeks. At some normally language competence is demonstrated times of the year processing of applications may by success in one or more of a range of take longer. We encourage you to complete your English tests. You can find further information application as early as possible. on all our English Language requirements at: Minimum entry requirements www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/international/ Applicants should have an upper second class englishrequirements honours Bachelor’s degree from a UK university, For applicants whose scores fall below these or equivalent, in a subject appropriate to the requirements or who feel they need academic and programme they are applying to. Applicants study/research skills preparation, the International without a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field Foundation Courses and English Language may be required to complete a qualifying year or Studies (IFCELS) department offers the FDPS Pre- a one-year diploma before entering the Master’s Master’s Diploma as well as shorter programmes programme. Relevant work experience may also focusing on English language and academic skills. be taken into consideration. Individual courses Applications for Pre-Master’s and English language may have specific entry requirements, so please programmes should be made directly to IFCELS check individual degree entries on pages in this

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prospectus or online for further information. More information about equivalent qualifications for international students can be found on our website. www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/howtoapply Applying for other postgraduate programmes Erasmus and Associate Students Important dates We welcome Erasmus and Associate Students. For All applications for postgraduate studies beginning further information please visit in September 2016 must be submitted to the www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/associate- Admissions Office no later than 30 June 2016. students Late applications can be considered if places are available. If you are applying for scholarships Diploma and Certificate in Asian Art or grants from SOAS, you should submit your For information on this programme and to application as early as possible and no later than download an application form, please see: six weeks before the scholarships deadlines. www.soas.ac.uk/art/programmes/dipasart The deadline for most SOAS scholarships is Language Centre Diplomas and Certificates 31 January 2016. Please download an application form from If you have any further queries about applying www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre please take a look at our FAQs on: Distance Learning www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/faqs/applying For further programme details, information on Applying for Postgraduate Research Degrees application procedures and entry requirements, Each application is carefully considered and we please see our website: www.soas.ac.uk/ aim to make a decision within five weeks. At some admissions/distance times of the year processing of applications may School policies take longer. We encourage you to complete your Admissions Policy application as early as possible. The nature of the School places diversity at the Research students at SOAS are initially registered centre of life at SOAS. As such we are committed for an MPhil and, usually by the end of June in to providing high-quality education to all, the first full time year, are transferred to PhD regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, nationality registration if their progress is satisfactory. See also: or national origin, gender, religion or belief, sexual www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/research/ identity, sexual orientation, or any other factor not howtoapply relevant to academic achievement. Minimum entry requirements You can find our full admissions policy for Applicants should have a UK Master’s degree or postgraduate programmes at: equivalent recognised by SOAS. The Master’s www.soas.ac.uk/admin/governance/policies degree should normally be in the same discipline Equality and Diversity as the proposed research and have been SOAS, University of London is committed to the completed with a high grade. An offer of a place pursuit and dissemination of knowledge. to study at SOAS will depend upon an assessment of the applicant’s academic qualifications and This can only be conducted effectively in an background, references from academics, a short atmosphere of open enquiry, mutual tolerance proposal outlining the intended research, and and intellectual freedom. In practice this means the level of English language competence as that we acknowledge the paramount importance indicated in the application. Applicants may also of freedom of expression. Freedom of expression be interviewed. may not be exercised to threaten the safety or freedom of expression of others. In making this Visiting Research Students (VRS) assertion, the School endorses the principles of We welcome applications from Visiting Research the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Students. Applications can be made through related international covenants. our online application system. There are no specific entry qualifications to fulfil but similar For the full text of the School’s Equality and considerations apply to VRS applications as to Diversity statement please see: research student applications. www.soas.ac.uk/equalitydiversity/statement

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 29 Our departments and centres

30 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa 32 Department of Anthropology and Sociology 36 School of Arts 50 Department of the History of Art and Archaeology 54 Centre for Media Studies 64 Department of Music 72 China Institute 78 Department of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia 84 Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS) 90 Department of Development Studies 98 Department of Economics 110 Centre for Film Studies 124 Department of Financial and Management Studies 130 Centre for Gender Studies 140 Department of History 146 Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) 152 Department of the Langauges and Cultures of Japan and Korea 160 Language Centre 168 School of Law 170 Department of Linguistics 180 Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East 190 Department of Politics and International Studies 204 South Asia Institute 216 Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia 220 The Department of the Languages and Cultures of South East Asia 226 The Department of the Study of Religions 232

31 Degree Programmes The Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa

The Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa

Our academic ethos and departmental culture is as inspirational and dynamic as Africa itself. Only at SOAS will you find such a unique opportunity to engage with literature, film and philosophy of the continent in a range of African languages, as well as in English. The fact that artistic expression in Africa is imbued with political, philosophical and religious significance means that our approach to research and teaching is often interdisciplinary. Our central London location means that your learning will be enriched by the access you will have to a host of African communities, festivals and events. The diversity of this cultural capital is further complemented by the resources available in the SOAS library, the neighbouring British Library, the British Museum and the and Albert Museum. Our distinctive language-based scholarship provides the perfect lens through which to explore written and oral in indigenous African languages and in English by writers from Africa and the African diaspora. Added to that, you will have the choice of learning some of the Overview many languages in which we have an unrivalled www.soas.ac.uk/africa expertise, including Amharic, Swahili, Somali, Yorùbá, Hausa and Zulu. Faculty Teaching and research go hand in hand at SOAS. Languages and Cultures The vitality of our research environment has Number of staff consistently attracted global academic acclaim, Academic 7.5 meaning that at SOAS, you will find one of the Teaching and Scholarship 1.5 world’s best departments of its kind. Teaching and Scholarship Current research projects include broadcast (fractional) 8 cultures, language metrics and traditional Taught Master’s degrees poetry, Afrophone philosophies, travel writing - MA African Literature page 34 and diaspora studies and contemporary African - MA African Studies page 34 literature in English.

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Research opportunities: promoting l Pioneering research into Somali poetry, cultural understanding involving Somali and organisations, has contributed to a more positive understanding of l The Department edits the Journal of African Somali culture. Cultural Studies, featuring ground-breaking research.

Employability Who do graduates work for? A wide range of organisations including The Africa Channel, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Green What skills can I develop? resources, Mercy Corps, Book Aid International, Students gain linguistic and cultural expertise Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, SOAS, enabling them to continue in the field of research Salamanca, The Salvation Army, A-Aqua, UNHCR or to seek professional and management careers in (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), the business, public and charity sectors. University of Chicago, Love to Learn and AME Trade Ltd. These include: l Communicating ideas effectively both orally What do graduates do? and in writing UK Correspondent, Conference Producer, NGO l Attention to detail Youth and Community Worker, Programme l Analytical and problem solving skills Co-Ordinator, UN Intern in Public Affairs, Digital l Synthesizing complex information from a Marketing and Programming Assistant, Journalist, variety of resources Gallery Director, Trainee Accountant and Political Risk Analyst are just some of the different roles.

Academics and their research areas Professor Lutz Marten MA PhD (London) Theoretical and African linguistics; syntax, semantics and pragmatics, in particular the Dr Lindiwe Dovey BA (Harvard) PhD (Cantab) interfaces between these modules; dynamic African film and video; literary adaptation in Africa; syntax; historical linguistics; language contact; filmic mediations of African performance arts language and society in Eastern and Southern (music, dance, ); contemporary film theory Africa; comparative Bantu, Bemba, Herero, and ‘World Cinema’; representations of exile, Swahili. immigration and violence; structures of African Dr Martin Orwin BA PhD (London) film production, distribution and exhibition; Somali and Amharic language and literature; African film festivals. metrics; music and language relations. Dr Kai Easton BA (Gettysburg) MA PhD (London) Dr Kwadwo Osei-Nyame BA (Ghana) DPhil (Oxon) Colonial and postcolonial studies; South African Postcolonial writing with special reference to literature (the Cape, Wicomb, Coetzee); gender Anglophone and francophone African American and the cultures of travel; Indian Ocean diasporas; writing; comparative national literatures. intertextuality; fiction, history and biography. Dr Akin Oyètádé BA (Ife) DIPLing PhD (London) Dr Chege Githiora BA (Mexico) PhD (Michigan) Yorùbá language and literature; Yorùbá culture Swahili and Gikuyu language; linguistics; and linguistics with special reference to translation and lexicography; African diaspora phonology; Yorùbá in the diaspora. studies. Dr Alena Rettová PhD (Prague) Swahili literature; African philosophy; Afrophone philosophical discourses; literatures in African languages.

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 33 Degree Programmes The Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa

MA MA African Studies African Literature

Africa is one of the world’s most vibrant and This programme is a gateway to all aspects challenging regions – come to SOAS and you of African literature, offering you the rare can delve into its fascinating history, culture and opportunity to explore how indigenous African political economy alongside those who know it aesthetics are connected to contemporary best. literary theories across both oral and written platforms. The complexity and depth of this wondrous continent is matched by the extensive range of You will develop your theoretical and interdisciplinary courses we offer. Whether you methodological skills, while focusing on issues wish to engage with the historic development relating to performance and context, as well as of Africa’s culture or political economy, or you the role of literary expression in society, voice and plan on furthering your career overseas, this power, notions of tradition and innovation and the programme provides an exceptional opportunity role of memory in the formation of literature. to expand your horizons. SOAS is credited with having the best specialist Structure and themes: resources and academic environment in African Students take taught courses up to the value studies. As a student, you will gain access to the of three full units, one of which is considered a experts and the knowledge to facilitate your own major, plus a 10,000-word dissertation related to development in this area. the major course. As the emphasis in the African Structure and themes: Studies programme is on interdisciplinary study, Students take taught courses up to the value of students are required to select their three course three full units, including core course Literatures units from more than one subject. One course in African Languages, plus a 10,000-word unit may be made up of two 0.5 unit courses. The dissertation. Students must take the core course range of disciplines covers: plus two courses from list A (Pan-African courses) l Anthropology or B (Language specific courses). A full list of l Art courses can be found on page 35. l Economics l History l Language l Law l Linguistics l Literature l Media l Politics l Religious Studies A full list of courses can be found on page 35.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time)Two or three years One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Akin Oyètádé Dr Kwadwo Osei-Nyame

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–– Warfare and the Military in African History Optional courses for –– Slavery in West Africa in the 19th and 20th Centuries the Department of the –– Historical Perspectives on Gender in Africa

Languages and Cultures Language (minor only): –– Amharic 1 (PG) of Africa –– Amharic 2 (PG) –– Hausa 1 (PG) Please find below a list of courses for all –– Hausa 2 (PG) programmes in the department of Languages and –– Somali 1 (PG) Cultures of Africa that were running in 2014/15. –– Somali 2 (PG) Not all courses listed are available every year and –– Swahili 1 (PG) new courses may become available. For an up-to- –– Intermediate Swahili 2A (PG) date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit –– Swahili 3 (PG) the departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/africa –– Practical Translation from and into Swahili –– Yoruba 1 (PG) MA African Literature: –– Yoruba 2 (PG) –– Zulu 1 (PG) –– Zulu 2 (PG) A: Pan-African Courses: –– Zulu 3 (PG) –– Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo –– Theory and Techniques of Comparative Law: Literature –– Islamic law (MA/LLM) –– Aspects of African Film and Video 1 –– Aspects of African Film and Video 2 Linguistics: –– Research Methods In Translation Studies –– The Structure Of Bantu Languages (PG) –– African Philosophy (PG) –– Afrophone Philosophies (PG) Literature: –– Realism and Magical Realism in the Afrophone –– Literatures in African Languages Novel (PG) –– Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo –– African Philosophy (PG) B: Language-specific Courses: –– Afrophone Philosophies (PG) –– Practical translation from and into Swahili –– Realism and Magical Realism in the Afrophone Novel (PG)

MA African Studies: Media: –– Aspects of African Film and Video 1 –– Aspects of African Film and Video 2 Anthropology (minor only): –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the –– Culture and Society of West Africa Age of Festivals –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World Politics: –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Government and Politics in Africa

Art: Religious Studies: –– Arts and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa –– African Missionaries –– Modern and Contemporary Arts in Africa

Economics: –– Economic Development in Africa

History: –– Colonial Conquest and Social Change in Southern Africa –– Social and Cultural Transformations in Southern Africa Since 1945

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 35 Degree Programmes The Department of Anthropology and Sociology

The Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Creative, rigorous, vibrant, innovative and eminently well-connected – just some of the qualities that make SOAS the ultimate choice for established and aspiring scholars alike. Our Overview department is among the world’s most respected www.soas.ac.uk/anthropology in social and cultural anthropology, and promises a welcoming home to new students. Faculty In a reflection of the SOAS way, we are devoted Arts and Humanities to widening horizons, fostering cross-cultural Number of staff perspectives and critically engaging with urgent Academic 20 issues. Teaching and Scholarship Here you will find a community of teachers, (fractional) 10 researchers and postgraduate students who Taught Master’s degrees are motivated by an irrepressible curiosity - MA Social Anthropology page and commitment to the highest standards of 40 academic rigour. - MA Social Anthropology of Collectively, we are part of the largest Development page 40 concentration of Africa, Asia, and Middle East - MA Anthropology of Food specialists in the UK. Our staff members are page 41 expected to be both regional specialists and social - MA Anthropology of Media anthropologists. page 41 - MA Anthropology of Travel and Areas of interest include critical approaches to Tourism page 42 development, travel and tourism, infrastructure, - MA Medical Anthropology human rights and the United Nations, page 42 globalisation, migration and diaspora, the politics - MA Migration and Diaspora of gender and sexuality, entrepreneurialism, Studies page 43 neoliberalism, material culture, Islam, politics and - MA Anthropological Research religion, history and memory, media theory, and Methods page 43 the anthropological study of food. - MA Anthropological Research SOAS anthropologists have contributed their Methods & Nepali page 44 expertise to international development agencies, See also museums and galleries, UK asylum policy - MA Anthropological Research makers, government tourism ministries and craft Methods and Intensive industries. We are also home to the Centre for Language page 24 Migration and Diaspora Studies and the SOAS - MA Medical Anthropology and Food Studies Centre. Intensive Language page 24 - MA Migration and Diaspora All of this will be open to you as a SOAS Studies and Intensive student, as will the doors of the library, which is Language page 24 unparalleled in the UK.

36 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Our research The Department was recognised for its outstanding research output by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, coming 4th nationally. In addition to generating world-leading publications, our research has significant influence on policy, practice and public education in the UK and abroad.

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Research opportunities: promoting widely read and highly cited by international cultural understanding development agencies, both official and NGO; from the UK government’s Department for International Development (DfID) to the university sector in China and the World Bank. l The results of fieldwork carried out in Yemen, Mali and East London have been instrumental l Over the years the SOAS department has in contributing to the understanding of how trained numerous leading anthropologists who contemporary crafts are practised in relation to now occupy lectureships and professorships global environmental and sustainability issues. throughout the world. l A 12-year investigation into development aid policy and practice in rural India has been

Employability Who do graduates work for? Graduates join a wide range of employers including research organisations, NGOs, What skills can I develop? educational institutions, archives, healthcare, A postgraduate degree in Anthropology & Sociology journalism and management. provides innovative and challenging teaching which can lead to a wide range of career possibilities. What do graduates do? Transferable skills include: analytical skills, written Recent roles have included Researcher, Lawyer, and oral communication, research skills, cross- Marketing Manager, Consultant, Business Analyst, cultural communication, rigorous training in cultural Journalist, Food Writer and Teacher. analysis, problem solving skills and the ability to Many others have gone on to leading PhD work effectively in teams. programmes in the UK and abroad.

Academics and their research areas Dr Catherine Dolan BA (Colorado) MA, PhD (Binghamton) East Africa: corporations and capitalism, Dr Lori Allen BA MA PhD (Chicago) international development, moral economies, Palestine and the Middle East: human rights; corporate social responsibility, enterprise and nationalism; political violence; martyrdom; entrepreneurism, inclusive markets, consumption political emotion; investigative commissions; the and commodities, politics and practices of food United Nations; political anthropology; historical governance, gender. anthropology. Professor Richard Fardon BA Dr John R Campbell BSc (Oregon State) MA (New PhD (London) FBA York) DPhil (Sussex) Nigeria and Cameroon: politics and religion in Eastern and NE Africa; development, urbanisation, historical perspective; theory in anthropology; art. civil society, ethnicity and nationalism, refugees, Dr Fabio Gygi MA (Tubingen) PhD (London) asylum law and practice in the UK, law. Japanese society, material culture, medical Dr Christopher Davis BA (Sarah Lawrence) MA anthropology, science and technology studies, PhD (Chicago) cultural history. Central Africa: medical anthropology; interpretive anthropology; ethnographic writing; philosophical anthropology.

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Dr Stephen P Hughes BA (Lewiston) Professor David Mosse MA DPhil (Oxon) FBA MA, PhD (Chicago) India, especially Tamil Nadu: caste; religion; India, especially the Tamil speaking south, and Sri ritual; vernacular Christianity; Adivasi identity; Lanka: popular cinema; media theory; historical environmental history; common property anthropology and visual anthropology. resources; indigenous irrigation; participatory rural development; aid agencies; anthropology of Dr Elizabeth Hull BSc MSc PhD (LSE) development. South Africa; economic anthropology; anthropology of the state & institutions, Dr Caroline Osella BA PhD (London) bureaucracy, agriculture; livelihoods; health; Kerala, South Asia, South Asian diaspora: nutrition; politics of food systems, food ethnophysiology; concepts of person; gender; acquisition and consumption practices. ethnicity; psychology and anthropology; medical anthropology. Dr Marloes Janson MA PhD (Leiden University) West Africa (the Gambia, Senegal and Nigeria): Dr Parvathi Raman BA PhD (London) anthropology of religion; religious reform (Islam South Africa, India and UK: Indian and South and Pentecostalism); transnational religious African identity; African and Asian communities in networks; faithbased development; urban London; diaspora. anthropology; popular culture; gender and youth. Dr Kostas Retsikas BA (Athens) MA (Kent) Dr Jakob Klein BA (Lund) MA (Stockholm) PhD (Edinburgh) MA PhD (London) Indonesia and South East Asia; personhood, social China (South); anthropology of food; theory and poststructuralism, religion (especially consumption; regional cuisines; local speciality Islam), the anthropology of the gift and of Islamic foods; urban society and the urban/rural divide; economics. food commodity chains; borderlands; food and Professor Edward Simpson BSoc Sci (Manchester) environment; food safety and risk; meat-eating PhD (London) and vegetarianism; ethnicity and local identities; Islam in South Asia; politics, ethnography, and socialist and postsocialist societies. society of Gujarat; social theory and the western Dr Kevin Latham BA (Oxon) PGDip (Zhangshan) Indian Ocean; the ethnography of reconstruction MA PhD (London) after catastrophic natural disasters. China: Hong Kong and Guangdong Province Dr Gabriele vom Bruck MSc PhD (London) (PRC), Chinese media, newspapers, television, Middle East with emphasis on the Arabian journalism, popular culture, Internet and Peninsular (especially Yemen): elites; memory; telecommunications, theatre, anthropological gender; religion and politics. knowledge, practice and performance. Professor Harry West BA (Virginia) Dr Naomi Leite BA, MA PhD (Berkeley) MA PhD (Wisconsin-Madison) Global interconnectivity, anthropology of tourism/ Southern Africa, Mozambique: food in agriculture, travel, migration and diaspora, social identities and state policy, safety, regulation, international trade, cultural constitution of the self, heritage, religion, cultural heritage political anthropology; violence kinship/relatedness, anthropological theory and and the state; revolutionary socialism and post- epistemology. Portugal, Portuguese and Jewish socialist societies; traditional authority; sorcery; diasporas, post-colonial Lusophone world. healing.

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MA MA Social Anthropology Social Anthropology of Development

If you are fascinated by how people behave, how A lively, challenging atmosphere characterises communities form and dissolve, how societies this programme, built on the shared interest of bond and break, this programme will both a diverse group of students who want to deepen challenge and excite you. Bringing together their understanding of the debates, policies and people with different life experiences from practices that shape international development. around the world, it will enrich you intellectually You will gain a detailed insight into anthropology, and socially. development issues, research methods, an Whether you already have a degree in ethnographic region or language, studied anthropology or are completely new to the alongside thematic courses on health, gender, discipline, this programme provides breadth and globalisation, human rights, tourism, travel, food depth. You will explore issues of culture, conflict, or media. gender, religion, warfare and architecture, to You will also explore how anthropology informs name a few, with special reference to Asia, contemporary debates on donors/aid agencies Africa and the Middle East, past and present. and NGOs, poverty, migration and development, The emphasis given to particular regions and complex emergencies, refugees, gender, climate approaches varies with emerging trends and change and corporate social responsibility. contemporary global developments. Structure: Structure: Students take three full units of taught courses, Students take three full units of taught courses, made up of the MA core course, Anthropology of made up of the MA core course, Comparative Development, and a total of two units of option Studies of Society and Culture, and a total of two courses. Students who do not have a previous units of options. Students who do not have a anthropology degree take our full-unit foundation previous anthropology degree take our full-unit course, Theoretical Approaches to Social foundation course, Theoretical Approaches to Anthropology, and one unit of option courses. Social Anthropology, and one unit of option All students complete a 10,000-word dissertation. courses. All students complete a 10,000-word A full list of courses can be found on page 45. dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 44.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenors Convenor Dr John R Campbell and Dr Christopher Davis Dr Catherine Dolan

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MA MA Anthropology of Food Anthropology of Media

This programme will take you on a journey The MA in Anthropology and Media is the first across four continents to trace the passage of and only programme in Europe that specialises in food from plant to palate, examining urgent bringing together contemporary anthropological issues such as food production, sustainability, concerns with media and cultural studies. cultural heritage, international policy and the This recent and rapidly growing field both agricultural industry. incorporates and challenges anthropological Emphasis is placed on examining the processes, concerns with visual culture and ethnographic benefits and consumption habits in Europe, film through a more extensive examination of North America, Africa, Asia and South America, contemporary media practices. Along with through the perspectives of anthropology and media and cultural studies, Anthropology of other disciplines including agronomy, nutritional Media is widely recognized as playing an science, economics, law, history and literature. important and critical role in current debates about media. It provides an alternative approach, Structure: putting emphasis upon the multiple relationships Students take three full units of taught between people and media. Marked by the courses, made up of the MA core course, centrality of this relationship, Anthropology of The Anthropology of Food, and a total of two Media is a relevant and exciting field of study in units of options. Students who do not have a today’s globalised world. previous anthropology degree take our full-unit foundation course, Theoretical Approaches to Structure: Social Anthropology, and one unit of option Students take three full units of taught courses, courses. All students complete a 10,000-word made up of the MA core course, Comparative dissertation. A full list of option courses can be Media Studies, and a total of two units of found on page 45. options. Students who do not have a previous anthropology degree take our full-unit foundation course, Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology, and one unit of option courses. Some courses may be taught in other departments of the school. All students complete a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 45.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class BA degree (or equivalent) in BA degree (or equivalent). the humanities or social or Exceptions may be made natural sciences, or significant for those with significant experience in a relevant food or experience in a relevant agriculture-related career media-related career. Convenor Convenor Professor Harry West Dr Kevin Latham

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MA MA Anthropology of Travel Medical Anthropology and Tourism

Tourism is the world’s largest industry and the We attract students from all corners of the globe, single greatest driver of human mobility today. propelled by undergraduate studies, work or Intimately connected with globalisation, it has travel experience. This diversity of experience profound significance in multiple realms of makes for an intellectually exciting atmosphere human life—economic, environmental, material, in which to develop a phenomenological symbolic, social, and cultural. understanding of the body in different socio- political contexts. Earn a broad-based MA in anthropology while pursuing specialist interests in tourism Covering anthropological theory and cultural development, social change, humanitarian understanding, this programme is distinctive travel, identity, cultural heritage, space and in focus on medical and health issues in Africa, place, pilgrimage, museums, representation and Asia and Latin America. Areas explored include meaning, ethics and morality, diverse cultures combinations of anthropology and food, gender, of travel worldwide, and more. While deepening shamanism and therapy, psychoanalysis, religion your understanding of travel phenomena from and healing in South Asia, China and in Africa, individual lives to global systems, you will gain and study of the language and ethnography of a research training that will prepare you for diverse particular region. career options or further study leading to a PhD. Structure: Unique in Europe, the programme combines Students take three full units of taught courses, rigorous coursework with bi-weekly presentations made up of the MA core course, Cultural by world-leading scholars of tourism/travel, as Understandings of Health, and a total of two units well as opportunities for practical study with of options. Students who do not have a previous London-based tourism NGOs, providers, and anthropology degree take our full-unit foundation consultancies. course, Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology, and one unit of option courses. Structure: All students complete a 10,000-word dissertation. Students take three full units of taught courses, A full list of courses can be found on page 47. made up of the MA core course, Anthropology of Tourism and Travel, and a total of two units of options. Students who do not have a previous anthropology degree take our full-unit foundation course, Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology, and one unit of option courses. All students complete a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 46.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Naomi Leite Dr Christopher Davis

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MA MA Migration and Diaspora Anthropological Studies Research Methods

The modern world is highly transnational, Covering both qualitative and quantitative which makes this programme both relevant and research tools, this programme is designed to vital for anyone keen to understand cultural provide you with all of the practical and social transformation from the angles of anthropology, skills that place SOAS students in high demand sociology, and postcolonial studies. from the professional and academic sectors, or to provide an accelerated path to a PhD. This programme offers a broad-based degree for students who want to receive specialized research You will be trained in the full range of skills, training in Migration and Diaspora Studies, which methods and tools prescribed by the Economic will prepare them for advanced postgraduate and Social Research Council’s training guidelines. research at SOAS or elsewhere. Interview techniques, data collection, statistical The programme is enriched not only by our analysis and interpretation form the foundations students’ myriad backgrounds, but also the of this programme. During their time with us, insights of world-leading experts who can be students become adept in ethnographic methods, found at seminars, films and public lectures ethical and legal issues, logistics of long-term hosted by the SOAS Centre for Migration and fieldwork, team working and the effective Diaspora Studies. The Centre is also a part of a communication of their research findings. migration research network of London colleges If you are looking to be challenged, to enhance including LSE and UCL, giving you unparalleled your specialist knowledge or to prepare for a PhD access to a critical body of scholars. in Anthropology, this MA is the choice for you. Close ties with other departments and centres at Structure: SOAS, such as Development Studies, the Centre Students take three full units of taught courses for Gender Studies, Law and Politics provide depth and complete a 15,000-word dissertation. All and breadth to the programme. students take the compulsory core course, Structure: Research Methods in Anthropology, and attend Students take three full units of taught courses, the weekly MPhil Research Training Seminar. made up of the MA core course, African and The remaining two units are made up of option Asian Diasporas in the Contemporary World, courses chosen from the list on page 48. and a total of two units of options. For students who do not have a background in anthropology, Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology, is recommended but not compulsory. All students complete a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 47.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second class Minimum upper second-class honours degree in Social honours degree (or equivalent) Anthropology (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Parvathi Raman Dr Catherine Dolan

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MA Optional courses for Anthropological the Department of Research Methods and Anthropology

Nepali Please find below a list of courses for all programmes in the department of Anthropology This is the only Master’s-level programme offered and Sociology. Not all courses listed are available anywhere in the world that will equip you with the every year and new courses may become disciplinary, linguistic and methodological skills to available. For an up-to-date list of courses on undertake anthropological research in . offer in 2016/17, please visit the departmental It is the ideal stepping stone for those hoping website: www.soas.ac.uk/anthropology to conduct doctoral research in Nepal, or people working in or hoping to enter the civil or MA Social Anthropology corporate sector, or the NGO world. You will learn Nepali to a level suitable for field research, while Students select the equivalent of one full unit (i.e., exploring the history, society and culture of Nepal. two half-unit courses or one full-unit course) from the lists below. Students exempted from Structure: Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology In Year 1, students take three taught core courses: take one additional unit of optional courses. Nepali Language, Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya and Research Methods in Anthropology, Half Unit Anthropology Options: plus two half-units (Media Production Skills and –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain an Anthropology option). In Year 2, students take –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World Nepali for Researchers and a carefully chosen –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Anthropology option. Students must also attend Food and Nutrition the weekly MPhil Research Training Seminar and –– Anthropology of Globalisation complete a 15,000-word dissertation. Sandwiched –– Anthropology of Human Rights between the two years, students undertake two –– Anthropology of Law weeks intensive Nepali language followed by two –– Comparative Media Theory months in Kathmandu, and submit a fieldwork –– Ethnographic Research Methods report and research proposal plus a 500-word –– Issues in Anthropology and Film abstract written in Nepali. A full list of courses can –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender be found on page 48. –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Media Production Skills Duration –– Perspectives on Development Two years (full-time) –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and Start of programme Emerging Trends in Global Religion September intake only –– Therapy and Culture –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Full Unit Anthropology Options: honours degree (or equivalent) –– Culture and Society of China in Social Anthropology. –– Culture and Society of East Africa Applicants also need to produce –– Culture and Society of Japan documented evidence of –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East language learning ability (a –– Culture and Society of South Asia language A-level or equivalent, –– Culture and Society of South East Asia or successful completion of an –– Culture and Society of West Africa undergraduate language course) Courses taught in other departments: Convenors Available subject to the approval of the course Dr Catherine Dolan convenor and the agreement of the MA Social (Anthropology) and Anthropology convenor. A language course may Professor Michael J Hutt be taken in the Faculty of Languages & Cultures. (Languages and Cultures of South Asia)

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MA Social Anthropology of Half Unit Anthropology Options: Development –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Students select the equivalent of one full unit Food and Nutrition (i.e., two half-unit courses or one full-unit course) –– Anthropology of Globalisation from the lists below. Students exempted from –– Anthropology of Human Rights Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology –– Anthropology of Law take one additional unit of optional courses. –– Comparative Media Theory –– Directed Practical Study in the Anthropology of Half Unit Anthropology Options: Food –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Ethnographic Research Methods –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Issues in Anthropology and Film –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender Food and Nutrition –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Anthropology of Globalisation –– Media Production Skills –– Anthropology of Human Rights –– Perspectives on Development –– Anthropology of Law –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and –– Comparative Media Theory Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– Ethnographic Research Methods –– Therapy and Culture –– Issues in the Anthropology of Film –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender Full Unit Anthropology Options: –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Culture and Society of China –– Media Production Skills –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and –– Culture and Society of Japan Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Therapy and Culture –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective –– Culture and Society of South East Asia Full Unit Anthropology Options: –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Culture and Society of China Courses taught in other departments: –– Culture and Society of East Africa Available subject to approval of course convenor. –– Culture and Society of Japan Students may also take a language course in the –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East Faculty of Languages & Cultures.. –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– Culture and Society of West Africa Poverty –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the Courses taught in other departments: Development Process Available subject to approval of course convenor. –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and Students may also take a language course in the Development in A Time of Climate Change Faculty of Languages & Cultures. –– Famine and Food Security –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya –– Gender and Development –– Development Practice –– Gender in the Middle East –– Gender and Development –– Gendering Migration and Diasporas –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –– Globalisation and Development and Africa –– Intellectual Property Rights and Development –– Issues in Forced Migration Gender and Development –– Media Production Skills –– Natural Resources, Development and Change –– Non-Violence in Jain Scriptures, Philosophy and MA Anthropology of Food Law –– Political Economy of Development Students select the equivalent of one full unit (i.e., –– The Working Poor and Development two half-unit courses or one full-unit course) from the lists below. Students exempted from MA Anthropology of Media Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology take one additional unit of optional courses. Students select the equivalent of one full unit (i.e., two half-unit courses or one full-unit course)

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from the lists below. Students exempted from Regional Perspectives Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology –– Post-Crisis Thai Cinema (1997-2007) take one additional unit of optional courses. –– (Post) Colonialism and Otherness in South East Asia on Screen Half Unit Anthropology Options: –– Rethinking Audiences –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Sound Recording and Production –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– The Transnational News Environment –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media Food and Nutrition –– Anthropology of Globalisation MA Anthropology of Travel and –– Anthropology of Human Rights Tourism –– Anthropology of Law –– Ethnographic Research Methods Students select the equivalent of one full unit (i.e., –– Issues in Anthropology and Film two half-unit courses or one full-unit course) –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender from the lists below. Students exempted from –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology –– Media Production Skills take an additional full unit of optional courses. –– Perspectives on Development –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and Half Unit Anthropology Options: Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Therapy and Culture –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Full Unit Anthropology Options: –– Anthropology of Globalisation –– Culture and Society of China –– Anthropology of Human Rights –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Anthropology of Law –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Comparative Media Theory –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Directed Practical Study in the Anthropology of –– Culture and Society of South Asia Tourism –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Ethnographic Research Methods –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Issues in Anthropology and Film Courses taught in other departments: –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender Available subject to approval of course convenor. –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry Students may also take a language course in the –– Media Production Skills Faculty of Languages & Cultures. –– Perspectives on Development –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and –– Arab Cinemas Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– Aspects of African Film and Video 2 –– Therapy and Culture –– Diaspora Context and Visual Culture –– Digital Traditional Broadcasting Communication Full Unit Anthropology Options: –– Ethnomusicology in Practice –– Culture and Society of China –– Film and Society in the Middle East –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Gender and Development –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Iranian Cinema –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– International Political Communication Courses taught in other departments: –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- Available subject to approval of course convenor. Garde Students may also take a language course in the –– Japanese Television since 1953 Faculty of Languages & Cultures. –– Japanese Transnational Cinema –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East –– African Missionaries –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South Asia –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– Atlantic Africa: (P)Layers of Mediation in African Diaspora Popular Music –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa –– Central Asian Music –– Photography and the Image in Africa; and other –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya

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–– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the –– Anthropology of Law Age of Festivals –– Comparative Media Theory –– Diaspora Contexts and Visual Culture –– Issues in Anthropology and Film –– Environment, Governance and Development –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Ethnomusicology in Practice –– Media Production Skills –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and –– Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– Memory and the Memorial: Southeast Asia and –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective Its Others Courses taught in other departments: –– Museums, Anthropology and the Arts of Asia and Available subject to approval of course convenor. Africa Students may also take a language course in the –– The Music Business Faculty of Languages & Cultures. –– Music in South Asian Culture –– Musical Traditions of East Asia –– : Theravadin Traditions –– Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia –– Buddhist Arts in Context –– (Post) Colonialism and Otherness in South East –– Buddhist Rituals Asia on Screen –– Buddhism in Tibet –– Religions and Development –– Christianity and Social Change in Sub Saharan –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and Africa Inter-Disciplinary Approach –– Death and Religion –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National –– East Asian Buddhist Thought Communication –– Eastern and Orthodox Christianity –– Features of Buddhist Monasticism MA Medical Anthropology –– History and Doctrines of Indian Buddhism ––: History, Doctrine and the Contemporary List 1: Students must choose two of the following World half-unit courses, normally with one from group A –– Japanese Modernity I –– Japanese Modernity II Group A –– Modern Trends in Islam –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Mystical Traditions –– Perspectives on Development –– Religious Practice in Japan Group B –– Text and Context in Classical –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World MA Migration and Diaspora Studies –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition For those who do not have a background –– Anthropology of Globalisation in anthropology, Theoretical Approaches to –– Ethnographic Research Methods Social Anthropology is recommended but not –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender compulsory –– Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology –– Aid and Development List 1: At least one course must be chosen from –– Development Practice this list –– Famine and Food Security –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Gender and Development –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition List 2: Students choose one full-unit course or two –– Anthropology of Globalisation half courses from the list below: –– Culture and Society of China Full Unit Courses –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Culture and Society of China –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and –– Culture and Society of West Africa Emerging Trends in Global Religion Half Unit Courses: List 2: –– Anthropology of Human Rights –– Anthropology of Human Rights

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–– Anthropology of Law Full Unit Anthropology Options: –– Borders and Development ––African and Asian Diasporas in the Contemporary –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the –– World Development Process –– Anthropology of Development –– Comparative Media Theory –– Anthropology of Food –– Gendering Migration and Diasporas –– Anthropology of Tourism and Travel –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– Comparative Media Studies –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Comparative Studies of Society and Culture –– International Migration and Diaspora Politics –– Cultural Understandings of Health –– Issues in Anthropology and Film –– Culture and Society of China –– Issues in The Anthropology of Gender –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Issues in Forced Migration –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Media Production Skills –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Migration and Development –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Migration and Policy –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Migration, Gender and The Law in South East –– Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology Asia and Beyond –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion (In –– Modern Study of Religions dept.) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Courses taught in other departments: Diaspora Available subject to approval of course convenor. –– Perspectives On Development Students may also take a language course in the –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice Faculty of Languages & Cultures. –– Therapy and Culture –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media MA Anthropological Research Methods & Nepali Students may also take an Asian or African language course in the Faculty of Languages & In consultation with the programme convenor, Cultures. students select the equivalent of 1.5 units (i.e., three half-unit courses or one full-unit course and MA Anthropological Research one half-unit course) from the following. Methods –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Half Unit Anthropology Options: Food and Nutrition –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Anthropology of Globalisation –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Anthropology of Human Rights –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, –– Anthropology of Law Food and Nutrition –– Comparative Media Theory –– Anthropology of Globalisation –– Issues in Anthropology and Film –– Anthropology of Human Rights –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender –– Anthropology of Law –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Comparative Media Theory –– Perspectives on Development –– Ethnographic Research Methods –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and –– Issues in Anthropology and Film Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender –– Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology –– Issues in Mind, Culture and Psychiatry –– Therapy and Culture –– Media Production Skills –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective –– Perspectives on Development –– Religions on the Move: New Currents and Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– Therapy and Culture –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective

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The School of Arts

The arts, in their all-encompassing variety, are as vital to life in the School as they are to the broader understanding of the world and humanity that we foster among the SOAS community. Nowhere else will you be exposed to such richness in the visual and sound arts than at the SOAS School of Arts, the UK’s primary centre for the study of the arts in our regions. The School was established in 2012 as a joint home for the Departments of Music, History of Art and Archaeology, and the Centre for Media Studies. We are one of the very few centres in the world to specialise in the vital and increasingly important developments taking place in the cultural industries of the non-Western world. Ours is a truly multidisciplinary environment that will see you interacting with other SOAS student communities including those studying Asian and African languages, Anthropology, Development Studies and History. The central London location provides the ideal route into some of the most critically acclaimed arts venues, concerts, festivals, galleries, museums, media and cultural enterprises. While on your doorstep will be our media lab, SOAS Radio and recording studio, Brunei Gallery and the world-class SOAS Library. Overview www.soas.ac.uk/soasoas Research opportunities: explore Faculty cultural understanding Arts and Humanities Head of School l Research in the School takes in multiple historical perspectives on the art and music Professor Anna Contadini of Asia and Africa, alongside ethnographic Taught Master’s degrees and practice-based approaches to the - MA Arts of Africa and contemporary expressive cultures of those Asia page 52 regions and their diasporas. - MA Global Creative and l SOAS research has proved to be a powerful Cultural Industries page 52 tool for exploring cultural identity, preserving See also endangered traditions and even supporting - Department of the History of literacy. Art and Archaeology page 54 - Centre for Media Studies l Our work supports the cultural output of page 64 major museums and galleries, including their - Department of Music page 72 education and outreach programmes.

50 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Our research The outstanding quality of the School of Arts’ research was recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. The Department of Music’s research outputs were rated the best in the country and the Department of History of Art and Archaeology’s were placed fourth. More than 80% of research outputs were judged world- leading or internationally excellent.

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MA MA Arts of Asia and Africa Global Creative and Cultural Industries

Whether your interests are in the filmic history This unique degree focuses on the profound of the Middle East, contemporary Korean art, the changes in the global media and arts over the past archaeology and music of the Silk Road, or the three decades. development of music and media in Africa, this With an emphasis on transformations in global programme allows you to specialise in a wide cultural economies and questions of ownership, variety of areas. identity and cultural work this degree is designed Our expertise in the study of art, archaeology, for anyone seeking to understand recent changes and music at SOAS means a broad spectrum of and develop a career path in the creative disciplinary studies are open for you to explore. industries whether as an artist, musician, curator, producer or in arts or media policy. It combines With the geographic spread so wide and varied, a focus on the practical, including access to from China, Japan, Korea, through the Islamic practitioners from a wide variety of industries, with world, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and rigorous contemporary theory. Africa, the art, artefacts, cultures and possibilities are limited only by your ambition and imagination. Structure: Students take a core theory course and Structure: dissertation, then choose one from a series of Students must take one course from at least two ‘pathways’ offered by the different components of of the constituent departments/centre, to the the School of Arts (Music, Media and History of Art value of three full units, and write a supervised and Archaeology), and make up the rest of their 10,000 word dissertation on a relevant topic. degree from a wide choice of optional, theoretical A full-list of courses can be found on page 53. or practical, courses. Pathways are as follows: Music Pathway Core Course: The Music Business (Masters) Art Pathway Core Course: Anthropology and the Arts of Asia and Africa Media/Film Pathway Core Course options: Studies in Global Media and Post-National Communication. Students also choose practical skill-based courses, including Digital & Traditional Broadcasting Communication, Directed Study in Industry or Sound Recording and Production. A full-list of courses can be found on page 53.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) equivalent) Convenor Convenor Professor Timon Screech Dr Caspar Melville

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Optional courses in the MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries: School of Arts –– Arab Cinemas –– Arab Painting Please find below a list of courses for all programmes –– Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since in the School of Arts that were running in 2014/15. 1800) Not all courses listed are available every year and new –– Aspects of African Film and Video 1 courses may become available. For an up-to-date –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the –– Culture and Society of West Africa departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/soasoas –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Culture and Society of Japan MA Arts of Asia and Africa: –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Arab Cinemas –– Culture and Society of China –– Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East 1800) –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the ––Chinese Porcelain: Trade, Transfer and Reception Age of Festivals –– Digital traditional broadcasting communication –– Curating Cultures –– Dissertation in Art and Archaeology –– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa - –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and Inter Theory and Practice Disciplinary Approach –– Gender and Music (MMus) –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Communications –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– The Buddha Image: Theory, Practice and the –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues Making of Buddhist Art History –– Indian vocal music: Styles and histories –– The Transnational News Environment: –– International Political Communication Production, Representation and Use –– Iranian Cinema –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: –– Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Networking, Connectivity, Identity Contacts –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- –– International Political Communication Garde –– Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies –– Japanese Television since 1953 –– Theoretical and Contemporary Issues in Media –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa and Cultural Studies to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa –– Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and –– Iranian Cinema Communications –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- –– Modern and Contemporary Korean Art Garde –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies Diaspora –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National –– Music and Healing Communication –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) –– Music in Development –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts –– Analysing World Music: Transcription & Analysis and Structures in Ethnomusicology –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) –– Composition –– Perspectives On Development –– Ethnomusicology in Practice –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Gender and Music (MMus) –– Sacred Sound in South Asia –– Music and Healing –– Studies in Media, Information Communication –– Performance Technologies and Development –– Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival –– The Transnational News Environment: –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts Production, Representation and Use and Structures –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: –– Analysing World Music: Transcription & Analysis Networking, Connectivity, Identity in Ethnomusicology –– Dissertation in Music

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 53 Degree Programmes The Department of the History of Art and Archaeology

The Department of History of Art and Archaeology

Overview www.soas.ac.uk/art

Faculty Arts and Humanities Number of staff While other universities might take the standard Academic 16 Eurocentric approach, restricting you within the boundaries of convention, we are proud to share Teaching and scholarship an unrivalled level of expertise that spans the (fractional) 19 globe – offering you endless possibilities in your Taught Master’s degrees own quest for knowledge. - MA Art and Archaeology of No other university in the world offers the range East Asia page 58 of teaching or the concentration of research - MA History of Art and/or specialists that you will find at SOAS. We are truly Archaeology page 58 unique in our coverage of the arts, archaeology, - MA History of Art and architecture and material culture of Asia, Africa Architecture of the Islamic and the Middle East, from ancient times to the Middle East page 59 present day. - MA Contemporary Art of Asia and Africa page 59 We see no boundaries between the insights - MA Religious Arts of Asia afforded by the arts and archaeology when it page 60 comes to the history of continents such as Africa - Postgraduate Diploma in Asian and Asia where the two are inextricably linked. Art page 60 Hence we are renowned for encouraging new approaches in cross-disciplinary enquiry. See also - MA Global Creative and Students who join our department become part Cultural Industries page 52 of our on-going endeavour to explore the full - Arts of Asia and Africa page 52 range of historic and contemporary arts, covering - MA Art and Archaeology painting, ceramics, sculpture, buildings and of East Asia and Intensive planning, cultural and transcultural Language page 24 museum displays.

54 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Foyle Special Collections Gallery The Foyle Special Collections Gallery within the Brunei Gallery, SOAS was launched in 2007 with the exhibition Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies to publicise SOAS’s remarkably rich but little known artistic and archival collections, and was made possible by the generous support of the Foyle Foundation and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). This gallery is now used to showcase objects, artworks and artefacts from the School’s own collections through a programme of changing and rotating displays and exhibitions, including 1895 work by Wu Wenyi, Sun feren huitong Liu xiaojie Taizhong Zhanghuaxian dasheng (Sun’s Wife and the Liu sisters celebrate the great victory in Zhanghua in Taiwan) printed here.

55 Degree Programmes The Department of the History of Art and Archaeology

Research opportunities: sharing Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a small planet which has a special role as official adviser to UNESCO. Staff also sit on the World Heritage Nomination Committee, helping to secure Myanmar’s first listing. l Studies of Christian wall-paintings and manuscript illustrations produced in North l In 2014 the Department received £15 million Eastern Africa from early Christianity to the 18th from the Alphawood Foundation to further the Century have led to tourism and economic understanding and preservation of Buddhist and reconstruction of historic artefacts. Hindu art and architecture in Southeast Asia – one of the biggest ever donations to a UK l The department helped review nominations for university. World Heritage Site status for the International

Employability l communicating ideas effectively both orally and in writing

Who do graduates work for? Art galleries, museums, schools and auction What skills can I develop? houses are amongst the organisations that A postgraduate degree from the Department of graduates have joined. Recent employers include History of Art and Archaeology provides students Sotheby’s, the Royal Collection, the British with widely transferable skills which employers Museum and Christies. seek. These include: What do graduates do? l synthesizing complex information Research Assistant, Art Dealer, Teacher, l researching and evaluating visual and written Cataloguer, Curator and Curatorial Assistant are evidence just some of the different roles. They also go on to l analysing and resolving problems PhD study.

Academics and their research areas Dr Heather Elgood BA, MA PhD Persian and Indian manuscript painting, Hindu early sculpture and ritual arts Dr Charles Gore MA PhD (London) Dr Crispin Branfoot BA (Manchester) MA PhD Modern and contemporary arts of Africa, including (London) its histories of photography; visual and material Architecture, sculpture and painting in South Asia, cultures of West Africa, textiles and other art forms especially southern India; pilgrimage and sacred in southern Nigeria, as well as a particular focus geography, material religion, colonialism and on contemporary arts in Nigeria. material culture. Dr Charlotte Horlyck BA MA PhD (London) Professor Anna Contadini Laurea (Venice) PhD Art and archaeology of Korea; funerary customs; (London) architecture spatiality in pre-modern Korea; Arab and early Persian painting, arts of the theories in the study of visual and material culture. Islamic book in general, including production of Dr Christian Luczanits manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an; art and material History of art and architecture of the Himalayan culture of the Islamic world; Fatimid art and region; Buddhist art of the western Himalayas; architecture; the arts of Islamic Spain; artistic Gandharan art; presenting and exhibiting Buddhist contacts between the Islamic world and Europe. art; heritage, preservation and conservation.

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Dr Shane McCausland PhD (Princeton) Professor Timon Screech MA (Oxon) MA PhD Pictorial - especially painting and (Harvard) calligraphy; East Asian narrative art; canons, History of Japanese art; Edo painting; contacts collecting and connoisseurship; and between Japan and Europe in the early-modern modernity. period; history of science in Japan; the theory of art history. Dr Lukas Nickel BA DiplSin (Berlin) Drdes (Heidelberg) Professor Ashley Thompson Archaeology in China; early Buddhist art; Southeast Asian arts, aesthetics, literatures and traditional architecture of China; art and cultural histories, with a focus on Cambodia technology in China, Chinese heritage. Dr Tania C Tribe MA (Fed Univ Rio) MD (USF Rio) Dr Simon O’ Meara PhD (Essex) Islamic architecture and urbanism; sociological Painting in Africa and the Americas; theory of art dimensions of the art and architecture of North with special reference to North-eastern Africa. Africa, especially Morocco; architectural and visual Dr Louise Tythacott BA (Kent) PhD (Manchester) theory; Islamic studies. Chinese and Buddhist art in museums; history Dr Stacey Pierson BA (Loyola) MA (London) PGDip of Yuanmingyuan (or ‘Summer Palace’) (Ealing) DPhil (Sussex) collections; museology; colonialism and material History and production of Chinese ceramics; culture; post-colonial critiques of museum history and theory of collecting; Museum Studies. representations; history and theory of collecting; art and anthropology. Professor Scott Redford Art, archaeology, and architecture of Anatolia, the eastern Mediterranean, and SW Asia from the 11- 14th centuries with a special interest in , urbanism, and ceramics.

Professor Anna Contadini and Dr Charles Gore study a photograph from the SOAS archives.

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MA MA Art and Archaeology of History of Art/ East Asia Archaeology

Archaeological evidence is essential to Choose this programme and you will find understanding many of East Asia’s early societies. yourself enthralled by the extraordinarily diverse Whether you are looking to develop the material worlds of art, architecture and material culture and technical insights into that area, or to that lend Africa and Asia their characteristic broaden your knowledge at a higher level, vibrancy. this programme covers the full breadth and Covering China, Japan, Korea the Islamic world, interconnectedness of the arts of China, Korea the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and and Japan. Africa, this programme gives you the opportunity From Chinese archaeology to Japanese prints, to to explore the range and contexts of the regional contemporary Korean installation works, you will arts, past and present. be introduced to large areas of artistic practice. As You will be guided in how to structure your well as equipping you with specialist knowledge, studies so that they complement and develop this programme will enhance your appreciation your specialisms in whichever area fascinates you of the visual world and improve your ability to most. communicate more broadly. Structure: Structure: Taught courses to the value of three full units plus Students take taught courses to the value of three a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full can be found on page 61. list of courses can be found on page 61.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime with some classes daytime only) 5–7pm) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Lukas Nickel Dr Lukas Nickel

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MA MA History of Art and Contemporary Art and Architecture of the Art Theory of Asia and Islamic Middle East Africa

The Islamic Middle East has given rise to an From tourist arts and marketing, to various impressive material culture that permeates shifts between regional, national and global Islamic Spain, through the Arab countries, identities, this programme will see you engage through Turkey and Iran to Central Asia. This with some of the most dynamic aspects of programme, the only one of its kind in the Asian and African art. world, will allow you to explore a range of It is an unparalleled opportunity to broaden archaeological issues distinctive to each area as your understanding from a theoretical and well as trans-regional topics and cross-cultural methodological perspective, ensuring that you relationships. leave with a set of skills and insights needed for You can choose from a breadth of courses dealing in-depth study of contemporary art in any field. with particular regions or categories of art such Structure: as Fatimid art and architecture, Arab, Persian, and Students take taught courses to the value of three Turkish painting, Mamluk architecture, and applied full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full arts and architecture of Ottoman Egypt and Syria. list of courses can be found on page 62. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 61.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Lukas Nickel Dr Lukas Nickel

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MA Religious Arts of Asia Postgraduate Diploma/ Certificate in Asian Art

Exploring countries, regions and time periods Taught by leading scholars in the field, with field from antiquity to the present, this is a unique trips to some of the UK’s most prestigious venues opportunity to look in depth at the great such as the Victoria and Albert, and the British religious traditions of Asia. From India through Museum, this programme is an ideal route into the Central Asia, to Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan, world of curating or collecting art. You are equally the region has a wealth of religions that shed welcome if you simply have a passion for the arts light on its rich cultural heritage. and a desire to pursue a master’s degree. The religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Shinto, Your learning space will consist of private galleries, as well as animistic and syncretic practices are with access to art dealers and guided tours to help covered in this programme. Particular attention you embed the lessons of the lecture theatre in the is paid to iconography, ritual, faith and pilgrimage context of the art world. in their diverse regional and historical guises, with Structure: You will choose one or more in reference to temples, statues, paintings, vestments combination of the three-month modules on offer and all their components. annually. Those who successfully complete a single Structure: module will be awarded a certificate. Students Students take taught courses to the value of three successfully completing any three modules will be full units plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list awarded a SOAS (University of London) accredited of courses can be found on page 63. Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Academic tutors give weekly review sessions and one-to-one tutorials that involve revision, slide tests and seminars. A full list of courses can be found on page 63.

Start of programme September, January or April

Minimum entry requirements: Normally BA degree or equivalent. Other qualifications, for example published work or relevant professional experience, Duration may be acceptable. Non-standard applications are One calendar year (full-time) considered on their merits, and applicants may be Two or three years (part-time, asked to submit written work for appraisal and/or daytime only) attend an interview. No knowledge of the arts of Asia is necessary, but serious interest in the area is Start of programme desirable. Applications from mature students are September intake only encouraged. Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Mode of attendance: honours degree (or equivalent) Full-time Convenor Convenor Dr Lukas Nickel Dr Heather Elgood

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–– The Buddha Image: Theory, Practice and the Optional courses in Making of Buddhist Art History –– Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk the Department of Route –– Collecting and Curating Buddhist Art in the the History of Art and Museum –– Critical Themes in Tibetan Buddhist Art Archaeology –– Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia –– Monuments and sculpture of Angkor Please find below a list of courses for all –– The Indian Temple programmes in the department of the History of –– Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context Art and Archaeology that were running in 2014/15. –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road Not all courses listed are available every year and –– Arts of Koryo and Chosen Korea new courses may become available. For an up-to- ––Ceramics in : 10th - 18th Centuries date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit –– Chinese Porcelain: Trade, Transfer and Reception the departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/art –– Modern and Contemporary Korean Art –– Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period MA Art and Archaeology of East Asia –– Visual Arts of Dynastic China (to 1800) –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) From the Department of the History of Art and –– Culture and Society of China Archaeology –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Curating Cultures –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Arts of Koryo and Chosen Korea –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since –– Culture and Society of West Africa 1800) –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle Centuries East: Problems and Perspectives –– Chinese Porcelain: Trade, Transfer and Reception –– Imag(in)ing Buddahood in South Asia (1) –– Critical Themes in Tibetan Buddhist Art –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Modern and Contemporary Korean Art –– Popular Practice in the Edo Period Arts –– Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period MA History of Art and Architecture –– Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context –– Visual Arts of Dynastic China (to 1800) of the Islamic Middle East

Minor Options in Other Departments Courses available in the Department of the –– Culture and Society of China History of Art and Archaeology –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Architectural Boundaries and the Body –– imag(in)ing Buddahood in South Asia (1) –– Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Curating Cultures –– Arab Painting –– Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural MA History of Art and Archaeology Contacts –– Morocco and the Horizons of Visibility General Minor courses in Other Departments –– Curating Cultures –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Museums, Anthropology and the Arts of Asia and –– Encountering the Other: the Middle East during Africa the Crusading Period –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and Inter –– Iran and the Persianate World since 1400 Disciplinary Approach –– Outsiders in Medieval Middle Eastern Societies: –– Arab Painting Minorities, Social Outcasts and Foreigners –– Architectural Boundaries and the Body –– Communication, Culture and Politics in ––Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Contacts the Middle East: Theoretical and Analytical –– Morocco and the Horizons of Visibility Approaches

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–– Contemporary Visual Cultures of the Middle East –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Emerging Digital Cultures in Asia and Africa – –– Culture and Society of South East Asia Theory and Practice –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East Communications –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia –– Palestine and the Moving Image –– Japanese Modernity I –– Avestan I –– Japanese Modernity II –– Eastern and Orthodox Christianity –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Mystical Traditions –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion China –– Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion Perspectives –– Communication, Culture and Politics in –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle the Middle East: Theoretical and Analytical East: Problems and Perspectives Approaches –– Arabic 2 (PG) –– Contemporary Visual Cultures of the Middle East –– Arabic 300 (Postgraduate) –– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa – –– Arabic 4 (PG) Theory and Practice –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and History and Politics Communications –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: –– Palestine and the Moving Image Culture and Society –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia –– Elementary Persian Texts (PG) –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts –– Elementary Written Persian and Structures –– Elementary Written Turkish –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) –– Film and Society in the Middle East –– Afrophone Philosophies (PG) –– Intensive Turkish Language (PG) –– African Philosophy (PG) –– Intermediate Modern Turkish Language (PG) –– Amharic 1 (PG) –– Intermediate Standard Modern Arabic –– Aspects of African film and video 1 –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the –– Iran: History, Culture, Politics Age of Festivals –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Hausa 1 (PG) –– Persian Language 2 (PG) –– Literatures in African languages –– Persian Language 3 (PG) –– Somali 1 (PG) –– Swahili 1 (PG) –– Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo MA Contemporary Art and Art –– Visual Cultures in South Africa: Past and Present –– Yoruba 1 (PG) Theory of Asia and Africa –– Zulu 1 (PG) –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Courses available in the Department of History Diaspora of Art and Archaeology: –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– Arts of Modern and Contemporary China (since –– Special Course in Chinese 2 (PG) 1800) –– Special Course in Chinese 3 (PG) –– Collecting and Curating Buddhist Art in the –– Special Course in Chinese 4 (PG) Museum –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and –– Curating Cultures Literary Chinese (PG) –– Modern and Contemporary Korean Art –– Basic Japanese 1 (PG) –– Museums, Anthropology and the Arts of Asia and –– Basic Korean (PG) Africa –– Cinema, Nation and the Transcultural –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- Inter-Disciplinary Approach Garde –– Japanese Television since 1953 Minor courses in Other Departments –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa –– Culture and Society of China to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Topics in Modern Korean History –– Culture and Society of Japan

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–– Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean MA Religious Arts of Asia Literature (Masters) –– Arabic 2 (PG) Regional Courses –– Arabic 300 (Postgraduate) –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road –– Arabic 4 (PG) –– Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices Route –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: –– Collecting Curating Buddhist Art in the Museum History and Politics –– Critical Themes in Tibetan Buddhist Art –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: –– Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia Culture and Society –– Monuments and sculpture of Angkor –– Elementary Persian Texts (PG) –– Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period –– Elementary Written Persian –– The Indian Temple –– Elementary Written Turkish –– Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context –– Film and Society in the Middle East –– Intensive Turkish Language (PG) Minor courses in Other Departments –– Intermediate Standard Modern Arabic –– Culture and Society of China –– Intermediate Modern Turkish Language (PG) –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Iran: History, Culture, Politics –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Persian Language 2 (PG) –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Persian Language 3 (PG) –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– 1 (PG) - –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle –– Bengali Language 2 (PG) East: Problems and Perspectives –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya –– Imag(in)ing Buddahood in South Asia (1) –– Hindi Language 1 (PG) –– Hindi Language 2 (PG) –– Hindi Language 3 (PG) –– Imagining Pakistan: culture, politics, gender (MA) Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context in Asian Art Modules: –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters) –– Indian Art (September - December) –– Literatures of South Asia –– Chinese Art (January – March) –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture –– Islamic Art (April - July) and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) ––Japanese & Korean Art (April- July; alternate –– Nepali Language 1 (PG) years) –– Nepali Language 2 (PG) –– Southeast Asian Art (April – July; alternate years) –– Language 1 (PG) –– Sanskrit Language 2 (PG) –– The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia –– Urdu Language 1 (PG) –– Urdu Language 2 (PG) –– Burmese Language 1 (PG) –– Burmese Language 2 (Postgraduate) –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film –– Indonesian Language 1 (PG) –– Indonesian Language 2 (PG) –– Khmer (Cambodian) Language 1 (PG) –– Thai Language 1 (PG) –– Thai Language 2 (PG) –– Vietnamese Language 1 (PG) –– Vietnamese Language 2 (PG)

Treasure of SOAS - Untitled, Billy Buysile Mandini, 1993.

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 63 Degree Programmes The Centre for Media Studies

The Centre for Media Studies

We live in an age of rapid development, where every digital advance brings us closer to the creative practitioners on neighbouring continents. Our focus at SOAS is to examine the media in all its forms, old and new, challenging the Eurocentric view and introducing you to the bigger picture. In a refl ection of the SOAS way, we are devoted to widening horizons, fostering cross-cultural perspectives and critically engaging with urgent issues. Here you will fi nd a community of teachers, researchers and postgraduate students who are motivated by an irrepressible curiosity and commitment to the highest standards of academic rigour. Overview Our teaching and research is grounded in the fact www.soas.ac.uk/media-studies that we live in a multi-platform and multi-centred media world. That’s why our unique focus on the Faculty contemporary and historical trends across Asia, Arts and Humanities the Middle East and Africa is essential to anyone interested in the media. Number of staff Academic 4 SOAS’s central London location gives you the ultimate platform from which to connect with Taught Master’s degrees the world’s greatest concentration of media, - MA Critical Media and Cultural from broadcast media to fi lm venues, libraries to Studies page 67 radio industries, international newspapers to fi lm - Global Digital Cultures page 67 distributors – everything is on our doorstep. - MA Global Media and Postnational Communication Great emphasis is placed on critical theoretical page 68 skills, in-depth regional, linguistic and cultural - MA Media in Development knowledge of media and fi lm forms and practices. page 68 This is complemented by our access to a vast - MA Media and the Middle East range of internationally recognised specialists page 69 from within the Centre, across SOAS, and from See also our partnerships with colleges in the University - MA Arts of Asia/Africa page 52 of London. We are also a member of the - MA Global Cinema and the University of London Screen Studies Group, and Transcultural page 127 enjoy a close relationship with the International - MA Global Creative and Association for Media and Communication Cultural Industries page 52 Research.

64 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Our programmes explore the roles of a wide range of media forms, including channels such as social media and street-art and how these forms challenge or support the status-quo of mainstream media. Professor Annabelle Sreberny and Dr Massoumeh Torfeh have recently published a critical history of the BBC Persian service, which examines how the service has frequently been perceived as not simply a vehicle to record the changes occurring in Iran and throughout the Middle East, but rather an active agent of change.

Street Art in Dubai. By Paul Sharp. 65 Degree Programmes The Centre for Media Studies

Research opportunities: engaging encouraged to undertake original project work with contemporary issues and research. l MA students are encouraged to contribute to active research, whether by taking part in l We are interested in the full range of media, events or pursuing research in these areas as from the roots of press and broadcasting, to dissertation topics. contemporary digital production and alternative l With half of our students coming from Africa, cultural spaces. Asia and the Middle East and the other half l Our large and vibrant community of students, from Europe and North America, research who research an exceptionally wide range specialisations evolve according to regions, of topics, both theoretical and empirical, are themes and current trends in the disciplines.

Employability l teamwork; l initiation and development of creative work in writing, audiovisual or other electronic media; l a flexible, creative and independent approach to What skills can I develop? tasks; All courses focus on the communication of l the ability to work to a brief and meet deadlines information across different media. The ability to communicate information clearly and effectively is beneficial to every organisation. Who do graduates work for? Graduates join a wide range of employers Transferable skills include: including PR consultancies; communications l critical analysis; agencies; marketing organisations; media l research; companies; local government; the Civil Service l a broad commercial and cultural awareness of and further and higher education institutions, such the media and creative industries; as colleges and universities.

Academics and their research areas Dr Somnath Batabyal MA (London) PhD (London) Southeast Asia, with a focus on India; transnational news spheres with a special focus on India; development discourses in India and its articulation in mainstream and alternate news Dr Dina Matar MSc PhD (London) forums; environmental politics. Middle East, especially the Arab world; international political communication; Arab Dr Jaeho Kang MA (Korea) PhD (Cantab) cultural politics; Arab cultural studies; memory East Asia; Korea, China and Japan; critical theory; studies and oral history; Islamist movements; media theory; East Asian cultural studies; political social movements and media; diasporas; ethnic communication; media and urban spaces in East minorities; transnational movements and Asian cities; new media and democracy; media communications. spectacle and global mega-events.

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MA MA Critical Media and Global Digital Cultures Cultural Studies

At SOAS we celebrate the fact that we live in a The global digital economy is transforming multi-centred world, which is why this is the countries like Kenya, and China, only place where you will find a programme that creating multiple political and economic addresses the full complexity of the media in a challenges, and dramatically affecting cultural truly global context. debates. At SOAS, we are at the forefront of investigating those challenges and what they Asia, Africa and Latin America are home to some mean for the global South. of the world’s largest film, television, music and print industries. The teaching and research Whether you are curious about how journalists opportunities at SOAS will allow you to explore respond to online forms of news-gathering, how these regions through a critical analysis of various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and discourses, covering music, comparative literature, development workers push digital development art and archaeology, and religion and gender. as merely technological diffusion, or how political and social activists explore the digital dynamics of Structure: social movements, this innovative programme will Students take taught courses up to the value help you find the answers. of three full units, including the core courses, Theoretical and Contemporary Issues in Media and This programme explores the political economy Cultural Studies, plus a dissertation in Critical Media of digital cultural creation and issues of copyright and Cultural Studies. A full list of courses can be and piracy, national debates about ‘alternative found on page 69. internets’, the nature of international cyberwars, the shift toward digital diplomacy, creativity and innovation in digital games and apps development, and more. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, including the core course, Theoretical Issues in Global Digital Cultures, plus a 10-000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 70.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Jaeho Kang Dr Elisa Oreglia

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MA MA Global Media and Post- Media in Development national Communication

Whether you are a journalist eager to develop The media has long been used as a platform for a critical perspective on the global impact of social, political and economic development, non-Western media, or an non-governmental employed by organisations and communities to organisation (NGO) professional interested in different ends. This programme challenges the how communications shape political and social presuppositions about the power of the media, change, this programme will offer you critical encouraging you to see how it can legitimise one insight into global media. opinion and exclude another. Our fundamental premise reflects the fact that Drawing on media theory, practical knowledge the movement of peoples is intertwined with and experience, you will explore some of the globalisation in all its guises, encompassing contemporaneous debates about development communications technologies as much as practices, alongside critical issues in the media. political, financial and cultural change. You will also learn to apply theoretical skills to different types of media materials and practices, In particular, we examine the growing significance including within specific development fields, such of Asia, Africa and the Middle East as the locations as health, education and gender. of new media players and new cultural genres, of complex audience involvements with mediated Structure: communication and as the sites of critical and Students take taught courses up to the value of creative responses to globalisation processes. three full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. All students take the core course, Theoretical and Structure: Contemporary Issues in Media, Communication Students take taught courses up to the value of Technologies and Development. A full list of three full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. courses can be found on page 70. All students take the core course, Global Media and Post-national Communication (Theoretical and Contemporary Issues), plus courses in Media Studies and optional courses. A full list of courses can be found on page 70.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Duration daytime only) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Start of programme daytime only) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Minimum good second-class honours degree (or equivalent) Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Convenor honours degree (or equivalent) Dr Somnath Batabyal

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MA Optional courses for the Media and the Middle Centre for Media Studies

East Please find below a list of courses for all programmes in the Centre for Media Studies that were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are available every year and new courses may become The changing political and cultural landscape available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer of the Middle East begs many questions, which in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website: this programme takes as its starting point. www.soas.ac.uk/media-studies By taking a step back from the Eurocentric interpretation of events, you will develop a deeper understanding of how communications MA Critical Media and Cultural blend with culture, politics and society. Studies The uprisings and protests sweeping the Middle Students are required to take two half-unit East have been played out across many media courses from the following: platforms, exposing the need for new theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding –– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa – the region. While much has been said about Theory and Practice the formal political outcomes, a gap remains in –– The Transnational News Environment: the theorisation and study of the mediation of Production, Representation and Use political, cultural and social life. –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity Through the examination of case studies and –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia a thematic assessment, you will develop your –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and critical faculties in assessing the region’s changing Communications media and cultural landscape. –– International Political Communication Structure: –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National Students take taught courses up to the value Communication of three full units, including the core course, –– Studies in Media, Information Communication Communication, Culture and Politics in the Middle Technologies and Development East, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of –– Media Production Skills courses can be found on page 71. –– Youth, Media, and Popular Culture

Optional Courses: Students may take a course or courses to the value of one full unit from the following lists: –– Digital Traditional Broadcasting Communication –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- Garde –– Japanese Television since 1953 Duration –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia One calendar year (full-time) –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Two or three years (part-time, –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context daytime only) –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Iranian Cinema Start of programme –– Palestine and the Moving Image September intake only –– Aspects of African film and video 1 Entry requirements –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) Minimum upper second-class –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the honours degree (or equivalent) Age of Festivals –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Convenor Diaspora Dr Dina Matar

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–– Issues in the Anthropology of Film –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National Communication –– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa - One option from among the following courses in Theory and Practice Comparative Literature and Gender –– Youth, media, and popular culture –– Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature MA Global Media and Post-national –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice Communication –– Literatures in African languages –– Modern Arabic Literature and the West Students may take a course or courses up to the –– Literatures of South Asia value of one full unit from the following courses in other departments: One option from among the following courses in –– Digital Traditional Broadcasting Communication Music –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- Garde –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Japanese Television since 1953 –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film and Structures –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context One option from courses in Art & Archaeology –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues and Anthropology –– Iranian Cinema –– Palestine and the Moving Image –– Media Production Skills –– Aspects of African film and video 1 –– Culture and Society of China –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the –– Culture and Society of East Africa Age of Festivals –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– Culture and Society of South East Asia Diaspora –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Culture and Society of China –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Culture and Society of Japan One option from courses in the Study of Religions –– Culture and Society of South Asia and Centre for Gender Studies –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Anthropology of Development One option from courses in South Asia –– Perspectives on Development –– Media Production Skills –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture –– Civil society, social movements and the and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) development process

A language course (subject to availability) For the following courses a background is –– One Language Acquisition course taught required – admission is on a case-by-case basis at SOAS (list available from the Faculty of –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region Languages and Cultures) –– Government and Politics of modern South Asia MA Global Digital Cultures –– Government and Politics of modern South East Asia –– Studies in Global Digital Cultures –– Contemporary Themes in Media and Religion –– International Political Communication –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and Communications MA Media in Development –– The Transnational News Environment: At least two half-units from the range of options Production, Representation and Use in the Centre for Media Studies. –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Contemporary Visual Cultures of the Middle –– Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies East

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–– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa – Up to two half-units or one full unit from Theory and Practice approved options from other departments of the –– International Political Communication school –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and History and Politics Communications –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: –– The Transnational News Environment: Culture and Society Production, Representation and Use –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Garde Media: Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Japanese Television since 1953 –– Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context Communication –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Youth, media, and popular culture –– Anthropology of Development –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East Options in Other Departments –– Perspectives on Development Up to two half-units may be selected from the –– Islam and Politics following: –– Political Violence –– Anthropology of Development –– State and transformation in the Middle East –– Anthropology of Tourism and Travel –– Aid and Development –– Tourism and Travel: A Global Perspective –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the –– Cultural Understandings of Health Development Process –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Gender and Development –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Theory and techniques of Comparative –– Government and Politics in Africa Literature –– State and Development in Asia and Africa –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice –– Aid and Development –– Modern Arabic Literature and the West –– Civil society, social movements and the –– Music in Development development process –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and –– Gender and Development Inter Disciplinary Approach –– Music in Development –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region –– Sound Recording and Production MA Media in the Middle East At least two half-units from the range of options in the Centre for Media Studies –– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa - Theory and Practice –– Contemporary Visual Cultures of the Middle East –– International Political Communication –– The Transnational News Environment: Production, Representation and Use –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National Communication –– Media Production Skills –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia –– Studies in Media, Information Communication Technologies and Development –– Palestine and the Moving Image –– Iranian Cinema

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The Department of Music

As the UK’s only music department devoted to the full tapestry of world music, in the heart of a city famous for inspiring some of the biggest names in the business, we offer music enthusiasts an unbeatable experience. Ours is a thriving community with expertise spanning the globe, from Africa to China, Indonesia to the Middle East, and a myriad of cross-regional movements in between. Our experts cover regional, instrumental, vocal, sacred, secular, pop, and avant garde musics. Many of our students are talented performers when they join us, others hone their skills during their time here. Yet more go on to find fulfilling careers in the industry when they leave. At SOAS, you will get to explore music in extraordinary depth, using techniques and skill sets that can include fieldwork, interviews, archive research, sound and video recording, performance, transcription and analysis. Overview We are interested in music as a social www.soas.ac.uk/music phenomenon, in its capacity to express and define social relationships, cultural meanings Faculty and individual and group identities. We believe Arts and Humanities music is fully experienced when understood Number of staff through its many influential forces, from language Academic 8 to anthropology, from the arts to religion, and welcome students who are keen to explore Taught Master’s degrees the discipline in this challenging and exciting - MMus Ethnomusicology environment. page 75 - MMus Performance page 75 We run a concert series, summer school, and - MA Music in Development many performance ensembles, and SOAS also page 76 hosts its own radio station, sound recording Also see: studio, and many dedicated music societies. The - MA Global Creative and Cultural SOAS Library gives our students and staff access Industries page 52 to a major collection of books and journals on - MA Arts of Asia and Africa musics around the world, as well as thousands of page 52 audio-visual materials.

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Research opportunities: ministries and NGOs to bolster literacy training global voices in the country. The books are among the first written resources ever to be produced in the Dinka language. l The SOAS Musicology Series, published with l A number of Music projects have provided Ashgate, is the largest ethnomusicology series opportunities for local development. Proceeds in the world. Since its inception in 2000, we from an experimental acoustic album have published 58 volumes, featuring case produced by SOAS in collaboration with the studies of music and dance from across the respected Bamana musician Bassekou Kouyate world. The departments CD and DVD label, have been used to found a music school SOASIS, has published 24 audio CDs and 8 in Bamako, while proceeds from an album DVDs, while the department-led Growing Into featuring Chartwell Dutiro have been used to Music project (growingintomusic.co.uk) has support the Zimbabwe College of Music. Our developed audio-visual materials on six music collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative cultures. involves working with musicians in a number of countries. Other collaborative outputs have l Books produced from research on Dinka featured musicians from Korea, Kyrgyzstan, music and language in South Sudan have been Nepal, Siberia and more. distributed in schools, churches, government

Employability Who do graduates work for? A wide range of organisations including universities in America, Australia, Britain, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, What skills can I develop? Japan, Jordan, Korea, Nepal, Norway, Spain, A postgraduate degree from the Department Thailand; within the NHS as music therapists and of Music gives students greater intercultural dramatherapists, for NGOs and development awareness, improved competency in performance agencies, in arts administration and throughout and a better understanding of global music, the creative and cultural industries, as teachers which will enable them to continue in the field of and composers, and as professional musicians, research or engage in related work. Equally, they dancers and artists. develop a portfolio of widely transferable skills, which employers seek in many professional and What do graduates do? creative capacities including interpersonal skills, Recent graduates work as freelance musicians communication skills, focus, team work, passion and composers, programme consultants and and dedication. community arts managers, researchers and post-doctoral fellows, journalists and consultants,

teachers and therapists.

Academics and their research areas Dr Nicholas Gray MA MPhil (Cantab) PhD (London) Music of South East Asia; Indonesia; Bali, especially music for the Balinese shadow-play; composition; improvisation; analysis; music and religion. Dr Lucy Durán BMus MMus PhD (London) Music in the Mande world; Music of Mali, Guinea, Dr Rachel Harris BA (Oxon) MMus PhD (London) Guinea Bissau; gender and music in West Africa; Ethnomusicology; musics of China and Central popular musics of Atlantic Africa; childhood music Asia, especially Uyghur; recorded music; music learning in West Africa; Cuban music, especially and ritual; music, identity and politics. son and rumba; radio as a medium; and the world music industry.

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Professor Keith D Howard BA (CNAA) MA Dr Ilana Webster-Kogen BA (Columbia); MMus, (Durham) PhD (Belfast) PGCE LTCL FRSA MA, PhD (London) Ethnomusicology; music of East Asia, especially Joe Loss Lecturer in Jewish Music, especially Korea; Korean culture and society; musics contemporary Yiddish song and klezmer; the of Central Asia, Nepal, Siberia and Thailand; sounds of urban Jerusalem; music among composition; music education; shamanism; music minority and immigrant communities in Israel; in religion. music and religion; urban and internet-based fieldwork. Dr Angela Impey BMus (Cape Town) BA Hons (Natal) PhD (Indiana) Professor Richard Widdess MA MusB PhD Music of southern Africa and the Horn of Africa (Cantab) MA (London) (South Sudan); advocacy ethnomusicology; History and theory of Indian classical music; cultural citizenship and development; memory dhrupad; Newar music of Nepal; historical and oral history; borderlands and senses of place; ethnomusicology; analysis of musical environmental change. performance; cognitive approaches to music; music and meaning; music and religion. Dr Caspar Melville PhD (London) Specialist interest in popular music, the music industry, music of the Black Atlantic, Afro- diasporic music scenes and London music scene.

Music students playing instruments at SOAS’ annual Music Day.

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MMus MMus Ethnomusicology Performance

Theoretical and practical grounding in The immense diversity of London provides the ethnomusicology, as well as the opportunity to ideal backdrop for this programme, designed for develop performance skills, regional expertise, practising musicians who wish to improve their and a deeper understanding of global music – skills in a cultural and theoretical context. just some of what you can expect to develop on You will be taught by staff who have experience this programme. This programme is tailored for and expertise in almost every type of Asian or musicians and musicologists, anthropologists, African musical genre. The very nature of the teachers and composers, as well as those degree means that not only will you enrich your dedicated to developing an in-depth knowledge appreciation of world music, you will leave with a of a specific music tradition. set of communication skills valued by employers You will explore selected musical traditions of the world over. Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia, or the Structure: Jewish world, as well as pursuing theoretical and Students take taught courses to the value of three practical issues in ethnomusicology. Options full units, plus a performance-based dissertation. include non-music courses and skills-focused These comprise a compulsory performance courses in performance, composition, digital theory course, two performance courses (one cultures and sound recording. This degree will being the performance-based dissertation) in a suit those looking for a springboard into further vocal or instrumental tradition from a selected research or employment, and often serves as a region, examined in public recitals, plus a large conversion route for those trained predominantly range of optional courses. A full list of courses can in western music traditions. be found on page 77. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three full units, plus a 11,000-word dissertation. The courses include a core course exploring themes and issues in ethnomusicology, regional music courses, and a large range of optional courses. A list of course options can be found on page 76.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent), honours degree (or equivalent), usually in Music usually in Music Convenor Convenor Professor Keith Howard Dr Nick Gray

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MA Optional courses in the Music in Development Department of Music

Please find below a list of courses for all programmes in the department of Music that were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed Music is often a crucial medium through which are available every year and new courses may marginalised people contest power, convey their become available. For an up-to-date list of needs, and cultivate agency. This programme, courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the which is inherently multidisciplinary, explores departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/music the role of music as a communication tool. Our students are those with an interest in MMus Ethnomusicology international development, music therapy, cultural research and policy where music can play an Core courses: important role in promoting or challenging the –– Ethnomusicology in Practice way in which individuals and groups represent –– Dissertation in Music themselves and their needs. Plus two full-unit courses taken from lists A, B, C, You will examine ethnomusicology and related including at least one 0.5 unit course from list A. disciplines, research methodologies and applications, while also acquiring practical skills List A in proposal writing, research design, and project –– Musical Traditions of East Asia monitoring and evaluation. –– Pop and Politics in East Asia Structure: –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia Students take taught courses to the value of three –– Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia full units, plus a 11,000-word dissertation. These –– Indian Classical Music comprise a compulsory core course, Music in –– Music in South Asian Culture (Masters) Development, and options taken from the listed –– Central Asian Music courses on page 77. –– Popular Music and Politics in Israel –– Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival –– Music of the Near and Middle East and North Africa –– Atlantic Africa: (P)Layers of Mediation in African Popular Music (PG) –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts and Structures –– Music, Place and Politics in Cuba List B –– Analysing World Music: Transcription & Analysis in Ethnomusicology Duration –– Composition One calendar year (full-time) –– Gender and Music (MMus) Two or three years (part-time, –– Performance daytime only) –– The Music Business (Masters) –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain Start of programme –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern September intake only World Entry requirements –– Media Production Skills Minimum upper second-class –– Music in Development honours degree (or equivalent), –– Music and Healing usually in Music or a social –– Digital and Traditional Broadcasting science. Communication –– Sound Recording and Production Convenor Dr Angela Impey

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List C MA Music in Development Courses at King’s College, University of London, Core courses: at MA/MMus level, up to a maximum of 45 credit –– Music in Development units. Course choices will vary each year, at the –– Dissertation in Music time of completing this document, the following courses are available: Plus two full-unit courses taken from lists A, and B, including at least one 0.5 unit course from each list. –– Issues in Biography and Criticism –– Theories of Modernism and the Avant-Garde List A –– Issues in Historiography and Criticism –– Atlantic Africa: P/layers of Mediation in African –– Performance, Gesture and Meaning Popular Music –– 21st-Century Bach –– Musical Traditions of East Asia –– Post-tonal Music and Composition Theory –– Pop and Politics in East Asia –– Advanced Opera Study –– Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia –– Advanced Studies in Musical Analysis & –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia Criticism: Beethoven’s Late Works –– Central Asian Music MMus Performance –– Music of the Near and Middle East and North Africa –– Music, Place and Politics in Cuba Core courses: –– Indian Classical Music –– Performance Theory –– Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival –– Performance –– Music in South Asian Culture –– Performance as Research –– Popular Music and Politics in Israel Courses to the value of one and a half units can List B be taken from lists A, and B, including at least one –– Ethnomusicology in Practice 0.5 unit from list A. –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia –– Performance –– Musical Traditions of East Asia –– Atlantic Africa: P/layers of Mediation in African –– Pop and Politics in East Asia Popular Music –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia –– Central Asian Music –– Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia –– Indian Classical Music –– Indian Classical Music –– Gender and Music –– Music in South Asian Culture (Masters) –– The Music Business –– Central Asian Music –– Analysing World Music –– Popular Music and Politics in Israel –– Composition –– Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival –– Music and Healing –– Music of the Near and Middle East and North –– Music, Place and Politics in Cuba Africa –– Musical Traditions of East Asia –– Atlantic Africa: (P)Layers of Mediation in African –– Pop and Politics in East Asia Popular Music (PG) –– Popular Music and Politics in Israel –– Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts –– Global Media and Post-national and Structures Communication: Theoretical and Contemporary –– Music, Place and Politics in Cuba Issues List B: Additional courses –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic –– Analysing World Music: Transcription & Analysis Media: Networking, Connectivity, Identity in Ethnomusicology –– Media Production Skills –– Composition –– Anthropology of Development –– Gender and Music (MMus) –– Cultural Understandings of Health –– The Music Business (Masters) –– Therapy and Culture –– Food, Body and Society List C –– Issues in Psychoanalysis and Anthropology Courses at King’s College, University of London, –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender at MA/MMus level, up to a maximum of 45 –– Perspectives on Development credit units. For options, please see MMus –– Gender Theory and the Study of Asia, Africa and Ethnomusicology List C above. the Middle East –– Gendering Migration and Diasporas –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development

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With more than 50 academics dedicated to exploring one of the world’s most intellectually and culturally significant regions, the SOAS China Institute (SCI) represents the largest community of China scholars in Europe. Thanks to the vast network of connections forged by our academics across the world, the Institute is continually growing in reach and influence. We have a strong community of SOAS alumni and partners in China and the surrounding regions, as well as an increasing number of philanthropic partnerships that are attracting funding to expand the impact of Chinese Studies at SOAS. Our academics work across the various SOAS departments, promoting interdisciplinary and critically informed research and teaching on China. They also spearhead world-leading research projects, on the political, economic, social, and cultural connections between China and other parts of Asia, as well as Africa and the Middle East. As a student, you will gain further insights from the range of research seminars and workshops organised by the Institute, which also hosts high profile lectures, roundtable meetings on current affairs, specialist briefings, short courses and bespoke training opportunities. SOAS also publishes the China Quarterly, the leading resource for serious scholarship on contemporary China and Taiwan. Rigorously peer- Overview reviewed and edited to the highest standards, the www.soas.ac.uk/sci journal publishes timely, in-depth, accurate and comprehensive research. Number of staff Academic 3 Taught Master’s degrees Research opportunities: promoting - MA Advanced Chinese Studies page 81 cultural understanding - MSc Contemporary China Studies page 81 Our research seeks to explore a number of key See also themes such as the global context of China; - Department of the Languages population and change; control of information and Cultures of China and and censorship within the state; health, water and Inner Asia page 89 food security and images and imagination.

78 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Dr Jieyu Liu SOAS China Institute The gender rhetoric of the Chinese education system instilled in me a belief that women ‘held up half the sky’. However, the reality I encountered after school – for instance, gender discrimination at work – forced me to reflect upon the role of gender in Chinese society. It was the apparent paradox between rhetoric and reality of gender relations, which initiated my interest in the study of Chinese society. Currently I am writing up data from a recently completed project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. This project examined the impact of rural-urban migration on familial support for older people in rural China. Through in-depth studies of two rural villages, my project examined the extent to which rural-urban migration has reshaped expectations and experiences of familial support in old age. My research findings and extensive fieldwork experiences have directly informed my teaching on Chinese society and social science research methodology training.

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Employability Who do graduates work for? A wide range of organisations including The British Museum, HSBC, Save the Children, Foreign Commonwealth Office, Central Expression Cinema, Nanmeebook Publishing, CMR Projects What skills can I develop? and Lingnan University. Students gain linguistic and cultural expertise enabling them to continue in the field of research What do graduates do? or to seek professional and management careers in University Lecturers, University researchers, Media business, public and charity sectors. Analyst, Trainee Curator, Architects, Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors, Marketing These include: Associates, Business Managers and Translators are l disciplinary rigour just some of the different roles. l comprehensive knowledge of China l cultural and linguistic fluencies

Academics and their research areas Professor Michel Hockx DRS, PhD (Leiden) Modern Chinese literature and language; Chinese writers and writings from the late imperial and republican periods, with emphasis on modern poetry and on the sociology of modern Chinese Professor Robert F Ash BA MSc (Econ) PhD literature. (London) China’s economic development in the 20th and Dr Jieyu Liu PhD (York, UK) 21st centuries (especially agricultural and rural Sociology of gender with a regional focus on change, demographic and employment issues, China and other East Asian societies consumption and living standards); evolution of ‘Greater China’; economic development of Taiwan and cross-Strait economic relations.

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MA MSc Advanced Chinese Contemporary China Studies Studies

A tailor-made bilingual programme, which If you are looking for high quality research includes time taken in China, coupled with the training in the social sciences combined with a possibility of a local internship, makes this the comprehensive study of contemporary China, ultimate postgraduate training for students this programme offers the ultimate package. pursuing careers in the academic world, business, Our students come from an array of backgrounds government or the media. spanning the NGO and international relations Utilising the array of resources and expertise sector, as well as anthropology, geography, available at SOAS, your first year will be spent economics, sociology, politics and management. developing a critical understanding of Chinese A core element of this course is rigorous training society, history and culture from an interdisciplinary in research methodology, alongside the option to perspective. The bilingual approach to your studies study a language, giving you maximum flexibility if will further hone your research and writing skills, you wish to improve your skills in Chinese. ensuring you are perfectly equipped for the six An added bonus is the option to pursue an months spent at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou internship, affording you a unique insight into during your second year. For the period of stay in China’s cultural and/or business environment. China, students are expected to pay their own travel costs, visa costs, and accommodation costs in Structure: Hangzhou. Affordable on-campus accommodation Students take three taught courses including the will be made available. core course Understanding Contemporary China, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A list of course Here you will take a course specifically designed options can be found on page 82. for SOAS students, providing you with the material for your fieldwork report and dissertation. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of four units, plus a 20,000-word dissertation and fieldwork report. All four units, including the core courses, Approaches to Chinese Studies and reading seminar, plus the interdisciplinary courses are taken in the first year. A list of course options can be found on page 82.

Duration Two years (full-time) Start of programme September intake only Duration Entry requirements One year (full time), two or three Minimum upper second honours degree (or years (part-time, daytime only) equivalent). Applicants should have at least Start of programme intermediate level competence in Chinese (HSK September 4 or higher). Applicants whose native language is Chinese are very welcome to apply for this Entry requirements programme and will be provided with a suitably Minimum upper second tailored programme of courses. honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Professor Michel Hockx Dr Jieyu Liu

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Media and Film Studies Optional courses in the –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa SOAS China Institute to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli Please find below a list of courses for all –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- programmes in the SOAS China Institute that Garde were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are Development Studies available every year and new courses may become –– East Asia and globalisation available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website: Economics www.soas.ac.uk/china-institute –– Economic problems and policies in modern China MA Advanced Chinese Studies –– Economic development of modern Taiwan –– Economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region Core Course Politics and International Studies –– Approaches to Chinese Studies –– Taiwan’s politics and cross-strait relations –– State and society in the Chinese political process Optional Courses –– China and international politics –– China and Inner Asia –– International politics of East Asia –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora Available as a minor only –– Modern Chinese Literature (MA) - 15PCHC003 (1 –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Unit) - Full Year Taiwan –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Law –– Traditional Chinese Language and Literature –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation –– Chinese commercial law –– Understanding Contemporary China –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) Music –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) Available as a minor only –– Modern Documentary Texts Religion –– Taiwan Studies –– Musical Traditions of East Asia –– Society and Culture in Taiwan –– African Missionaries –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– East Asian Buddhist Thought –– Special Course in Chinese 2 (PG) –– Chinese Buddhism in the Pre-Modern Period –– Special Course in Chinese 3 (PG) –– The Great Tradition of Taoism –– Special Course in Chinese 4 (PG) –– Chinese Religious Texts: A Reading Seminar –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and History Literary Chinese (PG) –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Special Chinese: Advanced Chinese for Business –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern and Management China –– Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG) MSc Contemporary China Studies –– Practical Translation: Chinese to English –– Practical Translation: English to Chinese Core course –– Intensive Elementary Tibetan (PG) - Understanding Contemporary China –– Styles of Modern Chinese Literary Language –– Reading Seminar in Chinese Studies Optional course - Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern Art and Archaeology China –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road - Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) Available as a minor only - Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia –– Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th - Society and Culture in Taiwan Centuries - Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) - East Asia and globalisation Anthropology and Sociology (minor only) - Economic problems and policies in modern China –– Culture and Society of China - Economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region

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- State and society in the Chinese political process –– Special Course in Chinese 4 (PG) - China and international politics –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and - International politics of East Asia Literary Chinese (PG) - Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan –– Special Chinese: Advanced Chinese for Business - Modern Chinese law and human rights Chinese and Management commercial law –– Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG) Language (optional) –– Practical Translation: Chinese to English –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– Practical Translation: English to Chinese –– Special Course in Chinese 2 (PG) –– Intensive Elementary Tibetan (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 3 (PG) –– Styles of Modern Chinese Literary Language

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SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 83 Degree Programmes The Department of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia

The Department of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia

With the largest concentration of specialist researchers anywhere outside of Taiwan or Asia, and an academic record that is consistently ranked among the top global institutes, SOAS is the natural choice for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of this fascinating part of the world. In an increasingly globalised world, interdisciplinary knowledge and cultural comprehension are vital in all walks of life. Having been ranked 1st for our research and 2nd for our teaching in the UK by the Times University League Table 2015, we can promise you a superior standard of education. Overview Demand for specialists with advanced proficiency in the languages of this ancient and dynamic www.soas.ac.uk/cia region has significantly increased in recent years. The choice of languages available in the Faculty Department is unmatched in Europe, offering you Languages and Cultures a wealth of opportunities. Number of staff Research extends beyond the geographical and Academic 7 disciplinary boundaries to take in aspects of Teaching and Scholarship 6 religion, philosophy, political and social history Fractional 15 and family life. Not only will you benefit from the Taught Master’s degrees expertise of staff from other SOAS departments, - MA Chinese Literature page 86 you will also interact with researchers from the - MA Chinese Studies page 86 University of London. - MA Sinology page 87 We are also proud to work with Cambridge - MA Comparative Literature University in publishing The China Quarterly, (Africa/Asia) page 94 a leading peer-reviewed journal featuring - MA Taiwan Studies page 87 scholarship on contemporary China and Taiwan. See also - MA Advanced Chinese Studies Our students have found themselves delving into page 81 everything from colour symbolism in ancient - MSc Contemporary China Chinese texts, to Chinese cinema, Chinese Braille page 81 systems and translation studies.

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Research opportunities: l An interdisciplinary team of researchers have global interactions been awarded €7m by the European Research Council to explore the literary, economic and religious developments of the fourth and fifth centuries CE across the interlocking kingdoms l Research at SOAS is truly interdisciplinary, with in Asia, and their interactions between South, areas of interest including literature, games, South East and Central Asia. The findings are horticulture from the Ming and Qing period, expected to map out a new global vision for the Tibetan language, Chinese cinema and theatre, region’s history. the avant-garde, popular culture, media and cultural governance.

Employability l Attention to detail l Analytical and problem solving skills l Ability to amass research l Synthesizing complex information from a What skills can I develop? variety of resources A postgraduate degree from the Department of China & Inner Asia provides students with Who do graduates work for? a portfolio of widely transferable skills, which A wide range of organisations including the employers seek. Students gain linguistic and British Museum, HSBC, Save the Children, Foreign cultural expertise enabling them to continue in Commonwealth Office, Central Expression the field of research or to seek professional and Cinema, Nanmeebook Publishing, CMR Projects management careers in business, public and and Lingnan University. charity sectors. What do graduates do? These include: Recent roles have included Business Analyst, l Communicating ideas effectively both orally Researcher, Lawyer, Marketing Manager and and in writing Teacher.

Academics and their research areas Professor Michel Hockx DRS PhD (Leiden) Modern Chinese literature and language; Chinese writers and writings from the late imperial and republican periods, with emphasis on modern Dr Cosima Bruno BA (Venice) PhD (London) poetry and the sociology of modern Chinese Contemporary ; translation studies; literature; internet literature. Sinophone literature. Dr Xiaoning Lu BA (Nanjing) MA (Fudan) Dr Rossella Ferrari BA (Venice) MA PhD (London) PhD (Stony Brook) Chinese-language ; Chinese-language Chinese-language cinemas; film history and cinemas; intercultural performance; theories and criticism; global socialist culture; and Chinese practices of the avant-garde popular culture. Professor Bernhard Fuehrer BA (National Taiwan) Dr Tian Yuan Tan BA MA (Singapore) PhD (Harvard) PhD (Vienna) Pre-modern Chinese literature, with emphasis on philology, rhetoric, philosophy drama, fiction, and poetry in the later dynasties; and literature; the history of Sinology in Europe; Chinese literary history and historiography; reception of the canon with specific reference to court theatre and performance; cross-cultural the Analects. interactions between China and other countries. Dr Nathan Hill BA MA PhD (Harvard) Tibetan language from Old Tibetan to Modern Standard Tibetan; Tibetan historical and biographical literature; historical, descriptive and corpus linguistics, in particular with reference to Tibetan or other Tibeto-Burman/Sino-Tibetan languages; Chinese minorities; Mongolian.

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MA MA Chinese Literature Chinese Studies

A critical, analytical mindset, coupled with a Combining the study of Chinese language with deep understanding of Chinese literature gained the study of China-related subjects in various from engaging with pre-modern and modern disciplines, this programme will strengthen your works in their original language, are a key feature intercultural awareness in an environment that is of this programme. as stimulating as the subjects on offer. You will read, interpret and analyse Chinese texts You will focus primarily on modern and in their original form and in English translation, contemporary China, although aspects of studying them in cultural and historical contexts, pre-modern China can be studied. All research with a focus on literary theory. and study is supported through public lectures, seminars, and other events organised by the Structure: SOAS China Institute, one of the foremost centres Students take taught courses to the value of of expertise in the humanities and the social three full units, including a core option in either sciences, from ancient times to the present. Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation or Modern Chinese Literature in Translation, plus a Structure: 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses can Students take taught courses up to the value of be found on page 88. three full units and a 10,000-word dissertation related to your choice of major. A full list of courses can be found on page 88.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme September intake only Duration Entry requirements One calendar year (full-time) Minimum upper second-class Two or three years (part-time, honours degree (or equivalent) daytime only) in Chinese (HSK Level 6). Start of programme Incoming students will be September intake only expected to have completed at least the equivalent of two Entry requirements years of undergraduate Chinese Minimum upper second-class language study (HSK Level 5). honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Rossella Ferrari Dr Cosima Bruno

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MA MA Sinology Taiwan Studies

This programme provides a doorway into a For an unrivalled education in Taiwan’s society, deeper understanding of what this vast, ancient culture, politics, language and economics, there country has to reveal. Through research and is no better choice than this programme, the first methodology, you will delve into everything from postgraduate degree focusing on contemporary tea to archaeology, censorship to cinema. Taiwan in the English speaking world. Bibliography, chronology, biography, linguistics The development of contemporary Taiwan and philology are just some of the advanced highlights a unique model of economic growth, skills you can hope to develop, giving you the social transformation and political modernisation. ideal foundations for further research in Chinese Comprehensive exploration of the country’s geo- literature and culture. strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region will Ranging across both classical modern Chinese, full enable you to understand why it is so pivotal to form and simplified script, we will help you master the economic and political developments of the the skills and acquire the confidence to grasp the region, in relation to Mainland China, and North challenges of this exciting field of research. East and South East Asian countries. Structure: Seminars, lectures and specialised workshops are Students take taught courses to the value of three embedded within SOAS’s renowned Centre for full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. Students Taiwan Studies. take the Compulsory Core Course, Sinological Structure: Methodology and choose between Classical and Students take taught courses up to the value of Modern Documentary texts for the second unit. A three units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. All full list of courses can be found on page 89. students take the core course, Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-Strait Relations. A full list of courses can be found on page 89.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Duration Two or three years (part-time, One calendar year (full-time) daytime only) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme September intake only Start of programme September intake only Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Entry requirements honours (or equivalent) in Minimum upper second-class Chinese (HSK Level 6). honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Professor Bernhard Fuehrer Dr Dafydd Fell

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Language (minor only) Optional courses in –– Only one language course may be taken. –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) the Department of the –– Special Course in Chinese 2 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 3 (PG) Languages and Cultures –– Special Course in Chinese 4 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and of China and Inner Asia Literary Chinese (PG) –– Special Chinese: Advanced Chinese for Business Please find below a list of courses for all and Management programmes in the department of the Languages –– Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, and Cultures of China and Inner Asia that were Taiwanese) (PG) running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are –– Practical Translation: Chinese to English available every year and new courses may become –– Practical Translation: English to Chinese available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer –– Intensive Elementary Tibetan (PG) in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website: –– Styles of Modern Chinese Literary Language www.soas.ac.uk/cia Art and Archaeology MA Chinese Literature –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road Available as a minor only Core courses (one of the following) –– Ceramics in Chinese Culture: 10th - 18th –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation Centuries –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Anthropology and Sociology (minor only) Compulsory Course –– Culture and Society of China ––Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature Media and Film Studies Minor Courses –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa For non-fluent Chinese speakers to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli ––Modern Chinese Literature (MA) –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- Garde For fluent Chinese speakers –– Minor units may be selected from the MA Economics Sinology programme, or the second core course –– Economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region may be selected as a minor, with approval from the programme convenor. Politics and International Studies –– Taiwan’s politics and cross-strait relations –– State and society in the Chinese political process MA Chinese Studies –– China and international politics –– International politics of East Asia China and Inner Asia Available as a minor only –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Diaspora Taiwan –– Modern Chinese Literature (MA) –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Law –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Chinese commercial law –– Understanding Contemporary China Music Available as a minor only –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Modern Documentary Texts –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) Taiwan Studies Religion –– Society and Culture in Taiwan –– African Missionaries

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History –– Knowledge and Power in Late Imperial and –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China Modern China –– Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire, –– Japanese Modernity I 1942-1960 –– Japanese Modernity II –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern –– Special Course in Chinese: Elementary Spoken China Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) –– Basic Japanese I –– Basic Japanese II MA Sinology –– Intermediate Japanese 1 –– Intermediate Japanese 2 –– Advanced Japanese (Masters) Core Course –– Special Course in Chinese I –– Sinological Methodology –– Special Course in Chinese II –– Special Course in Chinese III List A: Options –– Special Course in Chinese IV –– Classical Documentary Texts –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and –– Modern Documentary Texts Literary Chinese –– Chinese Law II: Modern Chinese Law List B: Options –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road –– Chinese Cinema and Media –– Practical Translation: Chinese to English –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- –– Practical Translation: English to Chinese garde –– Modern Chinese Literature (MA) –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation –– Pop and Politics in East Asia –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Musical Traditions of East Asia –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation –– International Politics of East Asia –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– China and International Politics Diaspora ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Northeast Asian Politics: Japan, Korean and –– Research Methods In Translation Studies Taiwan

MA Taiwan Studies Students select two of the three half-unit courses from List A, and either chose Elementary Spoken Hokkien or the equivalent of ONE course unit from List B. The dissertation must be related to one of the courses on List A. Students may only take a language unit as a minor; admission to any language course and the level of that language is subject to a placement test and at the discretion of the course convener.

List A –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-Strait Relations –– Economic Development of Modern Taiwan –– Society and Culture of Taiwan –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora

List B –– Culture and Society of China –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific Region

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 89 Degree Programmes The Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)

The Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)

Ours is a dynamic cross-cultural environment in which to engage with the critical and theoretical debates surrounding Asia, Africa and the Middle East. While others may adopt a Eurocentric approach, we impose no limits in our efforts to fully appreciate aesthetics, literature and culture. We pride ourselves on fostering a vibrant research culture, comprising scholars from across the social sciences, law, humanities, the arts and languages. Our mission is to play a key role in the critical debate of comparative literature, cultural Overview studies and postcolonial studies, meaning that as a student, you too will help to shape an evolving www.soas.ac.uk/cclps area of study that could see you taking part in events or contributing to staff projects through Faculty your dissertation. Languages and Cultures Collaboration is central to our ethos of facilitating Number of staff a non-Eurocentric debate, which means that Academic staff 45 members of the Centre come not only from Teaching and Scholarship 5 within SOAS, but from institutions across the UK. Teaching and Scholarship As well as partnering on research projects, we (fractional) 6 work together on creating seminars, workshops Taught Master’s degrees and training programmes. - MA Comparative Literature Each year, a number of internationally- (Africa/Asia) page 94 distinguished scholars join the Centre as Research - MA Cultural Studies page 94 Affiliates and Visiting Scholars. - MA Postcolonial Studies page 95 Ultimately, our aim is to promote and instigate See also research on non-European cultures and - MA African Literature page 34 literatures, so as to reinvigorate exciting new - MA Chinese Literature page 86 debates in the field. Here you will find people - MA Gender Studies page 143 with a keen interest in everything from gendering - MA Japanese Literature violence to transnational migration, from Sanskrit page 164 and to Christian-Jewish relations, - MA Korean Literature page 165 all the way through to literature and sinology in Europe.

90 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Koninika Roy MA Cultural Studies I was always interested in culture and understanding different cultures, and when my aunt told me about SOAS, I knew it was the place for me. I have really enjoyed living in London as it is full of new opportunities and exciting things to see. My time here has been exciting, enriching and enlightening; the course has been challenging and informative; and the students and lecturers are politically engaged, socially aware and inspiring.

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Research opportunities: l Cutting edge research projects include think beyond borders investigations into the question of non- European epistemology and knowledge production and consumption in Asia, Africa and the Middle East; and the formation of l The Centre’s flagship project on World literary history, genres and canonicity in Literature placed SOAS on the map of world- contexts beyond the West. leading institutions with its innovative and non- Eurocentric focus on Asian, African and Middle Eastern literatures.

Academics and their research areas Dr Kai Easton BA (Gettysburg) MA PhD (London) Colonial and postcolonial studies; South African literature (the Cape, Wicomb, Coetzee); gender and the cultures of travel; Indian Ocean diasporas; intertextuality; fiction, history and autobiography. Professor Nadje Al-Ali PhD (London) Gender theory; feminist thought and activism; Dr Ayman El-Desouky BA (Cairo) MA PhD (Austin) women, gender and feminisms in the Middle Comparative literature, nineteenth and twentieth East; secularism and Islamism; transnational century Arabic literature, hermeneutics, modern migration, diaspora mobilisation; gendering philosophy and theory. violence, war and peace; history of Iraqi women; Dr Rossella Ferrari BA (Venice) MA PhD (London) impact of sanctions, war and occupation on Contemporary Chinese drama and film; theory and Iraqi women; Iraq. practice of the avant-garde; transnational Chinese Dr Cosima Bruno BA (Venice) PhD (London) culture. Contemporary Chinese poetry; translation studies. Professor Bernhard Fuehrer BA (National Taiwan) Dr George Dedes BA MA PhD (Harvard) PhD (Vienna) Early Anatolian Turkish; Ottoman language Classical Chinese philology, rhetoric, philosophy and literature; Ottoman history; Turkish-Greek and literature; the history of Sinology in Europe; relations; modern Turkish culture. reception of the canon with specific reference to the Analects. Dr Stephen H Dodd BA (Oxon) MA PhD (Columbia) Professor Andrew Gerstle BA (Columbia) Modern Japanese literature, with particular MA (Waseda) PhD (Harvard) interest in representations of the native place Japanese literature, drama and thought, primarily (furusato), gender and sexuality and modernity. of the Tokugawa period, with particular interest in Bunraku and Kabuki theatre and the plays of Dr Lindiwe Dovey BA (Harvard) PhD (Cantab) Chikamatsu. African film and video; literary adaptation in Africa; filmic mediations of African performance Dr Rachel V Harrison BA PhD (London) arts; contemporary film theory and ‘World Modern Thai cinema and literature; culture and Cinema’; exile, immigration and violence in gender studies with reference to Thailand; literary relation to African screen media; structures of film criticism and South East Asian literatures in a production, distribution and exhibition in Africa; comparative context; Western film set in South use of African languages in film. East Asia. Professor Rachel M J Dwyer BA (London) Dr Dana Healy PhD (Prague) MPhil (Oxon) PhD (London) Vietnamese language and literature, language Hindi cinema; Indian popular culture; Indian film; teaching; folk literature; modern poetry; Hinduism; new middle classes; Mumbai/ Bombay; theatre; art. Gujarati language and literature; Gujarati diaspora; comparative .

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Professor Michel Hockx DRS PhD (Leiden) Dr Nima Mina BA (Marburg) MMus PhD (Montreal) Modern Chinese literature and language; Chinese Classical and Modern ; writers and writings from the late imperial and Orientalism in 18th– 20th century Europe; Middle republican periods, with emphasis on modern Eastern minority writers in Europe; diaspora poetry and on the sociology of modern Chinese studies; music performance; translation studies. literature Dr Ben Murtagh BA MA PhD (London) Professor Michael J Hutt BA PhD (London) Traditional Malay and modern Indonesian Nepali language and literature; textual perspectives literature; history of Indonesia; film in Indonesia on change in the Himalayan region; Nepalese art. and Malaysia; gender and sexuality in Indonesia. Dr Griseldis Kirsch PhD (Trier) Professor Francesca Orsini Laurea (Venice) PhD Contemporary Japanese culture with particular ; North Indian literary culture; interest in Japanese media and popular culture, Hindi; Urdu. representations of ‘otherness’, social phenomena Dr Martin Orwin BA PhD (London) and war memory. Somali and Amharic language and literature; Dr Grace Koh BA (Paris) MSt DPhil (Oxon) metrics; Phonology. Korean literature (premodern and early modern), Dr Kwadwo Osei-Nyame BA (Ghana) DPhil (Oxon) with particular interest in Koryo ; Korean Post-colonial writing with special reference to literary history and thought; East Asian prose Anglophone and francophone African American traditions. writing; comparative national literatures. Dr Karima Laachir MA PhD (Leeds) Professor Wen-Chin Ouyang BA BEd (Tripoli) Literary and cultural studies; postcolonial studies; MA MPhil PhD (Columbia) diaspora studies and comparative literature. Classical and modern Arabic literature and culture Dr Andrew H-B Lo MA PhD (Princeton) with emphasis on narrative and storytelling, Chinese language (Cantonese and Mandarin); comparative narratology and critical theory, fiction and prose from the Ming-Qing periods; gendered thinking and discourse cultural activities of Ming and Qing scholars, especially games.

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MA MA Comparative Literature Cultural Studies (Africa/Asia)

Students select this programme for the chance Issues of ideology, power, race, gender, to explore new horizons in African and Asian sexuality, ethnicity and class all come under literature. Thanks to the extensive and unrivalled close scrutiny as part of this programme, which expertise of SOAS, you will find yourself explores complex theoretical concepts in the immersed in a rich multi-cultural domain, ready cross-cultural contexts of Africa, Asia and the to be mined for fresh critical comparisons, Middle East. analysis and perspectives. You will gain a thorough grounding in Marxism, You will be able to study the English language Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Post-Marxism, literatures of Africa and Asia and literature written Feminism, and Post-Modernism, drawing on in African and Asian languages presented through theory and practice to strengthen your analytic English . skills for your own research projects. The major theoretical contributions made by Combined with the opportunity to learn a Western scholars are explored in tandem with the language, this is the most thorough postgraduate emerging literature from Africa and Asia, making education available in this rich discipline. this a unique opportunity for students in search of Structure: a more nuanced education in literary traditions. Students take taught courses to the value of three Structure: units including a core course, Cultural Studies Students take taught courses to the value of Theories and the Study of Asia, Africa and the three units, including a core course, Theory and Middle East, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. Techniques of Comparative Literature, plus a Full-time students may choose an additional 10,000-word dissertation. The remaining units are language-based unit for term one only. The made up from both English and Language-based remaining units can be chosen from a wide range options. A list of course options can be found on of topics from different faculties. A list of course page 96. options can be found on page 97.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Duration Two or three years (part-time, One calendar year (full-time) daytime only) Two years (part-time) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Karima Laachir Dr Karima Laachir

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MA Postcolonial Studies

For students keen to understand the complexities of our contemporary world, this programme is hard to beat. Focusing on the interplay of power, domination, imperialism and colonialism, you will gain new insights through the study of literature and culture from the late 19th century to the present. You will explore the theories, methods and representations used in literature, film and media of postcolonial activities, cultures and societies across Africa, Asia the Caribbean and the Near and Middle East. At a time when multiculturalism and race relations are continually being reframed, this programme is a vital opportunity to explore contemporary issues through the multiple perspectives that abound. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three units including a core course, Postcolonial Theory and Practice, and two options plus a 10,000-word dissertation. Students can also take a language course. A list of course options can be found on page 97.

Duration One year (full-time) Two years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme September intake only Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor A study area in the SOAS library (top), woman at John Stevens Agra Fort, India, by Christine Singer (above).

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–– Culture and Society of South Asia Optional courses in –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East the Centre for Cultural, –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain Literary and Postcolonial ––The Transnational News Environment: Production, Representation and Use Studies (CCLPS) –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: Networking, Connectivity, Identity Please find below a list of courses for all –– Rethinking Audiences programmes in the Centre for Cultural, Literary –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS) that were to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- available every year and new courses may Garde become available. For an up-to-date list of courses –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and on offer in 2016/17, please visit the departmental Communications website: www.soas.ac.uk/cclps –– International Political Communication –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National MA Cultural Studies Communication –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) Choose two courses from the lists below. No –– Gender and Music (MMus) more than 1 unit can be taken from Group B or C. –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 1 – Making States and Building Nations Group A (From the Faculty of –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 2 – Non-National Perspectives Languages and Cultures) –– The End of Empire in the Middle East & the Balkans –– Turkey: Continuity and Change –– Japanese Modernity I –– Selected Topics in 20th Century Turkish –– Japanese Modernity II Literature –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the Age China of Festivals –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and Inter –– Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo Disciplinary Approach –– Japanese Traditional Drama (Masters) ––Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Contacts –– Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Group B –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese One African or Asian PG Language unit or one Diaspora language-based MA Literature/Film/Media unit –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation may be included as one of the options. See –– Literatures in African languages the relevant language department website for –– Literatures of South Asia course lists. –– The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia Group C –– Modern Arabic Literature and the West –– Film and Society in the Middle East One theory unit may be included as an option. –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film –– Gender theory and the study of Asia, Africa and –– Aspects of African film and video 1 the Middle East –– Realism and Magical Realism in the Afrophone –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice Novel (PG) –– Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature –– Japanese Television since 1953 –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Research Methods In Translation Studies –– Culture and Society of China –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Culture and Society of Japan

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MA Comparative Literature –– Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) (Africa/Asia) –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation –– Literatures in African languages English Based Options –– Literatures of South Asia –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices –– Imagining Pakistan: culture, politics, gender (MA) –– Japanese Traditional Drama (Masters) ––Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic –– Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) Literature –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation –– War, Revolution and Independence in South East –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) Asia Literatures in Translation (Masters) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture Diaspora and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa –– Literatures in African languages to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli –– Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- –– Aspects of African film and video 1 Garde –– Realism and Magical Realism in the Afrophone –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context Novel (PG) –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Literary Traditions and Culture of Korea (Masters) –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Literature (Masters) Diaspora –– Literatures of South Asia –– Aspects of African film and video 1 –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the –– War, Revolution and Independence in South East Age of Festivals Asia Literatures in Translation (Masters) –– Realism and Magical Realism in the Afrophone –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Novel (PG) –– Modern Arabic Literature and the West –– Film and Society in the Middle East –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa –– Global Media and Postnational Communication: to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli Theoretical & Contemporary Issues –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Garde –– Gendering migration & diasporas –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Research Methods In Translation Studies –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: –– Turkey: Continuity and Change Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Palestine and the Moving Image

Language Based Options: –– Readings in Korean Literature (Masters) –– Selected Topics in 20th Century –– Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic Literature –– –– Directed Readings in the Literature of a Modern South Asian Language –– Literature & Colonialism in North India –– Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi Literature (Masters)

MA Postcolonial Studies

Non-language Courses –– Regional Literatures and Cultures: –– Travelling Africa: Writing the Cape to Cairo

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 97 Degree Programmes The Department of Development Studies

The Department of Development Studies

Universal equality is not just a theoretical concept to us, it is the vision underlying our research priorities and our working practices. Choose SOAS and you will join a worldwide network of people who are passionate about seeking alternatives to mainstream approaches to development. Combining political economy, globalisation, migration and displacement, conflict, agrarian change, labour movements and political ecology, Overview Development Studies at SOAS is engaged with www.soas.ac.uk/development understanding, challenging, and contributing to vital debates about social, political and economic Faculty change. Law and Social Sciences At SOAS, we go beyond just understanding Number of staff the major drivers of development. We critically Academic 27 evaluate development practices in the context Teaching and Scholarship of societal change, seeking new insights that can (fractional) 4 benefit communities as well as international and local agencies working with the people affected. Taught Master’s degrees - MSc Development Studies Coupled with the fact that our staff have page 102 unrivalled, practical knowledge across the - MSc Development Studies discipline, it should come as no surprise that with Special Reference to the UN, NGOs and international governments Central Asia page 102 regularly call upon our work to inform their work. - MSc Environment, Politics and You will find many departmental members on Development page 103 international research panels, including the - MSc Globalisation and Norwegian Government, Academy of Finland, Development page 103 Swiss National Science Foundation and in the - MSc Labour, Social UK the Economic and Social Research Council, Movements and Development Department for the Environment, Food and Rural page 104 Affairs and the Department for International - MSc Migration, Mobility and Development (DFID). Development page 104 - MSc Research for International Combined with exceptional access to resources Development page 105 and a cross-disciplinary approach, our department - MSc Violence, Conflict and makes for as diverse and vibrant a community as Development page 105 you could hope for.

98 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Jessica Blomfield MSc Environment, Politics and Development SOAS is an incredibly exciting place to be. It’s intellectually stimulating, challenging, rewarding, and full of interesting people and outstanding teaching staff. The Department of Development Studies has high calibre lecturers and tutors from a wide range of backgrounds. I love my programme because it brings so many perspectives to environmental issues – it’s made me see the environment in a totally new light. I was particularly drawn to the political ecology component of my course, as I think this discipline brings an important social and political perspective to environmental studies. The flexibility of the programme was also a big draw. The other students on the course have been an inspiration – I’ve met people of different ages and nationalities, from different academic and professional backgrounds. This diversity offers many interesting perspectives in our tutorial discussions. I’ve really enjoyed it when a lively tutorial debate spills out into lunch.

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Research opportunities: promoting l Research on Somali displacement and cultural understanding remittances has informed the work of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Development Programme, World Bank, and international NGOs such as Oxfam, as well as l Our core research areas cover globalisation, civil society in the Horn of Africa. governance and neo-liberalism; labour, social movements and development; agrarian change, l Work from the department informs curriculum rural labour and institutions; violence, peace design at the African Programme on Rethinking and development; migration, mobility and Development Economies (APORDE) annual development; and agriculture and health. residential schools, delivering high level training for public sector officials, trade unionists, NGO members and African early-career researchers.

Employability and international development agencies, bilateral aid donors, research institutes, charities and government ministries employ graduates. Recent graduates have worked for Amnesty International, the World Bank, UNICEF, the Overseas What skills can I develop? Development Institute, and Water Aid. l  analytical skills l synthesizing complex information What do graduates do? l constructing reasoned arguments Development Policy Officer, Journalist, l communicating ideas effectively both orally and Environmental Economist, Corporate Social in writing. Responsibility Specialist, Research Manager and Development Programme Manager are just some Who do graduates work for? of the different roles. They also go on to PhD A wide range of organisations including national study.

Academics and their research areas Dr Jonathan Di John BA (Harvard) PhD (Cantab) Development economics, economic growth, institutional economics, taxation in less developed countries, the political economy of oil states, political economy of industrial policy in Latin Professor Gilbert Achcar BA (Beirut/Lyons) America, especially of Venezuela, Colombia and BA MA (Beirut) PhD (Paris) Brazil. Political economy and sociology of globalisation; empire and global power structures; Middle East; Professor Rosaleen Duffy MA (Manchester) North Africa; sociology of religion; social change PhD (Lancaster) and social theory. Global environmental politics; political ecology; environmental impact of criminalisation; Dr Dae-oup Chang BA (Sogang) MA PhD (Warwick) conservation, transfrontier conservation, wildlife East Asia, Korea, labour and globalisation, political politics; biodiversity conservation; tourism. economy of development, social and labour movement, TNCs and global value-chain. Professor Jonathan Goodhand MA (Tubingen) PhD (London) Professor Christopher Cramer BA PhD (Cantab) South and Central Asia; complex political Africa: economics of Africa, political economy of emergencies, humanitarian aid; NGO capacity development, political economy of war and peace building, aid, conflict and development. in southern Africa, fair trade and labour markets.

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Dr Laura Hammond MA PhD (Wisconsin) Dr Alessandra Mezzadri BA (Rome) Horn of Africa; Ethiopia; Somalia; forced BA PhD (London) migration; resettlement; returnees; remittances; International trade, global commodity chains; food and livelihood security; humanitarian production networks and industrial systems; assistance. informality and processes of labour informalisation; inequality and social structures of oppression; gender, Dr Adam Hanieh BSc (Adelaide) MA (Al Quds) feminisms and reproduction; the political economy of PhD (York) the garment industry; the political economy of India. Political economy; labour migration; Middle East politics; Gulf Cooperation Council; migration, Professor Peter Mollinga MSc PhD (Wageningen) development and remittances; class and state PD/Habil (Bonn) formation; internationalisation; Palestine. South Asia, Central Asia; comparative political sociology of water resources and development; Dr Colette Harris BA MA (London) technology and agrarian change; boundary work PhD (Amsterdam) in natural resources management; interdisciplinary Violence and conflict, governance, post-colonial social theory. state building, Muslim societies, sexualities, (reproductive) health, migration, and community Dr Paolo Novak MSc PhD (London) development/transformative education – all explored Afghanistan; Pakistan; refugees; borders; through a gendered lens. Central Asia, Latin America governance; international intervention. but currently focus mainly on West and East Africa. Dr Carlos Oya Licenciatura (Madrid) Dr Feyzi Ismail MSc PhD (London) MSc PhD (London) NGOs and social movements, politics and development West Africa, Southern Africa, agrarian political in Nepal and South Asia, global protest and change, economy; poverty; rural labour; government- alternatives to neoliberalism, and imperialism. donor relations; research methods. Dr Michael Jennings BA MA (Oxon) PhD (London) Dr Tim Pringle BA (Leeds) PhD (Warwick) Politics and history of development processes China and Vietnam, labour movements and in Sub-Saharan Africa, governance, civil society, development, non-governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and faithbased trade unions and trade union reform, internal organisations, social aspects of health in Africa. migration. Dr Tania Kaiser BA (Bristol) MPhil DPhil (Oxon) Dr Matteo Rizzo BA (L’Orientale) MSc PhD (London) Uganda/Sudan, East and West Africa, Sri Lanka; forced Africa, Tanzania political economy of migration; refugees; humanitarian interventions; development, labour, trade unions and the anthropology of conflict and development. informal economy, urbanization, transport, agrarian change. Dr Jens Lerche MA PhD (Copenhagen) South Asia; agrarian political economy; rural Professor Alfredo Saad Filho PhD (London) labour relations; governance and development. Latin America; political economy of development; industrial policy; pro-poor economic policy; Dr Anna Lindley MA (Leeds) DPhil (Oxon) neoliberalism; value theory. Relationships between migration, conflict and development; Horn of Africa. Dr Subir Sinha BA () MA PhD (Northwestern) South Asia: institutions of development, NGOs, Dr Thomas Marois BA MA (Alberta) PhD (York) social movements; the environment, common Mexico/Turkey; political economy of banking, property institutions and resource use. finance and development; state-owned banks; privatisation; state capital, labour-relations; state Professor Guy Standing BA (Sussex) theory; internationalisation. Basic Income, Economic security/insecurity, labour and work, cash transfers, and the Dr Zöe Marriage BA (Oxon) MSc PhD (London) ‘precariat’, Social Protection. The political economy of security, DR Congo, demobilisation, emergency assistance to countries Dr Leandro Vergara-Camus BA (Québec) at war. MA (UNAM México) PhD (York) Political economy of Latin America, social and peasant movements, alter-globalisation movements and social change, alternative development, agrarian issues, and biofuels and energy politics.

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MSc MSc Development Studies Development Studies Also available as: MSc Development Studies with Special Reference to Palestine Studies with Special Reference Whether you are seeking to strengthen your to Central Asia understanding of development issues for professional or academic reasons, this programme This programme will equip you with a solid provides a highly sought-after opportunity for intellectual framework to engage in further customised, interdisciplinary study. academic or professional engagement with the sociology and politics of Central Independent and critical analysis are cultivated Asia. It is a unique opportunity to develop amongst all our students, ensuring that you leave specialised knowledge in one of the world’s key with a firm understanding of social science and development regions. development theory, and an enhanced knowledge of the challenges involved in tackling global Regional conflicts and security challenges faced poverty and insecurity. by Central Asia in the Soviet and post-Soviet era are a particular focus of this programme. The Some of the areas you will explore include neo- wider ethos is to ensure you leave with a thorough liberalism, industrialisation, globalisation, gender, understanding of how people live and organise poverty, the role of NGOs, and agrarian policies. themselves. Students taking the Palestine Studies pathway will gain a thorough grounding in these issues, and By focusing on pivotal issues such as neo- will further develop a specialist understanding of liberalism, industrialisation, globalisation, gender, development issues in the context of Palestine poverty, the role of NGOs and agrarian policies, studies. you will develop expertise and analytical skills that are highly regarded across many sectors. Structure: Students take three taught courses, including Structure: core courses Political Economy of Development Students take taught courses to the value of and Theory, Policy and Practice of Development, three units in Political Economy of Development; plus a dissertation. An additional, non-assessed Theory, Policy and Practice; Geopolitical Security Economics for Beginners course may also be taken, in Central Asia and the Caucasus and State and which introduces students to basic concepts in Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus, plus a microeconomics, macroeconomics, development 10,000 word dissertation. An additional, non- economics, and statistics and econometrics. A full assessed course may also be taken in Economics list of courses can be found on page 106. for Beginners, which introduces students to basic concepts in microeconomics, macroeconomics, Students taking the Palestine Studies pathway take the development economics, and statistics and two core courses Political Economy of Development econometrics. A full list of courses can be found on and Theory, Policy and Practice of Development, page 106. AND the two (10 week) courses Critical Approaches to Palestine Studies I and II offered in Terms 1 and 2 respectively. They must also complete a 10,000 words dissertation on a topic related to Palestine studies. Duration One calendar year (full-time) Duration Two or three years (part-time, One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years daytime only) (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or honours degree (or equivalent). equivalent). Relevant work experience may also be Relevant work experience may considered also be considered Convenor Convenor Dr Subir Sinha Dr Subir Sinha

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MSc MSc Environment, Politics Globalisation and and Development Development

How does the environment intersect with global The degree provides an exciting opportunity poverty, wealth and questions of inequality? for those who are interested in how global Can carbon trading offer a solution to managing economic and political dynamics are influencing climate change? These are some of the urgent development processes at regional, national questions facing today’s global society – join and local levels. This can provide an excellent SOAS and you can help find the answers. basis for those wanting to work in the advocacy or policy analysis fields, as well as for research- Taught by leading political ecologists and oriented work. combining economics, sociology and social anthropology, this programme explores how This degree draws its strength from SOAS’s environmental policy intersects with development celebrated expertise in this dynamic and far- from a social justice angle. It covers key issues reaching area. For practitioners, activists, and including water, forestry, climate, fisheries, scholars alike, it is a chance to truly understand agricultural production, biodiversity, conflicts and how globalisation influences the developing energy supply. world, and how the poor majority responds to these challenges. Structure: Students take three taught courses, including the Through an analysis of mainstream thinking, core course, Political Ecology of Development, and an exploration of alternative theories and plus a 10,000 word dissertation. An additional, practices, you will study the political, social and optional and non-assessed course can be taken, cultural aspects of globalisation and development. Economics for Beginners, which introduces Alongside that, you will look into historical the basic concepts of microeconomics, and contemporary ideas from imperialism to macroeconomics, development economics, democracy to alternatives to globalisation. statistics and econometrics. A full list of courses can Structure: be found on page 106. Students take three taught courses, including the core course, Globalisation and Development, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. An additional, optional and non-assessed course can be taken, Economics for Beginners, which introduces the basic concepts of microeconomics, macroeconomics, development economics, statistics and econometrics. A full list of courses can be found on page 107.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent). honours degree (or equivalent). Relevant work experience may Relevant work experience may also be considered also be considered Convenor Convenor Professor Rosaleen Duffy Dr Thomas Marois

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MSc MSc Labour, Social Migration Mobility and Movements and Development Development

The first and only degree of its kind in the UK, Trafficking, economic migration, environmental this programme will allow you to study the displacement and refugees – never before have crucial movements, campaigns, structures and issues of migration and development been so ideologies that continue to shape our world. critical to our global society. This programme will You will participate in interactive sessions and see you studying this increasingly important field, collective projects that focus on the theory and giving you the knowledge and skills to contribute practice of campaigning, movement-building to the debate professionally or academically. and policy responses at national, regional and This degree is one of the only programmes in international levels. the world that combines a solid foundation in Designed for those currently involved in or development studies with specialist training seeking work in NGOs, social movements or related to migration and mobility. development agencies, this programme draws on Combining study and a multidisciplinary analysis SOAS’s experience and contacts in those sectors. of critical perspectives, you will cover a range of You will explore the links between labour, themes from migration policy, refugee protection, capitalism, development and poverty by critically diasporas and development, and migrant rights. examining models in classic and newly emerging You will also benefit from regular seminars and social movements. events co-sponsored by the Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies, which the department co- Structure: hosts. Our approach will ensure that you leave Students take three taught courses, including with the confidence to think in policy-relevant the core course, Labour, Social Movements and terms valued by international organisations, Development, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. NGOs, government bodies, and researchers. An additional, optional and non-assessed course can be taken, Economics for Beginners, Structure: which introduces the basic concepts of Students take three taught courses, including the microeconomics, macroeconomics, development core course, Migration, Mobility and Development, economics, statistics and econometrics. A full list of plus a 10,000 word dissertation. An optional, courses can be found on page 107. non-assessed course can be taken, Economics for Beginners, introducing the basic concepts of micro and macroeconomics, development economics, statistics and econometrics. A full list of courses can be found on page 108.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent). honours degree (or equivalent). Relevant work experience may Relevant work experience may also be considered also be considered Convenor Convenor Dr Tim Pringle Dr Paolo Novak

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MSc MSc Research for Violence, Conflict and International Development

Development also available as MSc Violence, Conflict and Development with Special Reference to Palestine Exploration of development issues requires a Studies mind that is both intellectually and creatively If you are committed to applying innovative engaged – this interdisciplinary degree is thinking and critical insights in a humanitarian, designed to help you excel in both areas. conflict, or post-conflict context this programme Drawing on the expertise within our Economics will equip you with the skills to do so. and Development Studies departments, this Designed for people either working in or intending programme will equip you with the theoretical to move into development or NGO work or to and analytic tools to look at how theory and conduct further research, this course will advance practice unfold in international development. your detailed empirical knowledge and analytical By the time you leave, you will be adept at using skills. Many of those teaching you are involved statistical methods for social sciences, you will with international organisations, giving you access be able to express statistical results clearly and to the latest insights from the field as you analyse coherently and promote the critical reading of causes and responses to conflict. statistics within the development of literature. Students taking the Palestine Studies pathway will This degree is funded and supported by the gain a thorough grounding in these issues, and Economic and Social Research Council as part of will further develop a specialist understanding in the Bloomsbury Doctoral Training Centre. the context of Palestine studies. Structure: Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of Students take three taught courses, including 2.7 units, including a year-long core course in the core course, Political Economy of Violence, research methods entitled Battlefields of Method, Conflict and Development, plus a 10,000 word and two half-year courses in research methods dissertation. An additional, optional, non-assessed in political economy – Research Methods I and course can be taken, Economics for Beginners. II, plus a 13,000 word dissertation. An optional, A full list of courses can be found on page 109. non-assessed course can be taken, Economics Students taking the Palestine Studies pathway take for Beginners, introducing the basic concepts three core courses including Political Economy of of micro and macroeconomics, development Violence, Conflict and Development, and Critical economics, statistics and econometrics. A full list of Approaches to Palestine Studies I and II. They courses can be found on page 108. must also complete a 10,000 words dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 109.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years Start of programme (part-time, daytime only) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent). Entry requirements Relevant work experience may Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or also be considered equivalent). Relevant work experience may also be considered Convenor Dr Elisa Van Waeyenberge and Convenor Dr Matteo Rizzo Dr Zöe Marriage

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–– Marxist Political Economy and Global Optional courses for Development –– Migration and Policy the Department of –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global Development Development Studies –– Security –– The Working Poor and Development Please find below a list of courses for all –– Water and Development: Conflict and programmes in the department of Development Governance Studies that were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are available every year and new Options in other departments courses may become available. For an up-to-date –– Economic Development in Africa list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region departmental website: –– The Political Economy of Development in Africa www.soas.ac.uk/development –– Government and politics in Africa –– Government and Politics of modern South Asia –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations MSc Development Studies –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– Water Law: Justice and Governance Core courses: –– Therapy and Culture – Political Economy of Development –– North Korea since 1945: the rise and decline of – Theory, Policy and Practice of Development an East Asian Developmental State – Dissertation in Development Studies –– Religions and Development

For students taking the Palestine Studies pathway, the programme is structured as follows: MSc Development Studies with Special Reference to Central Asia • The two core courses Political Economy of Development and Theory, policy and practice –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the of development AND the two (10 week) courses Caucasus Critical Approaches to Palestine Studies I and II –– State and Society in Central Asia and the offered in Terms 1 and 2 respectively. Caucasus • Dissertation in Development Studies with Special Reference to Palestine MSc Environment, Politics and Optional courses: (Please note the below are not applicable to Development students taking the Palestine Studies pathway) Core courses: –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– Political Ecology of Development Poverty –– Political Economy of Development –– Aid and Development –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development –– Borders and Development –– Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the Development Development Process –– Law and Natural Resources –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: –– Dissertation in Development Studies Putting Critical Analysis into Practice Optional courses –– Development Practice –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– Environment, Governance and Development Poverty –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and –– Aid and Development Development in a Time of Climate Change –– Borders and Development –– Famine and Food Security –– Civil society, Social Movements and the –– Fundamentals of Research Methods for Development Process Development Studies –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: –– Gender and Development Putting Critical Analysis into Practice –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks –– Development Practice and Informal Work –– Environment, Governance and Development –– Issues in forced migration –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and

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Development in a Time of Climate Change –– Issues in Forced Migration –– Famine and Food security –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Fundamentals of Research Methods for Development Development Studies –– Migration and Policy –– Gender and Development –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks Development and Informal Work –– Security –– Issues in Forced Migration –– The Working Poor and Development –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Water and development: Conflict and Development Governance –– Migration and Policy Options in other departments: –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– Economic Development in Africa Development –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region –– Security –– The Political Economy of Development in Africa –– The Working Poor and Development –– Government and Politics in Africa –– Water and Development: Conflict and –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia Governance –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations Options in other departments –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– Government and Politics in Africa –– Water Law: Justice and Governance –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Therapy and Culture –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –– Water Law: Justice and Governance and Africa –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –– Religions and Development and Africa –– Anthropological Approaches to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition MSc Labour, Social Movements –– Religions and Development and Development –– Global Energy & Climate Policy Core courses: MSc Globalisation and –– Labour, Social Movements and Development –– Political Economy of Development Development –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development –– Dissertation in Labour, Social Movements and Core courses: Development –– Globalisation and Development Optional courses: –– Political Economy of Development –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development Poverty –– Dissertation in Development Studies –– Aid and Development Optional courses: –– Borders and Development –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the Poverty Development Process –– Aid and Development –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: –– Borders and Development Putting Critical Analysis into Practice –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the –– Development Practice Development Process –– Environment, Governance and Development –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and Putting Critical Analysis into Practice Development in a Time of Climate Change –– Development Practice –– Fundamentals of Research Methods for –– Environment, Governance and Development Development Studies –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and –– Gender and Development Development in a Time of Climate Change –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks –– Fundamentals of Research Methods for and Informal Work Development Studies –– Issues in Forced Migration –– Gender and Development –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks Development and Informal Work –– Migration and Policy

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–– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global Options in other departments: Development –– Economic Development in Africa –– Security –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region –– The Working Poor and Development –– The Political Economy of Development in Africa –– Water and Development: Conflict and –– Government and Politics in Africa Governance –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations Options in other departments: –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– Economic Development in Africa –– Water Law: Justice and Governance –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– The Political Economy of Development in Africa –– Therapy and Culture –– Government and Politics in Africa –– Gendering Migration & Diasporas –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations and Africa –– Water Law: Justice and Governance –– Religions and Development –– Religions and Development

MSc Migration, Mobility and MSc Research for International Development Development Core courses: Core courses: –– Battlefields fo Method: Approaches to –– Migration and Development International Development Research (MSc RID) –– Political Economy of Development –– Dissertation in Research Methods for –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development International Development –– Dissertation in Development Studies –– Statistical Research Techniques in International Optional courses: Development –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– Research Methods in International Development Poverty Optional courses –– Aid and Development –– Agriculture and Rural Development in –– Borders and Development Developing Countries (MSc RID) –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the –– Development Practice (MSc RID) Development Process –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: Development in a Time of Climate Change (MSc Putting Critical Anaylsis into Practice RID) –– Development Practice –– Famine and Food Security –– Environment, Governance and Development –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and and Informal Work (MSc RID) Development in a Time of Climate Change –– Gender and International Development (MSc RID) –– Famine and Food Security –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Fundamentals of Research Methods for Development (MSc RID) Development Studies –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– Gender and Development Development (MSc RID) –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks –– Rural livelihoods, Contested Natural resources and Informal Work and Globalisation (MSc RID) –– Issues in Forced Migration –– Security (MSc RID) –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Social Movements, Civil Society and Development Development (MSc RID) –– Migration and Policy –– The Working Poor and Development (MSc RID) –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– War to Peace Transitions (MSc RID) Development –– Water Resources: Justice and Governance (MSc –– Security RID) –– The Working Poor and Development –– Water Resources: Conflict and Governance (MSc –– Water and Development: Conflict and RID) Governance –– African Economic Development 1 (MSc RID)

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–– African Economic Development 2 (MSc RID) –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and –– Economic Development and Financial Systems Development in a Time of Climate Change (MSc RID) –– Famine and Food Security –– Economic Development in South Asia a) the –– Fundamentals of Research Methods for macroeconomy (MSc RID) Development Studies –– Economic Development in South Asia b) Major –– Gender and Development sectors and the International Economy (MSc –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks RID) and Informal Work –– Economic Issues of the Environment and –– Issues in Forced Migration Development (MSc RID) –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Macroeconomic Theories and Techniques (MSc Development RID) –– Migration and Policy –– Microeconomic Theory and Techniques (MSc –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global RID) Development –– Themes and Approaches in the Political –– Problems of development in the Middle East and Economy of Institutions (MSc RID) North Africa –– Gender in the Middle East (MSc RID) –– Security –– The Working Poor and Development –– War to Peace Transitions MSc Violence, Conflict and –– Water and Development: Conflict and Development Governance Options in other departments Core courses: –– Economic Development in Africa –– Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region Development –– The Political Economy of Development in Africa –– Political Economy of Development –– Government and Politics in Africa –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Anthropology of Development –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations –– Dissertation in Development Studies –– Alternative Dispute Resolution –– Human Rights in the Developing World For students taking the Palestine Studies pathway, –– International Protection of Human Rights the programme is structured as follows: –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Post Conflict Societies • Four compulsory core courses: Two of the –– Water Law: Justice and Governance above core courses including Political Economy –– Therapy and Culture of Violence, Conflict and Development, AND the –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia two (10 week) courses Critical Approaches to and Africa Palestine Studies I and II, offered in Terms 1 and –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya 2 respectively. –– Religions and Development • Dissertation in Development Studies with Special Reference to Palestine Optional courses (Please note the below are not applicable to students taking the Palestine Studies pathway): –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural Poverty –– Aid and Development –– Borders and Development –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the Development Process –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: Putting Critical Analysis into Practice –– Development Practice –– Environment, Governance and Development

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 109 Degree Programmes The Department of Economics

The Department of Economics

Modern economics cannot be understood in the context of today’s complex world without a proper understanding of history, political economy and the various issues that abound in the developing world. That is why SOAS is the superior choice for anyone seeking the most rounded education possible in the field. Here you will find a vibrant research culture that Overview combines mathematics, statistical techniques and www.soas.ac.uk/economics mainstream economic theory with some of the core heterodox approaches including Marxism, Faculty feminism and Schumpeterian and behaviouralist Law and Social Sciences perspectives. Number of staff Our reputable, distinctive focus, coupled with Academic 25 the fact that we have the highest concentration Teaching and Scholarship of heterodox scholars in Europe, means that (fractional) 13 we attract generous funding from international organisations and students from around the Taught Master’s degrees world. - MSc Development Economics page 114 Staff work on a plethora of issues, ranging from - MSc Economics (with the ideas of Keynes to debates about poverty in reference to Bangladesh, from econometrics to the political Africa page 114; Asia-Pacific economy of Maoism. As a student, you will be Region page 116; Middle East able to explore the discipline of economics by page 116; South Asia page 115) the application of economic principles to the - MSc Environment and experience of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and Development Economics to challenges facing the global economy. page 115 Our publication record, which includes an active - MSc Finance and working paper series, reflects the broad range Development page 117 of our expertise. For postgraduate students, this - MSc Global Economic creates multiple opportunities to either assist or Governance and Policy develop your own research. page.119 - MSc Political Economy of Current areas of research include the Development page 117 effectiveness of the World Bank and the IMF; - MSc Research for International Fair Trade schemes; the political economy of Development page 118 corruption; links between macroeconomic - Graduate Diploma in policies and poverty and inequality and feminist Economics page 118. economics.

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Research opportunities: a profound impact on government and trade a global economy union policymaking. l Evidence from a SOAS study that showed how economic growth in developing countries l Research into how South Africa’s economic can be built through a set of ‘developmental’ practices are formulated around the mining governance capabilities, rather than the and energy industry, conducted after SOAS was dominant ‘good governance’ resulted in SOAS invited to join the Department of Economic staff assuming high-profile advisory roles for Policy of the African National Congress international organisations such as the UN, (ANC) to formulate economic policy for the the World Bank and the Agence Française de anticipated post-Apartheid period, have had Développement (AFD).

Employability Who do graduates work for? Graduates work for international banking and financial employers, national governments in many parts of the world, international development agencies and non-governmental organisations. What skills can I develop? The Overseas Development Institute, Oxford Policy Skills developed during our programmes include: Management, European Bank, the Department of l analysing complex qualitative and quantitative Health, Barclays and Euromoney Magazine are just data some of the employers. l resolving challenging problems through researching and evaluating information What do graduates do? l communicating effectively orally and in writing The types of work include Associate Strategy to a variety of audiences Consultant, Economist, Risk Management Trainee, l applying strategic thinking and developing well- Economic Analyst, Research Assistant and reasoned conclusions Business Development Analyst.

Academics and their research areas Dr Hannah Bargawi BA (Manchester), MSc, PhD (London) Aid, Debt and International Financial Institutions; Links between Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty and Inequality; Commodities, Agriculture Dr Antonio Andreoni BSc (Bologna), MSc and Rural Development; Feminist Economics, (Bologna), MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (Cambridge) Gender and Intra-household research; Africa; Industrial economics and policy; Theory Middle East. of production, capabilities and commons; Microeconomics of manufacturing systems; Dr Stephanie Blankenburg MA (Hamburg) MPhil Technology infrastructure and intermediate (Cantab) Phd (Cantab) institutions; Structural economic dynamics; Inter- Growth theory; economic institutions; history of sectoral linkages; Comparative political economy economic analysis; development in Latin America. of development; Industrial competitiveness; Professor Chris Bramall BA MA PhD (Cantab) Collective capabilities and microfinance. Economic growth; income inequality; famine and agricultural development in modern China; the political economy of Maoism; the development of the contemporary Chinese empire.

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Dr Ourania Dimakou BSc (Athens) MSc (London) Dr Satoshi Miyamura BA (Tokyo) MA (Hitotsubashi) PhD (London) MSc PhD (London) Monetary and fiscal policy interactions; Institutional economics; labour economics; institutional economics; corruption; Central Bank political economy of collective bargaining; independence. economics of South Asia and Japan. Professor Ben Fine BA BPhil (Oxon) PhD (London) Dr Risa Morimoto BSc (Sheffield) MSc (Cantab) Southern Africa: the mineral energy complex PhD (Cantab) in South Africa; the political economy of Environmental economics; development consumption, particularly food; privatisation and economics; economics of hydropower industrial policy; political economy and economic development; energy economics; transport theory; labour market theory; economic economics; economics of sustainable business; imperialism; social capital. sustainable economic development policy in developing countries; climate change. Dr Hassan Hakimian BSc (London) MPhil DPhil (Sussex) Dr Ioana Negru BA (Romania), MA (Paris), Human resources; demography; trade policy and PhD (Nottingham) regional integration; energy and natural resources Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Economics with reference to the MENA region. and economic methodology, scientific pluralism, heterodox economics, ethics and economics, Professor Jane Harrigan BA (Oxon) MPhil (Cantab) Methodology and Philosophy of Austrian PhD (Manchester) economics, Economics of Altruism and Gift, International financial flows; IMF and World Bank Methodology of Macroeconomics and Ecological programmes in developing countries; the political and green economics. economy of economic liberalisation in the Middle East and North Africa; food policies in Sub- Professor Duo Qin MA (London) DPhil (Oxon) Saharan Africa. History and methodology of econometrics; macroeconometrics applied to economic Dr Deborah Johnston BA MPhil (Cantab) development. PhD (London) Analysis and measurement of poverty; the working Dr Matteo Rizzo BA (L’Orientale) MSc PhD of rural labour markets; agrarian change and rural (London) development; the socio-economic impact of HIV Economics of Africa: agrarian change and rural and AIDS. development; urbanisation and informal labour markets; privatisation and economic deregulation. Professor Massoud Karshenas BSc (Econ) MSc (Econ) (London) PhD (Cantab) Professor Jan Toporowski BSc MSc (Econ) PhD Middle East: oil and economic development; (Birmingham) diffusion of new technologies; labour markets Macroeconomics; monetary policy; Kalecki and and structural adjustment; intersectoral resource post- Keynesian economics; credit cycles; the flows, environment. Franc Zone. Professor Mushtaq Khan BA (Oxon) MPhil PhD Dr Ulrich Volz MSc PhD ( Berlin) (Cantab) International finance; open economy South and South East Asia: institutional economics macroeconomics; financial market development and political economy; the economics of rent- and stability; development and transition seeking, corruption and patron-client networks; economics; global economic governance; late industrialisation and the state. East Asian financial markets. Professor Costas Lapavitsas BSc (Econ) Dr Elisa Van Waeyenberge BA (KUL Belgium) MSc MSc (Econ) PhD (London) PhD (London) Japan: theory of banking and finance; history of Political economy of aid and policy reform in economic thought; the Japanese financial system. low-income countries; the international financial institutions; development policy and theory; Dr Dic Lo BSc (Econ) (Chinese, H.K.) macroeconomics and research methods. MA (East Anglia) PhD (Leeds) China: industry and trade in China; late industrialisation; the Soviet-type economic system and transformation.

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MSc MSc Development Economics with Economics Reference to Africa

If you are interested in developing the technical Taught by experts within the field of and analytical skills that could lead you to the development economics across Africa, this next stage of your professional or academic programme provides the ideal framework for career, this programme offers the complete students wishing to enhance their specialist package. knowledge. Our experts will help you develop the problem- Whether you are a professional economist, or solving skills valued by governments, international a student with ambitions for PhD research, this agencies and NGOs, and essential for those degree allows you to benefit from SOAS’s world- wishing to pursue the PhD route. renowned expertise and gives you access to an unparalleled wealth of resources. SOAS takes a unique approach to economics, exploring things from a development perspective, Structure: which means you will learn to apply economic Students take taught courses, consisting of four theory to the principles of economic analysis and full units, including an 8,000-word dissertation. in the context of designing economic policy. All students take core courses in macro, micro, quantitative methods, growth and development, Structure: and the economics of African countries. All Students take taught courses, consisting of four students must complete the Basic Mathematics full units, including an 8,000-word dissertation. and Statistics course before starting the core All students take core courses in macro, micro, courses. A full list of courses can be found on quantitative methods of growth and development. page 120. All students must complete the Basic Mathematics and Statistics course before starting the core courses. A full list of courses can be found on page 120.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree in Economics honours degree (or equivalent) (or equivalent) in Economics Convenor Convenor Professor Mushtaq Khan Dr Deborah Johnston

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MSc MSc Economics with Economics with Reference to Environment Reference to South Asia and Development

The effects of development on the environment Designed for students and professionals seeking and access to resources is one of the greatest to concentrate on regional economics, this challenges of modern times. With a keen focus programme offers access to SOAS’s finest on global economies, we have responded by expertise and resources on South Asia. creating a degree that will equip you with You will learn to apply the principles of economic the confidence and skills to address these analysis to the design of economic policy, while challenges. developing highly sought after technical and You will delve into the links between some of analytical skills. For aspiring PhD students, this today’s most urgent areas of study – development degree will give you the skills and knowledge to economics and political economy – and explore reach your goals. contemporaneous issues such as climate change, Structure: international environmental agreements, resource Students take taught courses, consisting of four exploitation, deforestation and the political full units, including an 8,000-word dissertation. economy of agriculture and food. All students take core courses in macro, micro, Structure: quantitative methods, growth and development, Students take taught courses, consisting of four and the economic development of South Asia. All full units, including an 8,000-word dissertation. students must complete the Basic Mathematics Core courses cover growth and the environment, and Statistics course before starting the core sustainability, resources and exploitation, and courses. A full list of courses can be found on property rights. A full list of courses can be found page 121. on page 120.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Duration Two or three years (part-time, One calendar year (full-time) daytime only) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme September intake only Start of programme September intake only Entry requirements At least upper second class Entry requirements or equivalent in Economics Minimum upper second-class or a joint degree containing honours degree (or equivalent) Economics in Economics Convenor Convenor Dr Risa Morimoto Professor Mushtaq Khan

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MSc MSc Economics with Economics with Reference to the Asia Reference to the Pacific Region Middle East

Access to some of the most distinguished Whether you are looking to bolster your skills as experts in the field, coupled with a high standard a practising economist, or you simply want the of technical and analytical training, makes this best education possible regarding the economies programme the logical choice for professionals of the Middle East, this programme has it all. and students alike. Approaching economics from a developmental We will show you how to apply the principles of perspective, combined with access to substantive economic analysis to the design of economic resources and open lectures by leading experts, policy with reference to the Asia Pacific Region, you will explore economic practices, policies and and help you acquire the skills and knowledge that theories, ensuring you leave with a solid technical form the bedrock of a solid career in the industry and analytical understanding. or academia. Structure: In addition, you will gain access to a huge range Taught courses, consisting of four full units, of open lectures on topics relating to this region including an 8,000-word dissertation. All students throughout SOAS. take core courses in macro, micro, quantitative methods, growth and development, economics Structure: of the Middle East. All students must complete the Students take taught courses, consisting of four Basic Mathematics and Statistics course before full units, including an 8,000-word dissertation. starting the core courses. A full list of courses can All students take core courses in macro, micro, be found on page 121. quantitative methods, growth and development, economics of the Asia Pacific Region. All students must complete the Basic Mathematics and Statistics course before starting the core courses. A full list of courses can be found on page 121.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) in Economics in Economics Convenor Convenor Dr Uli Volz Professor Massoud Karshenas

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MSc MSc Finance and Political Economy of Development Development

If you are interested in understanding how SOAS has a long history of attracting scholars national and international financial policies and and partner organisations keen not only to practices impact on economic development, cement their knowledge in the discipline, but to this programme will give you a unique insight contribute to efforts to advance it. Hence this by drawing on SOAS’s renowned expertise in the programme is the latest addition to a portfolio political economy of finance. of Masters programmes designed for economists who want to concentrate on applied theory and It is the ideal grounding for anyone working, or to expand their regional expertise. wishing to work, for international organisations and/or in financial institutions, as it combines pure Structure: theory of finance with development economics Students take eight course modules taught by and the political economy of finance. lectures, classes and tutorials and an 8,000 word dissertation. Core units vary each year but include Structure: Agriculture, Finance, the Environment, Industry Students take taught courses, consisting of four and International Macro- and Microeconomics. full units, including an 8,000 word dissertation A full list of courses can be found on page 122. relating to finance and development. Core courses cover macroeconomics, microeconomics, quantitative methods, international finance, corporate finance, derivatives and capital markets, and financial systems in the context of economic development. All students must complete the Basic Mathematics and Statistics course before starting the core courses. A full list of courses can be found on page 121.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Duration Start of programme One calendar year (full-time) September intake only Two or Three years (part-time, Entry requirements daytime only) At least upper second class Start of programme or equivalent in Economics September intake only or a joint degree containing Economics plus work Entry requirements experience in financial markets Good undergraduate degree in, and development or including, Economics Convenor Convenor Professor Jan Toporowski Professor Mushtaq Khan

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MSc Research for Graduate Diploma in International Economics Development

Exploration of development issues requires Are you looking to change or pursue a a mind that is both intellectually and new career? Do you have the ambition and creatively engaged – this newly established determination to fast-track your way into interdisciplinary degree is designed to help you economics with the help of some of the UK’s excel in both areas. most distinguished scholars? If so, this diploma offers a unique route into the field of economics. Drawing on the expertise within our Economics and Development Studies departments, this In the space of a single academic year, you will programme will equip you with the theoretical master the major areas of economic theory and and analytic tools to look at how theory and technique, which normally takes three years. This practice unfold in international development. will see you developing a solid understanding By the time you leave, you will be adept at using of the main topics, beginning with a condensed statistical methods for social sciences, you will introduction to the fundamental concepts of be able to express statistical results clearly and micro and macroeconomics. coherently and promote the critical reading of You will also be given a rigorous, systematic statistics within the development of literature. This and comprehensive overview of the theories, degree is funded and supported by The Economic concepts, techniques and skills. You may take this and Social Research Council as part of the either as a stand-alone qualification, or a bridge Bloomsbury Doctoral Training Centre. between undergraduate and postgraduate study. Structure Structure: Students take three taught courses, including Students take four courses including three a year-long core course in research methods core courses in Microeconomic Analysis, entitled Battlefields of Method, and two half- Macroeconomic Analysis and Quantitative year courses in research methods in political Techniques or Econometrics. The programme economy – Research Methods I and II, plus a includes a three week pre-sessional course 13,000-dissertation. An optional, non-assessed starting in early September prior to the beginning course can be taken, Economics for Beginners, of the main course. A full list of courses can be introducing the basic concepts of micro and found on page 122. macroeconomics, development economics, statistics and econometrics. A full list of courses can be found on page 122.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two years (part-time, daytime daytime only) only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class An upper second class degree honours degree (or equivalent). (or equivalent). Other relevant Relevant work experience may experience, including good also be considered qualifications in a less relevant subject area, may be considered Convenor Dr Elisa Van Waeyenberge and Convenor Dr Matteo Rizzo Dr Uli Volz

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MSc Global Economic Governance and Policy

This new programme builds on the unique combination of expertise that characterises SOAS. Designed for professionals and graduates from other disciplines with a keen interest in global economic policy, this programme will take you on a comprehensive journey covering policy analysis, regional economics and critical theoretical perspectives. Through study and critical evaluation, you will gain a high standard of training in economic policy issues, including their design and solutions, and their foundation in the evolution of economic theory and methods. Critical discussion is central to all SOAS programmes and as such, you will explore how policies apply to real-world situations, delving into issues of implementation and monitoring. Structure: Students take two dedicated core courses – on global economic policy debates and analysis, and on institutional and governance debates about economic development and growth – and up to two optional courses from across a range of SOAS departments plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 123.

Duration One calendar year (full-time), two years (part-time, day-time only) Start of programme September Entry requirements An upper second honours degree in a relevant subject or discipline (UK), CGPA 3.3 for universities with a selective entry policy and CGPA 3.5 for universities with a non-selective entry policy, equivalent undergraduate degree classification from other countries. Relevant professional experience will be taken into consideration Convenor Professor Mushtaq Khan Photo from SOAS Photo Competition, 2012-13

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Optional courses for MSc Economics with Reference to Africa the Department of Core Courses: Economics –– Macroeconomics –– Microeconomics Please find below a list of courses for all –– Growth & development programmes in the department of Economics that –– Quantitative methods I were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are –– Quantitative methods II available every year and new courses may become –– Dissertation for MSc Economics programmes available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer Regional courses: in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website: –– African economies 1: Applied Microeconomic www.soas.ac.uk/economics Analysis –– African Economies 2: Applied Macroeconomic Analysis MSc Development Economics –– Economics of Environment and Development –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Finance Core courses: –– Financial Systems and Economic Development –– Macroeconomics –– History of Economic Analysis –– Microeconomics –– International Economics 1 –– Growth & development –– International Economics 2 –– Quantitative methods I –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food –– Quantitative methods II –– Marxist Political Economy and World –– Dissertation for MSc Economics programmes Development –– Political Economy of Institutions Regional courses: subject to availability, but not –– Quantitative Methods III two regional options from the same region –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy –– African Economies 1: Applied Microeconomic Analysis –– African Economies 2: Applied Macroeconomic MSc Economics with Reference to Analysis –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 1 Environment and Development –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 2 –– Economic Development of South Asia a) the Core Courses Macroeconomy –– Economics of Environment and Development –– Economic Development of South Asia b) Major –– Macroeconomics Sectors & the International –– Microeconomics –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food Region 1 –– Quantitative Methods I –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– Quantitative Methods II Region 2 –– Dissertation for MSc Economics programmes Optional courses: And two from the following: –– Economics of Environment and Development –– African Economies 1: Applied Microeconomic –– Financial Systems and Economic Development Analysis –– History of Economic Analysis –– African Economies 2: Applied Macroeconomic –– International Economics 1 Analysis –– International Economics 2 –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 1 –– Marxist Political Economy and World –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 2 Development –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Finance –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– Political economy of institutions Region 1 –– Quantitative Methods III –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy Region 2 –– Economic Development of South Asia a) the Macroeconomy

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–– Economic Development of South Asia b) Major Regional courses: Sectors & the International –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– Financial Systems and Economic Development Region 1 –– Growth & Development –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– History of Economic Analysis Region 2 –– International Economics 1 Choose one from the following: –– International Economics 2 –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Finance –– Marxist Political Economy and World –– Economics of Environment and Development Development –– Financial Systems and Economic Development –– Political Economy of Institutions –– History of Economic Analysis –– Quantitative Methods III –– International Economics 1 –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy –– International Economics 2 –– Marxist Political Economy and World MSc Economics with reference to Development –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food South Asia –– Political Economy of Institutions –– Quantitative Methods III Core Courses –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy –– Macroeconomics –– Microeconomics –– Growth & development MSc Economics with Reference to –– Quantitative Methods I the Middle East –– Quantitative Methods II –– Dissertation for MSc Economics Programmes Core Courses Choose two of the following regional courses: –– Macroeconomics –– Economic Development of South Asia a) the –– Microeconomics Macroeconomy –– Growth & Development –– Economic Development of South Asia b) Major –– Quantitative Methods I Sectors & the International –– Quantitative Methods II –– Dissertation for MSc Economics Programmes And one from the following: –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Choose two of the following regional courses: Finance –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 1 –– Economics of Environment and Development –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 2 –– International Economics 1 And one from the following: –– Financial Systems and Economic Development –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Finance –– History of Economic Analysis –– Economics of Environment and Development –– International Economics 2 –– Financial Systems and Economic Development –– Marxist Political Economy and World –– History of Economic Analysis Development –– International Economics 1 –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food –– International Economics 2 –– Political economy of institutions –– Marxist Political Economy and World –– Quantitative Methods III Development –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food –– Political Economy of Institutions MSc Economics with reference to –– Quantitative Methods III –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy the Asia Pacific Region

Core Courses: MSc Finance and Development –– Macroeconomics –– Microeconomics All courses are compulsory: –– Growth & Development –– Microeconomics –– Quantitative Methods I –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Finance –– Quantitative Methods II –– Financial Systems and Economic Development –– Dissertation for MSc Economics Programmes –– Quantitative Methods I

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–– Dissertation for MSc Economics Programmes –– Statistical Research Techniques in International –– Macroeconomics –– Development –– International Economics 2 –– Research Methods in International Development –– Quantitative Methods II Optional courses –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy –– Agriculture and Rural Development in –– Development Practice (MSc RID) MSc Political Economy of ––Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and Development in a Time of Climate Change Development (MSc RID) ––Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks Core courses and Informal Work (MSc RID) –– Growth & Development –– Gender and International Development –– Political Economy of Institutions (MSc RID) –– Statistical Research Techniques –– Marxist Political Economy and Global –– Research Methods –– Development (MSc RID) –– Dissertation for MSc Economics Programmes –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– Development (MSc RID) Choose four from the following: –– Rural Livelihoods, Contested Natural Resources –– African Economies 1: Applied Microeconomic and Globalisation (MSc RID) Analysis –– Security (MSc RID) –– African economies 2: Applied Macroeconomic –– Social Movements, Civil Society and Analysis Development (MSc RID) –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 1 –– The Working Poor and Development (MSc RID) –– Applied Economics of the Middle East 2 –– War to Peace Transitions (MSc RID) –– Economic Development of South Asia a) the –– Water Resources: Justice and Governance Macroeconomy (MSc RID) –– Economic Development of South Asia b) Major –– Water Resources: Conflict and Governance Sectors & the International (MSc RID) –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– African Economic Development 1 (MSc RID) Region 1 –– African Economic Development 2 (MSc RID) –– Economic Development of the Asia Pacific –– Economic Development and Financial Systems Region 2 (MSc RID) –– Capital Markets, Derivatives & Corporate Finance –– Economic Development in South Asia a) the –– Economics of Environment and Development Macroeconomy (MSc RID) –– Financial Systems and Economic Development –– Economic Development in South Asia b) Major –– History of Economic Analysis Sectors and the International Economy –– International Economics 1 (MSc RID) –– International Economics 2 –– Economic Issues of the Environment and –– Macroeconomics Development (MSc RID) –– Marxist Political Economy and World –– Macroeconomic Theories and Techniques Development (MSc RID) –– Microeconomics –– Microeconomic Theory and Techniques –– Quantitative Methods I (MSc RID) –– Quantitative Methods II –– Themes and Approaches in the Political –– Political Economy of Agriculture and Food –– Economy of Institutions (MSc RID) –– Theory of Financial Institutions & Policy –– Gender in the Middle East (MSc RID)

MSc Research for International Graduate Diploma in Economics Development One optional course from the following: Core courses –– Issues in Development Economics (Diploma) ––Battlefields fo Method: Approaches to –– International Economics (Diploma) International Development Research (MSc RID) –– Banking and Finance (Diploma) –– Dissertation in Research Methods for –– International Development

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MSc Global Economic Governance –– Management in China 2 – International and Policy Perspectives –– Management in Japan I –– Risk Management Core Courses –– Topics in the Chinese Economy –– Global Economic Governance 1: Global Economic Policy Debates and Analysis School of Law –– Global Economic Governance 2: Institutional –– Foundations of International Law and Governance Debates on Economic –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: Development and Growth Copyright in the Global Village –– Dissertation in Global Economic Governance –– International and Comparative Corporate Law and Policy –– International Environmental Law –– International Trade Law Economics Department: Students will be –– Law and International Inequality: Critical Legal eligible to take any of the postgraduate courses Analysis of Political Economy from Colonialism offered in the Economics Department, pending to Globalisation permission by the course convenors on the basis –– Law of International Finance of the students’ prior academic qualifications in –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law economics. –– Law and Natural Resources Development Studies Department –– World Trade Organisation Law –– Aid and Development Politics –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural –– China and International Politics Poverty –– Conflict, Rights and Justice –– Issues in Forced Migration –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the –– Borders and Development Caucasus –– Civil Society, Social Movements and the –– Government and Politics in Africa Development Process –– Government and Politics of modern South Asia –– Natural Resources, Development and Change: –– Government and Politics of modern South Asia Putting Critical Analysis into Practice –– Government and Politics of Modern South East –– Development Practice Asia –– Environment, Governance and Development –– International Politics of East Asia –– Extractive Industries, Energy, Biofuels and –– International Politics of Human Rights Development in a Time of Climate Change –– International Politics of Africa –– Gender and Development –– International Politics of the Middle East –– Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks –– Northeast Asian Politics: Japan, Korea and and Informal Work Taiwan –– Migration and Policy –– State and Development in Asia and Africa –– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– State & Society in Asia & Africa Development (MSc RID) ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process –– Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and –– Security Governance Development –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations –– Security –– State and Society in Central Asia and the –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development Caucasus –– The Working Poor and Development –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– Water and Development: Conflict and –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An Governance Interdisciplinary Perspective Department of Financial and Management Studies (DeFiMs) –– Corporate Finance –– Corporate Governance –– Cross-cultural Management –– International Business Strategy –– International Human Resource Management –– International Management –– International Marketing –– Management in China 1 – Domestic Perspectives

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The Centre for Film Studies

The increasing globalisation of the film industry demands a transnational intellectual filter through which scholars can engage with image culture. The multi-cultured hub that is London, combined with the multi-layered expertise of SOAS, makes our Centre ideally suited to meet this challenge. Launched in 2012, the SOAS Centre for Film Studies promotes the disciplines of Film and Screen Studies in relation to Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. We are driven by the desire to forge closer links with industry so as to bridge the gap between academia and practice, and in turn, to create an open platform where staff and students can collaborate with other institutions. Our central London location means that we are at the heart of a prolific filmmaking industry. Overview Animators, post-production companies, critics and distributors will all be on your doorstep, www.soas.ac.uk/film-studies while countless film festivals, cultural events and Faculty exhibitions will be on hand to inspire and inform Languages and Cultures your studies. We actively seek to promote research and Number of staff teaching on the transnational, transcultural and 11 multi-media nature of the image in the twentieth Taught Master’s degrees and twenty-first centuries. By joining our - MA Global Cinemas and the community of proficient enthusiasts, you can help Transcultural page 127 steer a new direction in the critical and theoretical See also debates that are shaping the film and screen - MA programmes in the Centre studies beyond Hollywood and the European for Media Studies page 64 industries.

124 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Lois Barnett MPhil/PhD Film Studies I’ve been here for five years now, taking my BA and MA here before embarking on my PhD studies, so I’ve obviously had a good experience! I’d describe this time as enriching, opening my eyes to the best scholarship from around the world. It may sound clichéd, but the Centre for Film Studies really does feel like a nurturing family. Throughout my time here, the Centre’s staff and PhD students were incredibly supportive and welcoming. The faculty here are incredible, inspirational people, and I have been inspired by so many academics here over the past five years. SOAS has allowed me to achieve more than I ever believed I was capable of - if someone had told me five years ago that I would be studying towards a PhD now, I would have been surprised! It has set me on a path of investigative thought which I hope to continue pursuing for the rest of my life.

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Research opportunities: l The Centre for Film Studies offers a prestigious understand the world research degree programme and welcomes informal approaches about suitable topics and supervisors. l The Centre is involved in a number of l The Centre provides a vibrant intellectual home interdisciplinary research programmes, for research students with an interest in film and informed by a series of regular symposia, screen studies. conferences and events. l Our aim is to promote the work of Near and Middle Eastern, African and Asian filmmakers, animators, media critics, theorists and thinkers.

Academics and their research areas Dr Ben Murtagh BA MA PhD (London) Traditional Malay and modern Indonesian literature; history of Indonesia; film in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines; gender and sexuality in Indonesia. Dr Isolde Standish BA (Ballarat) BA PhD (London) Chair of the Centre for Film Studies with specific Professor Wen-Chin Ouyang BA BEd (Tripoli) MA reference to Japan and Korea. MPhil PhD (Columbia) Critical theory with special reference to film; the Professor Rachel Dwyer BA (London) MPhil (Oxon) production of meaning located in semiological PhD (London) systems constructed around word, image and sound. Hindi cinema; Indian popular culture; Indian film; Hinduism; new middle-classes; Mumbai/ Bombay; Dr Xiaoning Lu BA (Nanjing) MA (Fudan) PhD Gujarati language and literature; Gujarati diaspora, (Stony Brook) especially UK and East Africa; comparative Indian Chinese cinemas; film history and criticism; literature. literary theory. Dr Rachel V Harrison BA PhD (London) Dr Marle Hammond BA MA MPhil PhD (Columbia) Modern Thai cinema and literature; culture and Classical and Modern Arabic literature and poetics; gender studies with reference to Thailand; literary Egyptian and Arabic cinemas; women’s writing; criticism and South East Asian literatures in a folkloric narrative. comparative context; Western film set in South Dr Stephen P Hughes BA (Lewiston) MA PhD East Asia. (Chicago) Dr Lindiwe Dovey BA (Harvard) PhD (Cantab) The study of south India in terms of the social and African film and video; literary adaptation in Africa; cultural history of silent cinema audiences; the filmic mediations of African performance arts historical conjuncture of sound and modernity; (music, dance, theatre); contemporary film theory Tamil cinema, religion and politics. and ‘World Cinema’; representations of exile, Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad BA MA (Queensland) immigration and violence; structures of African PhD (London) film production, distribution and exhibition; The politics of Iranian cinema in relation to its African film festivals. post-revolutionary context. Dr Rossella Ferrari BA (Venice) MA PhD (London) Contemporary Chinese Drama and film, theory and practice of the avant-garde; transnational Chinese culture.

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MA Optional courses in the Global Cinemas and the Centre for Film Studies

Transcultural Please note that not all courses listed below will be offered every year, and new courses may become available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please see our Regional cinema offers enormous untapped website: www.soas.ac.uk/film-studies potential for students looking for an education that goes beyond the mainstream. This programme affords you the chance to explore MA in Global Cinemas and the geographical and theoretical topographies that Transcultural stretch far beyond Europe and America. Not only will you explore how cinema is produced Compulsory Core Course and received, you will delve deeper into the local/ –– Cinema, Nation and the Transcultural global, inter-cultural contexts of cinema in the post-modern world. Compulsory courses in Cinemas of Asia and There are opportunities to specialise in regional Africa cinemas from Japan to Africa, which you might Each student is also required to take at least ONE also combine with an ethnological or Asian or course (comprising either one whole course or African language course to advance your social or two half-courses) in Cinemas of Asia and Africa cultural knowledge of a given region. Alternatively, from section two below. you may wish to take advantage of our links –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the with the University of London Screen Studies Age of Festivals Group and take an elective course at Birkbeck, –– Aspects of African film and video 1 Goldsmiths, Kings, Queen Mary or UCL. –– Film and Society in the Middle East Structure: –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Taught courses up to the value of three full –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context units, plus a dissertation. All students take the –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues compulsory course in Cinema, Nation and the –– Iranian Cinema Transcultural. –– Issues in the Anthropology of Film –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- Garde –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora Optional Courses: Students may take up to one full course or equivalent from the following list: –– Emerging digital cultures in Asia and Africa – Duration Theory and Practice One calendar year (full-time) –– Japanese Television since 1953 Two or three years (part-time, –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National daytime only) Communication Start of programme –– Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies September intake only –– Curating Africa: African Film and Video in the Age of Festivals Entry requirements –– Culture and Society of China Minimum upper second-class –– Culture and Society of East Africa honours degree (or equivalent) –– Culture and Society of Japan Convenor –– Culture and Society of South Asia Dr Isolde Standish –– Culture and Society of South East Asia

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–– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East UCL –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– These modules are subject to confirmation: –– Media Production Skills Nordic Cinema: Contextualising Dreyer, –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture Bergman and Dogme (Term 1); The French and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) New Wave: Cahier Cinema (Term 1) Genre in Italian Cinema (Term 2); Spanish Film (Term 2); Courses from the following MA programmes New Argentina Cinemas (Term 2); How to make offered by affiliated colleges in the University of an 8-minute documentary (Term 2); Political London Cinema (Term 2); Film Exhibition (Term 2); –– MA in the History of Film and Visual Media Theories and Practices of Film (Term 2); The (Birkbeck College) Idea of Documentary (Term 2); Russian Cinema: –– MA Film Studies (Queen Mary) Epochs and Genres (Term 2) –– MA Screen Studies (Goldsmiths) Queen Mary –– MA Contemporary Cinema Cultures (King’s –– Paris on the Screen (Term 1) Films of Powell & College) Pressburger (Term 2); Moving Landscapes: the –– MA Film Studies (UCL) Berlin School in an International Context (Term 2); Hollywood and the 2nd World War (Term 2) SOAS students may take up to one half-unit (0.5) course from the list below subject to availability Institute of Education and approval from the course convenor. –– Moving Image Production (Term 1) Digital Games, Play and Creativity (Term 2) Language Birkbeck course (subject to availability) –– British Film and Television 1960-85 (Term 1); European Cinema at the Crossroads (Term 1); Exhibiting the Moving Image: Theory and Context (Term 1); Film Festivals (Term 2; this course includes a 10 day field trip); Global Television (Term 2); Exploring the Language of Image and Sound (Term 2); Contemporary American Cinema (Term 2) Goldsmiths –– Strategies of World Cinema (Term 1); Archaeology of the Moving Image (Term 1) Politics of the Audiovisual (Term 2); Experimental Media (Term 2); Contemporary Screen Narratives (Term 2); Representing Reality (Term 2) Kings College –– Cinema the City (Term 1); Popular European Cinema (Term 1); Cinema and War (Term 1); Film History and the Cinema Experience (Term 1); Analysing Film Performance: Comedy (Term 1); Experimental Film and Philosophy (Term 1) Exploitation Cinema (Term 2); Thinking Cinema: Theory, Philosophy, Ethics (Term 2); Cinema and Sentiment (Term 2); London Film Cultures (Term 2); The Moving Image in Art (Term 2)

Image, right: Statue of celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher, Thiruvalluvar; a feature of the campus since 1996.

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The Department of Financial and Management Studies

Overview www.soas.ac.uk/defims

Faculty Law and Social Sciences DeFiMS is one of the UK’s leading Departments Number of staff for the study of finance and management, Academic 30 ranked 6th in the latest Guardian University Teaching and Scholarship League table for Business, Management and (fractional) 11 Marketing subjects, with outstanding student Taught Master’s degrees satisfaction scores and an excellent research - MSc International ranking. Management (China) page 135 Our reputation is rooted in a long tradition - MSc International of management research dating from Edith Management (Japan) page 135 Penrose’s pioneering work in the 1950s on the - MSc International theory of the growth of the firm, the operations Management (Middle East and of large international corporations, oil companies, North Africa) page 136 patents, innovation and economic development. - MSc Finance and Financial Law That international tradition and breadth of analysis page 136 is still present today with our current focus on - MSc Public Policy and international finance and management. Management page 137 - MSc Public Financial Studying international management and Management page 137 finance at SOAS will allow you to develop a - MRes Finance and truly international perspective and an unrivalled Management page 138 understanding of key issues shaping international See also business strategy, the performance of companies - Finance and Development and the growth of economies in today’s global page 117 economy.

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Our central London campus is within walking distance of the City of London, one of the world’s largest fi nancial districts.

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Research opportunities: l  Leadership; l Youth and business enterprise in Japan; l Human resource management in Japan; l International business strategy; l Japanese management practices and corporate l  Multinational enterprises; performance; l Industrialisation and economic growth in China; l Oil-rich countries in the MENA region; l Finance in China and Japan; l  Corporate governance; l Innovation: determinants and effects; l Trust and business relationships; l International Mergers and Acquisitions; l  Cross-cultural management; l Efficiencyf o banks and financial markets; l The theory of the growth of the firm, the l Corporate finance and finance in MENA; resource-based view of the firm; l Public sector management and public financial l Investment and growth; management; l Banking in China l Monetary policy and macroeconomic policy in l Diversity in financial services and financial South Africa; stability l  Sustainable accounting; l Marketing in single and multi-cultural contexts l Regional innovation systems; l Marketing and business strategy

Employability Boston Consulting Group, Ernst and Young, the Italian Institute of Culture (Tokyo), Panasonic, Sony, HSBC, Wison Engineering (China), Rosneff What skills can I develop? (Petro-chemical company, Russia), Zuellig A SOAS, University of London Masters degree Pharma (Pharmaceutical company, Hong Kong), in International Management or Finance and Telefonica (Spain), GEG (Germany), Dealogic (UK), Financial Law provides you with a unique Xtract Research (UK), Strategie One (UK), UNIDO international understanding enabling you to work (China), Lloyds Bank (UK), Euro Money Institutional in a global, multi-cultural context. The portfolio Investor, ThyssenKrupp, Gulf Keystone Petroleum, of skills gained includes: the ability to think Standard Chartered Bank (Dubai), UAE Embassy from first principles and formulate appropriate London, Saudi Aramco and University of Oxford.. financial, business and management strategies What do graduates do? in a global context; analysis and interpretation of Recent roles have included: Management qualitative and quantitative empirical evidence; Consultants, Equity Research, Global Banking, interpreting case studies; combining theory and Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, evidence to draw policy conclusions for a wide Financial Journalist, Business Journalist, Tax range of business and non-business organisations Specialist, Marketing and Event Organisation, including governments. Digital Image Marketing, (Sony), MENA Business Who do graduates work for? Analyst Dubai, Business Manager, NGO Official, Graduates have recently been employed by the Investment Adviser, Linguist, PhD research, Financial Times, Credit Suisse, KPMG (Japan), University Research Officer.

Academics and their research areas Dr Richard Alexander MA (Cantab) Dip (City) PhD (London) Combating of financial crime - money laundering, Dr Ibrahim Absag PhD (Nottingham) corruption; Asset recovery/forfeiture; Securities International Business-to-Business Relationships, law and regulation; Banking regulation. Management and Performance; Brand Relationship and Management; Online and Virtual Marketing.

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Professor Robert F Ash BA MSc (Econ) PhD Dr Alberto Feduzi BA Doc (Rome III) PhD (Cantab) (London) Strategic and organizational decision making; China’s economic development in the 20th Project management under high uncertainty; and 21st centuries; evolution of ‘Greater China’; behavioural economics and the behavioural economic development of Taiwan and cross-Strait foundations of strategy. economic relations. Dr Maurizio Fiaschetti BSc, PhD (Rome-Tor Dr Alberto Asquer Econ (Cagliari) MSc (London) Vergata) PhD (Salerno) PhD (London) Determinants of long term-savings, finance, Public management: strategy, innovation and banking and pension funds; applied econometrics, public service delivery; Public policy: theories of consumption, savings and behavioural economics; the policy process, policy capacity, policy analysis; determinants of a we-thinking approach and well- Regulation and governance: regulatory policy and being expenditure preferences. regulatory reform of infrastructure and utilities. Mr Norman Flynn BA (Econ) (Sussex) MA (Econ) Professor Reinhard Bachmann PhD (Dortmund) (Newcastle) Strategic Management, Organizational Analysis Management in government; government-society and Comparative Management. The role of relationships; performance management. social mechanisms (trust, power etc.) and Dr Matthew Haigh BCom MCom PhD (Macquarie) societal influences (institutional arrangements, CA CISA cultural traditions) on the structure and strategic Environmental regulation and communications; organization of business relationships. Behavioural norms in the banking sector; Efforts Dr Hong Bo BA MA (Lanzhou) MSc (LSE) PhD of the ‘socially responsible investment’ field to (Groningen) gain credibility; Consumers’ aspirations in respect Firm investment decisions under uncertainty; of ethical investment products; Regulation capital market imperfections; corporate finance; applicable to financial products constructed by corporate governance; finance in China. reference to social considerations. Dr Senija Causevic M.Oecc (Croatia) MA Dr Ben Hardy BVMS (Edinburgh) MBA, MPhil, PhD (Westminster) PhD (Strathclyde) (Cantab), MRCVS Commodification and appropriation of cultural Morale in organisations; linguistic ambiguity in heritage; Country/destination branding; management research; the bodily impact of Luxury branding; Critical marketing, critique of social phenomena and social impact of bodily consumerism and imagination of the east-west phenomena; the role of hormones in risk binaries. perception. Dr Ben Daley BSc (Sheffield) MSc (Birmingham) Professor Laurence Harris BSc (Econ) MSc (Econ) PhD (James Cook) (London)) [CEDEP] Environmental change; environmental Financial sector growth and change; Central history; environment and development. banking; Financial markets in macroeconomics. Professor Andrew Dorward BA (Oxon) PhD Dr Eunsuk Hong BA BBA MBA (Korea) MSc PhD (Reading) (London) [CEDEP] Agricultural input subsidies in low income Foreign Direct Investment; Chinese economy/ countries; Food prices and sustainable agriculture management; Spatial determinants of economic/ and food systems; Agriculture – health linkages in business activities. smallholder agriculture. Dr Linda Hsieh BA (Sheffield) MSc (Reading) PhD Professor Ciaran Driver BE (NUI) MA (Lums) MSc (Birmingham) (London) PhD (CNAA) Internationalisation of SMEs, decision making Theories of corporate governance; Capital nodes, sources of information and networks; investment and R&D; Economic policy. International Strategic Alliances (SAs), post- formation dynamics of SAs, renegotiation, Professor Bassam Fattouh BA (Beirut) MSc PhD adaption and change in governance post SA (London) formation. Management in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), managerial systems and management Professor Gerhard Kling PhD (Tuebingen) of renewable and non-renewable resources in Corporate Governance in China; Mergers & the Middle East; energy economics; financial Acquisitions: Theory and empirical evidence; economics; Islamic banking and finance. Internationalization of Chinese companies.

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Dr Tolulola Lawal Bsc (Ogun State) MSc Dr Yoshikatsu Shinozawa BA (HOSEI) MBA (LBS), (Birmingham) PhD (Imperial) ACA, ACIB PhD (Nottingham) MBA (London Business School) Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance; PhD (Nottingham) Market based accounting research (the Mutual Fund / Unit Trust, Financial Management relationship between accounting choices/ in Japan, Management (including corporate disclosures and stock market variables). governance) of Financial Institutions. Dr Helen Macnaughtan BA (Waikato) MA PhD Professor Laurence Smith BSc (Cranfield) MSc (London) (London) Japanese economy; employment of women in [CEDEP] Water resource management and policy; Japan; role of women’s sport in Japan. agricultural development. Dr Federico Mucciarelli Law (Bologna) LLM Professor Laixiang Sun BSc MSc (Peking) PhD (Heidelberg) Doctorate (Brescia) (Inst Soc Studies) Takeover regulation; Corporate law and corporate Corporate finance and governance; comparative governance; International corporate and economics; integrated modeling; business insolvency law; Law and politics. management; Chinese economy. Dr Mark Neal BA (Reading) PhD (Bournemouth) Dr Gary Schwartz LLM/CBA (Northwestern) MBA Management and leadership in the Middle East (Chicago) MPA (Harvard) PhD (WHU) and South East Asia; corruption; tourism; business The effectiveness and efficiency of organisations; education and poverty reduction; sustainable public administration issues, leadership and development in MENA and SE Asia. the boundaries of organisations and sectors; transactions cost theory and the design of Dr Andrew Newsham PhD organisational support activities in the public and [CEDEP] The role of locally held knowledge in private sectors. climate change adaptation in Africa and Latin America; Vulnerability to climate impacts; Dr Damian Tobin BA MBS Econ (Limerick) PhD Conservation and development. (London) Hong Kong’s financial system; Renminbi Professor Christine Oughton BA (UEA) PhD Internationalisation, banks and monetary policy (Cantab) in China; Economic modernisation, the State and National and Regional Innovation Systems; living standards in China since 1949; Enterprise Ownership, Corporate Governance, Regulation Management reforms in China, especially in the and Diversity, including in the Finance Sector and oil sector. in the Football Industry; Complexity Economics and Environmental Sustainability. Dr Tuukka Toivonen BSc (Ritsumeikan) MSc (Oxford) PhD (Oxford) Dr Nigel Poole BSc MSc PhD (London) Organisational sociology; social innovation [CEDEP] Agribusiness; supply-chain management. and entrepreneurship; collaborative innovation Mr Colin Poulton BA (Oxon) MSc (London) communities and networks; the emergence of [CEDEP] Food policy, agricultural growth and alternative organisational models and institutional poverty reduction. frameworks; youth-led social entrepreneurship; youth issues in Japan; social policy; comparative Ms Sonja Ruehl BA PGCE (Oxon) MSc (Econ) research (esp. Europe and East Asia). (London) Financial sector development in Japan and Dr Frauke Urban BSc MSc PhD Vietnam; gender issues in financing development; [CEDEP] Low carbon development and climate microfinance institutions in Vietnam. change mitigation; Energy policy; China as a rising power and its environmental impacts. Professor Pasquale Scaramozzino Laurea (Rome) MSc (Econ) PhD (London) Dr Huan Zou BA LLB (Peking) PhD (Manchester) Applied Econometrics;Corporate Finance;Public Internationalisation of firms from and to emerging Finance;Economics of India. economies; growth strategy of entrepreneurial firms; relationship management between Professor Bhavani Shankar BA (Madras), MA (New entrepreneurs and investors. York), PhD (Illinois) [CEDEP] Analysis of economic drivers of over and under nutrition, nutrition transition, dietary policy evaluation, impact assessment and the role of agriculture in enabling better nutrition and health.

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MSc MSc International International Management (China) Management (Japan)

Designed for those who want to acquire a deep This programme provides you with extensive understanding of the principles of international management and finance knowledge and the management and business strategy combined ability to apply it in a range of business and with detailed knowledge of management in economic settings, with particular emphasis on China and the impact of the growth of the Japan and its role in the international economy. Chinese economy on the business worlds of The programme will help prepare you to compete Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe and the US. for challenging employment opportunities in Japan or companies doing business with The programme is taught by our management Japan. The study of Japan’s changing business specialists and our China experts providing environment, from the classic management you with a thorough grounding in international techniques that now form the global standard management and finance disciplines combined (e.g. total quality management), to the changing with specialist knowledge of business and world of human resource management in Japan, management in China and its trading partners. and the preparations for the 2020 Olympics Our graduates are equipped with advanced is intrinsically interesting for students of training and research expertise in management international business management. and finance enabling them to continue in the field The core modules study the principles and of research or to embark on professional careers in applications of international management and the international management and finance both in the interplay of global and local factors influencing business and public sectors in the , international management in Japan. The optional China and elsewhere. courses allow students to focus on a variety Structure: of disciplines including: international business Students take taught courses to the value of strategy, cross-cultural management and finance. three units (i.e. three full or six half-units), plus Students also have the possibility to acquire a 10,000-word dissertation. All students take Japanese language skills or to improve their four core courses on International Management, competency in Japanese to a high standard with Management in China, from domestic and the elective course: Advanced Business Japanese. international perspectives, and Research Methods. A full list of courses can be found on page 138. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three units (i.e. three full or six half-units), plus a 10,000- word dissertation. Three core courses must be taken, covering International Management, Duration Management in Japan, and Research Methods. A One calendar year (full-time) full list of courses can be found on page 138. Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Duration Start of programme One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years September intake only (part-time, daytime only) Entry requirements Start of programme Minimum first degree with good September intake only grades in any subject equivalent to a UK upper second-class Entry requirements honours degree. Relevant Minimum first degree with good grades in any professional qualifications or subject equivalent to a UK upper second-class experience will be considered honours degree Convenor Convenor Dr Eunsuk Hong Dr Sonja Ruehl

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MSc MSc International Finance and Management (Middle Financial Law East and North Africa)

Offers in-depth understanding of international Whether you aspire to work in the business, management, strategy and finance disciplines financial, legal or governmental sector, this combined with specialist knowledge of the programme will equip you with the specialist MENA region. A distinctive feature of the knowledge required by employers across programme is its combination of regional the world. breadth, with detailed study of particular We take an integrated approach to finance company cases. and financial law, covering risk management, You will look at how changes to the economic, regulation, mergers and acquisitions, initial public business and institutional environments in offerings, bond issues, and loans. By examining the region affect management, analysing the case studies, you will develop your understanding implications for investment practices and of how financial and legal principles are applied at business-state relations. Particular attention is the national and international level. paid to the energy and service sectors, as well as Structure: labour markets. You will also analyse the various Students take taught courses up to the value reforms and the hindrances to business in the of three full units, plus two pre-sessionary region. modules and a dissertation. Compulsory modules Structure: cover Corporate and Global Finance, Financial Students take taught courses to the value of Law, and Legal Aspects of Corporate and three units (i.e. three full or six half-units), plus a International Finance. A full list of courses can be 10,000-word dissertation. Four core compulsory found on page 139. core courses cover International Management, Management in the Region, Regional Economic Business and Institutional Environments, and Research Methods. A full list of courses can be found on page 139.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time Duration Start of programme One calendar year (full-time) September (a three-week Two or three years (part-time) pre-sessional course in Start of programme September is a requirement) September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum first degree with good Minimum first degree with good grades in any subject equivalent grades in any subject equivalent to a UK upper second-class to a UK upper second-class honours degree. Relevant honours degree. Relevant professional qualifications professional qualifications or or experience will also be experience will be considered considered Convenor Convenor Dr Mark Neal Dr Richard Alexander

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MSc MSc Public Policy and Public Financial Management Management

Extensive resources, unparalleled expertise and For rigorous, scientific and comprehensive extraordinary academic standards combine to training in the core principles of public financial make this programme the ultimate choice for management, this is as thorough a programme those seeking to master their decision-making as you will find. It has been designed to and analytical skills. enhance your capabilities and skills in applying theory to real-world problems in public sector You will study policy issues pertaining to the organisations. public sector, and develop your skills in devising alternative policy tools and policy solutions. You will focus on planning and budgeting, revenue On completing this degree, you will be able to policy, financial reporting, audit and compliance, expertly assess and evaluate the impact of public fiscal decentralisation and financial reporting. policies and programmes. Structure: Structure: Students take five compulsory courses in Planning Students take a combination of six compulsory/ and Performance, Revenue, Financial Reporting, optional courses (each worth 0.5 units) and a and Audit and Compliance, and a 10,000 word 10,000 word dissertation. Core courses cover dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on Public Policy and Management, Perspectives page 139. and Issues, Public Policy and Strategy, and Research Methods. A full list of courses can be found on page 139.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three calendar years Two or three calendar years (part-time) (part-time) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum first degree with good Minimum first degree with good grades in any subject equivalent grades in any subject equivalent to a UK upper second class to a UK upper second class honours honours Convenor Convenor Dr Alberto Asquer Dr Alberto Asquer

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MRes Optional courses in the Finance and Department of Financial Management and Management Studies The MRes in Finance and Management studies provides extensive training in research methods Please find below a list of courses for all combined with detailed knowledge of aspects programmes in the department of Financial and of the theory and practice of finance and Management Studies that were running in 2014/15. management. Not all courses listed are available every year and new courses may become available. For an up-to- The programme is designed for those who date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit intend to pursue doctoral studies or who want the departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/defims a deep understanding of one or more aspects of management and finance research. Upon completing this programme you will be able to MSc International Management understand advanced research methods that can (China) be applied to research questions in financial and management studies. In addition, this programme develops written, oral presentation skills preparing Core courses: you for entry to research degrees. –– International management –– Management in China 1 – Domestic You will also participate in DeFiMS PhD and Perspectives Research Seminars which provide insight into –– Management in China 2 – International state of the art developments in financial and Perspectives management research. –– Research Methods in Management By the end of the degree, you will be adept at applying analytical tools to both developing and Optional courses emerging economies. –– Topics in the Chinese Economy –– Corporate Finance Structure: –– Corporate Governance Students take four core courses in –– Cross-cultural Management Analysing Qualitative and Quantitative, –– Economic Development of Taiwan Theories in Management and Finance, –– International Business Strategy Research Design and Epistemology, and –– International Human Resource Management Advanced Quantitative Research Methods, –– International Marketing plus a 20,000 word dissertation. A full list of –– Risk Management courses can be found on page 139. –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Special Chinese: Advanced Chinese for Business and Management –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 2 (PG) Duration –– Special Course in Chinese 3 (PG) One calendar year (full-time) –– Special Course in Chinese 4 (PG) Two calendar years (part-time) Start of programme MSc International Management September intake only (Japan) Entry requirements Minimum first degree with good Core courses: grades in any subject equivalent –– International Management to a UK upper second class –– Management in Japan I honours –– Management in Japan II Convenor –– Research methods in Management Dr Gerhard Kling

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Optional courses –– Islamic Banking and Finance –– Corporate Finance –– Regulation of International Capital Markets –– Corporate Governance –– Risk Management –– Cross-cultural Management –– International Business Strategy MSc Public Policy and Management –– International Marketing –– Public Financial Management: Perspectives and –– International Human Resource Management Issues –– Risk Management –– Public Policy and Strategy –– The Japanese Financial System –– Managing Organisational Change –– Advanced Japanese for Business and –– Research methods in management Management –– Basic Japanese 1 (PG) Optional courses –– Basic Japanese 2 (PG) –– International Human Resources Management –– Intermediate Japanese 1 (PG) –– Public Financial Management: Planning and –– Intermediate Japanese 2 (PG) Performance –– Advanced Japanese: Contemporary Topics (PG) –– Public Financial Management: Financial MSc International Management Reporting (IPSAS) –– Public Financial Management: Revenue (Middle East and North Africa) –– Macroeconomic Policy and Financial markets –– Public Financial Management: Audit and Compliance Core courses: –– Managerial Accounting –– International Management –– Economic, Business and Institutional MSc Public Financial Management Environment in MENA –– Management Perspectives and Sectional Issues in MENA Core courses: –– Research Methods in Management –– Public Financial Management: Planning and Performance Optional courses –– Public Financial Management: Revenue –– Islamic Banking and Finance –– Public Financial Management: Financial –– Corporate Finance Reporting (IPSAS) –– Corporate Governance –– Public Financial Management: Audit and –– Cross-cultural Management Compliance –– International Business Strategy –– Research Methods in Management –– International Human Resource Management –– International Marketing Optional courses –– Risk Management –– International Human Resources Management MSc Finance and Financial Law –– Managing Organisational Change –– Macroeconomic Policy and Financial markets –– Managerial Accounting Pre-sessional introductory courses: –– Public Financial Management: Perspectives –– Introduction To Financial Analysis (Preparatory and Issues course) –– Public Policy and Strategy –– Introduction To Law And Legal Method (Preparatory course) MRes in Finance and Management Studies Core courses –– Corporate Finance –– Finance in the Global Market Core courses: –– Financial Law –– Advanced Quantitative Research Methods –– Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance –– Analysing Qualitative and Quantitative Data –– Legal Aspects of International Finance –– Theories in Management and Finance –– Research Design and Epistemology Optional courses –– Banking and Capital Markets –– Corporate Governance

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 139 Degree Programmes The Centre for Gender Studies

The Centre for Gender Studies

Stimulating, challenging, collaborative and diverse – these are the characteristics for which our Centre is renowned. We strive to create a dynamic, multi-layered hub where scholars from across a variety of disciplines and backgrounds engage in meaningful debate. As a student, you will find yourself joining a community where analytical thinking is encouraged by our experts and your peers. The Overview Centre is comprised of people who undertake www.soas.ac.uk/genderstudies research in women’s, gender and sexuality studies with regard to African, Asian and Middle Faculty Eastern cultures, alongside those versed in other Law and Social Sciences disciplines including anthropology, development, law and languages and cultures. Number of staff Teaching and Scholarship 3 With access to great teaching and research, (Fractional) 0.3 from within SOAS as well as visiting scholars, you will join a place where collaboration is key to Taught Master’s degrees knowledge exchange. - MA Gender Studies page 143 - MA Gender and Sexuality Members of the Centre come from the academic page 143 and student body, as well as from other higher - MA Gender Studies and Law education institutions in the UK with an academic page 144 interest in working in the field of gender studies.

140 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Professor Nadje Al-Ali MA Gender Studies Being of Iraqi-German background, I have always been interested in translating cultures and ideas. Anthropology seemed like the ideal field of study for me, and SOAS, with its diverse body of students, the perfect place to do my PhD. Ever since I lived in Cairo as a postgraduate student, I have been particularly interested in women’s rights activism and gender issues in the Middle East. Being a feminist activist myself, I have always combined my academic and activist interests. Over the past few years, I have been researching the changing roles of women and gender relations in Iraq in the context of the invasion in 2003, occupation, political changes, sectarianism and the recent crisis linked to ISIS. But I also follow closely how body politics and broader gender issues are central to understanding recent developments throughout the Middle East. My signature course is Gender in the Middle East. It is very popular as it deals with many issues that are current, relevant and controversial.

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Research opportunities: from women and gender in China through to gender, family and law in post-colonial India. specialised knowledge l The interdisciplinary, highly connected and l Critical theoretical skills and in-depth regional forward-thinking nature of this Centre provides expertise across the disciplines forms the students with a wide choice of supervision and core of our research ethos. You will interact cross disciplinary support. with people studying everything from Islamic feminism to feminist and queer methodologies; from sexuality and law to religion and gender;

Employability Gender Studies graduates have obtained research or advocacy posts in think-tanks, academic research centres, Non-Governmental What skills can I develop? Organisations (NGOs) working on women’s rights The interdisciplinary potential of a Gender and international organisations, for example Studies degree offers a unique insight into Amnesty International. contemporary gender theory in vital areas of the world. Graduates develop a variety of transferable What do graduates do? skills including understanding research methods, Recent roles undertaken by graduates include in-depth understanding of gender as an analytical public service, women’s services, police, tool, the ability to select and organise information consultants for NGOs and international and skills in critical analysis. organisations, artists and journalists. In addition, some graduates go on to study for a PhD. Who do graduates work for?

Academics and their research areas Dr Ruba Salih BA (Bologna) PhD (Sussex) Gender, Islam and modernity in the Middle East and Europe; transnational migration and gender across the Mediterranean; multiculturalism and citizenship; gender, Islam and the public sphere; Professor Nadje Al-Ali BA (Tuscon) MA (Cairo) Islam in Europe; Palestine. PhD (London) Women & gender in the Middle East; women’s Dr Gina Heathcote BA LLB (Australia) LLM movements and feminism in Middle East; (Westminster) PhD (London) secularism and Islamism; transnational migration, International feminist legal theories; international diaspora mobilization; gendering violence, war law, especially laws on the use of force; women’s and peace; history of Iraqi women; impact of human rights; political and legal theories. sanctions, war and occupation on Iraqi women, Iraq.

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MA MA Gender Studies Gender and Sexuality or MA Gender Studies with special reference to the Middle East

The programme offers a diverse, lively and A genuine understanding of gender and sexuality intellectually challenging environment in which is increasingly important in today’s global to engage more deeply with the complexities of society in terms of policy, law, governance and gender studies in relation to the non-Western cultural awareness. This programme will not world. only strengthen your grasp of contemporaneous issues, it will do so from a background that looks Students are attracted to this programme from beyond the standard European perspective. various backgrounds – from graduates of Women and Gender Studies, to scholars from completely Our distinctive focus on global matters in the different disciplines – meaning that you will be context of Asia, Africa and the Middle East is exposed to different perspectives, complementing evident in this programme, where you will be the interdisciplinary approach that characterises rigorously trained in contemporary gender and SOAS. sexual theory. The Middle East pathway provides an introduction Students are drawn to this degree from related to a variety of contexts in which gender norms disciplines but also alternative backgrounds, such and relations in the Middle East are significant and as anthropology, politics and literature, which /or contested. Themes include culture & religion; means your intellectual and social horizons will be the state; the family; social movements; protests broadened during your studies. and political transformation; feminist activism, war Structure: & conflict; the media; new public spaces; sexuality Students take taught courses to the value of three and body politics. units, including core courses in Gender theory Structure: Students take taught courses to the and the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East; value of three units, including core courses in Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle Gender theory and the study of Asia, and Africa and East, and a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of the Middle East, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. courses can be found on page 145. A full list of courses can be found on page 144. Students wishing to take the Middle East Pathway take three core courses, Gender Theory with reference to Asia, Africa and the Middle East; Gender and the Middle East I, Gender in the Middle East II, one optional course to the value of one unit and a 10,000 word dissertation.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second honours degree (or Minimum upper second-class or above honours equivalent). Relevant professional and activist degree (or equivalent) experience will be taken into account. Convenor Convenor Dr Rubah Salih Dr Gina Heathcote

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MA Optional courses for Gender Studies the Centre of Gender and Law Studies

Please find below a list of courses for all If you are looking to advance your knowledge programmes in the Centre for Gender Studies whilst specialising in an area suited to your that were running in 2014/15. Not all courses individual needs, this programme offers a listed are available every year and new courses unique opportunity to customise your studies may become available. For an up-to-date list of accordingly, with the added opportunity of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the centre pursuing an integrated partnership with an website: www.soas.ac.uk/genderstudies outside organisation. Drawing on the expertise of our School of Law as well as the Centre for Gender Studies, this MA Gender Studies degree gives you access to the best of SOAS’ internationally-recognised expertise on Asia, List 1- Optional Course Africa and the Middle East. Alongside gender and At least one unit (one or two courses) must be legal theory, you therefore have the opportunity chosen from this list. to explore a plethora of seminal issues, such as gender in armed conflict with access to justice –– Childhood, Politics and Law and dispute resolution. –– Gender in the Middle East –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East Structure: –– Gendering migration & Diasporas Students take taught courses to the value of four –– Gender and Development full units, including core courses in Preliminary –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender law, legal reasoning and legal methods; Gender –– Feminist Legal Theory theory and the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East East, and Feminist Legal Theory assessed via a Asia and Beyond 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can –– Gender, Armed Conflict and International Law be found on page 145. –– Imagining Pakistan: Culture, Politics, Gender (MA) –– Gender and Music (MMus) –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices

UCL Optional Course The course unit offered this year at UCL is Gender Policy and Planning (Development and Planning Unit, terms 1&2, 0.5units). Duration One year (full-time) Two years List 2- Optional Course (part-time day time only) Remaining units must be taken from this list. Start of programme –– Civil society, social movements and the September intake only development process –– Comparative politics of the Middle East Entry requirements –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Minimum upper second Contemporary World honours degree (or equivalent). –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern Relevant professional and World activist experience will be taken –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain into account. –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: Convenor History and Politics Dr Gina Heathcote

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–– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: MA Gender Studies and Law Culture and Society –– Culture and Society of China List 1- Optional Course –– Culture and Society of East Africa At least one unit (one or two courses) must be –– Culture and Society of Japan chosen from this list. –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Childhood, Politics and Law –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Gender in the Middle East –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Gendering Migration & Diasporas –– Law and Society in South Asia (MA/LLM) –– Gender and Development –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East Africa –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender –– Law, Human Rights and Peace Building: the –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East Israeli-Palestinian Case Asia and Beyond –– Modern Trends in Islam –– Gender, Armed Conflict and International Law –– Cinema, Nation and the Transcultural –– Imagining Pakistan: Culture, Politics, Gender –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues (MA) –– South Asian Cinema and the Diaspora (MA) –– Gender and Music (MMus) –– Theory and techniques of Comparative –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Literature –– Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic Literature List 2- Optional Course –– Literatures of South Asia Remaining units must be taken from this list. –– Violence, Justice and the Politics of Memory –– Access to Justice & Dispute Resolution: Special Language Optional Course Applications One language acquisition course may be taken. –– Alternative Dispute Resolution Please see Faculty of Languages and Cultures for –– Chinese Constitutionalism options. –– Colonialism, Empire and International Law –– Comparative Constitutional Law –– Foundations of International Law MA Gender and Sexuality –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– Human Rights of Women One and a half units must be chosen from this list –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– Childhood, Politics and Law –– International Protection of Human Rights –– Feminist Legal Theory –– Law and Development in Africa –– Gendering Migration & Diasporas –– Law and International Inequality: Critical Legal –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Analysis of Political Economy from Colonialism –– Gender, Armed Conflict and International Law to Globalisation –– Gender and Development –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North –– Gender and Music (MMus) Africa –– Gender in the Middle East –– Law and Society in South Asia (MA/LLM) –– Imagining Pakistan: Culture, Politics, Gender –– Law, Human Rights and Peace Building: the (MA) Israeli-Palestinian Case –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East Asia and Beyond

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 145 Degree Programmes The Department of History

The Department of History

If you want access to the people, ideas and resources focused on a truly global history then SOAS is the place to study. A vibrant research environment built on scholarly passion and academic rigour, combined with regional courses for students from multiple disciplines and countries, makes for a thriving community. We view the world as extraordinary, and our research and teaching specialisms demonstrate this. From the Crusades to the contemporary Middle East, 14th century indigenous warfare to 20th century Islam in Southeast Asia, slavery to Muslim societies in West Africa, modern China to modern Japan, we want you to experience all that this rich discipline has to offer. History at SOAS is explored through multiple lenses, drawing on our vast expertise in culture Overview and religion, gender, economics, law and politics, www.soas.ac.uk/history technology and warfare. That expertise comes from and is shared by the experts that make our Faculty department one of the best of its kind. Arts and Humanities Not only will you benefit from the world-class Number of staff SOAS library, you will have easy access to the 20 British Library with its Indian Office and Oriental Teaching and Scholarship Collections, the British Library Newspaper (fractional) 9 Archive at Colindale, the National Archives at Kew, the University of London, Institute Taught Master’s degrees of Historical Research and the Institute of - MA History page 149 Commonwealth Studies. - MA Historical Research Methods page 149 As the only UK History department devoted to See also: Africa, Asia and the Middle East, you can expect - MA History and Intensive more from SOAS. Distinguished scholars regularly Language page 24 visit our department. Their expertise and your - MA Historical Research interest will combine to ensure you expand your Methods and Intensive knowledge and your world view during your time Language page 24 with us.

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Research opportunities: in Africa, Near and Middle East, South Asia, and extraordinary perspectives Southeast and East Asia. l Our programmes are interdisciplinary, which means you can explore a wide range of topics l Our expertise covers the remote as well as the within Africa and Asia’s vast past, especially the more recent past of the countries, peoples, and regions’ cultural, social and religious political cultures of our regions. Our students develop history. the skills to understand the historical conditions of the contemporary world from a global perspective. The department runs an active world renowned regional seminar programme

Employability l resolving complex problems Who do graduates work for? A wide variety of organisations, both public and What skills can I develop? private sector employ graduates, these include A postgraduate degree from the Department of the Home Office, the Adam Smith Institute, and History provides students with many transferable Deloitte. skills which employers seek. What do graduates do? These include: Graduates are working in many different jobs l analysing and presenting complex arguments including Secondary School Teacher, Researcher, l communicating ideas effectively both orally and Policy Analyst and Writer, Army Officer and Editor. in writing They also go onto PhD study. l researching and utilising evidence, data and information

Academics and their research areas Dr Wayne Dooling BA MA (Cape Town) PhD (Cantab) Early colonial South African history; slavery and emancipation in the Cape Colony. Dr Teresa Bernheimer BA (London) MPhil DPhil Dr Roy Fischel BA, MA (Jerusalem) PhD (Chicago) (Oxon) History of precolonial South Asia, in particular Islamic history to 1200; social history of elites in Muslim polities and societies; the Deccan, 1300- early Islam, especially the Alids. 1700; South Asia and the early modern . Dr Michael Charney BA (Michigan-Flint) MA (Michigan and Ohio) PhD (Michigan) Professor Benjamin Fortna BA (Yale) The social and cultural history of early modern MA (Columbia) PhD (Chicago) South East Asia, with particular reference to Modern Middle Eastern history; the late Ottoman Burma. Empire, late Ottoman education and literature. Professor William Gervase Clarence-Smith MA Dr Nelida Fuccaro MA (Venice) PhD (Durham) (Cantab) DIPPOL (Paris) PhD (London) Modern Middle Eastern history, especially Iraq, The modern economic history of the Third World; Persian Gulf and Syria; colonialism, ethnicity and South East Asian history; tree crops; Asian trading nationalism; Kurdish history. diasporas; alternative transport technologies.

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Dr Christopher Gerteis BA (UC Santa Cruz) Dr Eleanor Newbigin BA MPhil PhD (Cantab) MA PhD (Iowa) Modern South Asia, particularly the transition to Modern and contemporary Japanese history, independence; gender, family and law in colonial especially the intersection of consumer capitalism and post-colonial India. and historical memory; social and cultural history Dr John Parker BA PhD (London) of the twentieth century; work and gender. West African history, especially social, cultural and Dr Konrad Hirschler MA PhD (London) religious history of Ghana. History of the Middle East; Islam in the Middle Professor Richard Reid BA (Stirling) PhD (London) East. Warfare in Eastern Africa; politics of the Horn. Dr Andrea Janku MA PhD (Heidelberg) Dr Marie Rodet MA (Rennes) PhD (Vienna) China, social and cultural history; the early Migration, gender and slavery in West Africa. press and the history of communication; environmental history. Dr Mandy Sadan MA (Oxon) PhD (London) Colonial and post-colonial South East Asia, Dr Lars Laaman BA (Freiburg) PhD (London) especially Burma; ethnicity; material, visual and Social and cultural history of modern China. oral cultures. Dr Angus Lockyer BA (Cantab) MA (Washington) Dr Shabnum Tejani BBA (Oberlin Coll) MA Mphil PhD (Stanford) PhD (Columbia) Modernisation and modernity in Japan; world’s Nineteenth- and twentieth century social and fairs, international and industrial exhibitions; intellectual , particularly of the history of golf. Bombay Presidency; communalism, secularism Dr Derek Mancini-Lander BA (Ohio), and nationalism in India. MA (Toronto), PhD (Michigan) Cultural and social history of the late medieval and early modern Persianate world; urban and local history in Iran; space, memory, and narrative in Persian historiography; shrine-centered religiosity; Safavid history.

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MA MA History Historical Research Methods

With the UK’s highest concentration of expertise For History graduates and students with a in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, this is the Masters, this programme is ideal preparation ideal environment in which to cultivate a global for a research degree, while also offering a perspective that reaches far beyond Europe. stand-alone qualification at the high standard demanded by the major funding councils. Join SOAS and we can offer you an unrivalled breadth of courses, giving you the chance to It is a unique opportunity for anyone seeking acquire strong regional expertise alongside a to hone their specialist research skills with the sound training in the historical sciences more guidance of leading regional specialists and with generally. the added benefits of having easy access to the British Library, including the India Office and The fact that our student cohort is made up of Oriental Collections, and many central London people from different disciplines means you will be archives and libraries. part of an intellectually stimulating community that thrives on new ideas, cultures and experiences. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value Structure: of three full units (or six half units) plus a Students take taught courses up to the value of 10,000-word dissertation. All students take two three full units, including core courses relating to compulsory core units in Sources and Research history, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full-list Design in Historical research, and Research of courses can be found on page 150. Methods, with reference to Asia and Africa. The remaining units can be chosen from a range of options. A full-list of courses can be found on page 151.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Eleanor Newbigin Dr Eleanor Newbigin

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–– Japanese Modernity II Optional courses for the –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern Department of History China –– North Korea since 1945: the rise and decline of Please find below a list of courses for all an East Asian developmental state programmes in the department of History that –– Topics in Modern Korean History were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed –– Topics in the History of Traditional Korea are available every year and new courses may –– Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire, become available. For an up-to-date list of 1942-1960 courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/history Asia 1 – Making States and Building Nations –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East MA History Asia 2 – Non-National Perspectives –– Research Methods in History With Special Courses totalling at least two units from List A, Reference to Asia and Africa including a half or full unit designated as the Major course; Minor courses totalling one unit from Lists LIST B: Courses in other departments A [Major and minor history courses], B [Courses –– Media Production Skills from other departments], C [Language courses] or –– African Missionaries D [Intercollegiate courses]: –– International Politics of Africa –– Government and Politics in Africa –– State & Society in Asia & Africa Dissertation in History (one unit) written in –– Culture and Society of East Africa conjunction with the Major course. –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Dissertation in History –– Topics in the History of Traditional Korea –– Dissertation in History: Africa –– Comparative Politics of the Middle East –– Dissertation in History: East Asia –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Dissertation in History: Near and Middle East –– Reading Classical Arabic Historians: Themes and –– Dissertation in History: South Asia Trends in Islamic Historiography –– Dissertation in History: South East Asia –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings LIST A: major and minor courses in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –– The Indian Temple and Africa –– Pakistan: History, Culture, Islam –– Warfare and the Military in African History –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture –– Colonial Conquest and Social Change in and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) Southern Africa –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle –– Culture and Society of South Asia East: Problems and Perspectives –– Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters) –– The End of Empire in the Middle East & the ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process Balkans –– Culture and Society of China –– Encountering the Other: the Middle East during –– Culture and Society of Japan the Crusading Period –– Jawi and the Malay Manuscript Tradition –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle (Masters) East I –– Government and Politics of Modern South East –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle Asia East II –– Culture and Society of South East Asia –– Outsiders in Medieval Middle Eastern Societies: Minorities, Social Outcasts and Foreigners LIST C: Language courses, minor only –– Iran and the Persianate World since 1400 Please contact the Faculty of Languages and –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia Cultures for more information. Note that all –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia applicants must be able to demonstrate some prior –– Gender, law and the family in the history of competence in learning languages, and for certain modern South Asia languages other restrictions apply. –– The Body and the Making of Colonial Difference in British India –– Japanese Modernity I

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LIST D: Intercollegiate Courses –– Culture and Society of Japan Because of different MA structures in other –– Topics in Modern Korean History Colleges, these courses have a variety of –– Topics in the History of Traditional Korea weightings, some of which are different from –– Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire, those at SOAS. Students may not take courses that 1942-1960 are lighter in weight than their SOAS equivalent. –– Jawi and the Malay Manuscript Tradition They may take courses that are heavier, provided (Masters) that they appreciate that there may be a greater –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East workload involved. The programme convenor for Asia 1 – Making States and Building Nations the MA can give further advice. The weight of the –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East courses is shown in ECTS points (European Credit Asia 2 – Non-National Perspectives Transfer Scheme). A SOAS full unit course is 22.5 ECTS points, and a half unit course is 11.25 ECTS. MA Historical Research Methods –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia and Africa –– African Missionaries –– Colonial Conquest and Social Change in Southern Africa –– Culture and Society of East Africa –– Culture and Society of West Africa –– Government and Politics in Africa –– International Politics of Africa –– State & Society in Asia & Africa –– Warfare and the Military in African History –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Encountering the Other: the Middle East during the Crusading Period –– Iran and the Persianate World since 1400 –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle East: Problems and Perspectives –– Outsiders in Medieval Middle Eastern Societies: Minorities, Social Outcasts and Foreigners –– Reading Classical Arabic Historians: Themes and Trends in Islamic Historiography –– The End of Empire in the Middle East & the Balkans –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters) –– The Body and the Making of Colonial Difference in British India –– The Indian Temple –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) –– Japanese Modernity I –– Japanese Modernity II –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern China –– Culture and Society of China –– State and society in the Chinese Political Process Varanasi, India. By Linda Karlsson.

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The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy

Disarmament conferences at the United Nations, war crimes investigations with leading Overview New York scholars, and study tours overseas www.cisd.soas.ac.uk – membership of the CISD is a gateway into the international arena that is shaping global Faculty relations. Law and Social Sciences The Centre draws on the core strengths across Number of staff SOAS’ portfolio of expertise, including Law, Academic 6 Politics and Economics, while also benefiting Teaching and Scholarship from the partnerships we have forged with key (fractional) 5 organisations in the UK and overseas. Taught Master’s degrees As a student, by joining the Centre, you will gain - MA International Studies and the highest level of cross-disciplinary training that Diplomacy page 156 brings together a theoretical understanding of key - MA Globalisation and concepts and practical skills training. Multinational Corporations Effective communications and media skills are page 156 pivotal to the areas you will study and the forums - MSc Global Energy and within which you’ll engage, at SOAS and beyond – Climate Policy page 157 which is why we partner with current and former - PGDip International Studies BBC staff to provide you with media training. There and Diplomacy page 156 is the added opportunity to take up an internship Research programme with our social media enterprise and online station, - MPhil/PhD Global Studies SOAS Radio. Postgraduate Degrees by You might find yourself travelling to Brussels, Distance Learning Geneva or Paris as part of your degree, while - MA Global Diplomacy gaining invaluable training in negotiation, speech (Distance Learning) page 157 writing and policy analysis – to prepare you for a career in global diplomacy.

152 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Marta Corti MA International Studies and Diplomacy The degree is very intense and demanding, but it has been absolutely amazing. The programme is truly unique as it combines theoretical and practical learning. We have lectures and seminars as well as practical workshops in negotiation, transformative mediation and speech writing by diplomats, professional mediators and other practitioners. We have also had media training with BBC presenters.

Thanks to the free language tuition offered by SOAS to all Masters students as part of our course, I’ve been learning Arabic since October and I’m hoping to continue learning it after my degree.

As part of the degree, everyone on the course attended a week-long study tour to the UN in Geneva, where some of us chaired panel discussions with diplomats and UN staff from various agencies and departments. I chaired a panel discussion for OCHA, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and met several inspiring people. I will also always remember representing SCRAP, CISD’s disarmament research project at a nuclear disarmament civil society conference in Vienna.

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Research opportunities: another project explores the origins and future multicultural world of the United Nations; while the peace-making role of American presidents concerns other researchers still. l Projects led by the Centre are extensive in l Wherever your research ambitions lie, there are subject and global reach. Disarmament and countless opportunities to engage with leading Globalisation looks at the strategic, financial scholars in current projects, through our and humanitarian reasons for disarmament; Annual Lecture series, guest lectures by senior a project on economic fairness investigates practitioners and networking sessions. corporate accountability and limited liability;

Employability skills, written and oral communication skills and presentation skills. Who do graduates work for? Graduates typically work in consultancy, business What skills can I develop? analysis, research organisations and a variety of A postgraduate degree in International Studies roles in Non-Governmental Organisations. and Diplomacy enables students to follow What do graduates do? many different careers in business, government, Recent roles have included Management international organisations and NGOs. Consultancy, Teaching, Journalism, Banking and Transferable skills include the ability to research Marketing. information from a variety of sources, analytical

Academics and their research areas Ms Jaana Karhilo Convenor of General Diplomatic Studies and Practice. Dr Mark Laffey BA MA (Canterbury, NZ) PhD Professor Charles Chatterjee (Minnesota) Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World, International theory; international security; policy Economic and Legal Perspectives. analysis; US foreign policy; north-south relations; culture and ideology. Dr Catriona Drew LLB (Aberdeen) PhD (London) Public international law; international legal history Professor Peter Muchlinski LLB (London) (particularly self-determination of peoples) and LLM (Cantab) Barrister FRSA legal theory. International Commercial Law, Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World. Dr Harald Heubaum MA (Dresden) PhD (London) Environmental politics and policy, climate change Dr Sutha Nadarajah MA PhD (London) mitigation and energy security; strategic framing International relations theory; international and argumentation theory; international relations. security; global governance; north-south relations; politics of the ‘War on Terror.’ Professor Stephen Hopgood BSc (Bristol) DPhil (Oxon) International relations theory; international politics in the twentieth century.

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Dr Dan Plesch BA (Nottingham) PhD (Keele) Dr Pallavi Roy BA (Calcutta, India) MA PhD Applied international relations: weapons of (London) mass destruction; diplomacy, globalisation and Policy, infrastructure and metallic commodities in corporate accountability; globalisation and India. democracy; globalisation and energy; role of Dr Leslie Vinjamuri BA (Wesleyan) MSc (Econ) PhD international non-governmental organisations; the (Columbia) United Nations and the Nazis. International politics; the politics of international Dr J. Simon Rofe BA MA (Keele) PhD (Wales) justice; the politics of human rights and Diploma Distinction (London) humanitarianism; international organisation; the US Diplomatic and foreign relations in the international politics of secularism and religion. twentieth century with a focus on US national security.

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MA/PGDip MA International Studies and Globalisation Diplomacy and Multinational Corporations

This programme is ideally suited for anyone If your goal is to bolster your current wishing to pursue professional opportunities professional skills in political or economic on the global stage, from government roles to management, or you have ambitions for a related non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and career in any aspect of the corporate, public from conflict resolution to international media. or not-for-profit sector, this degree is the ideal It also lays solid foundations if you wish to direct preparation. your skills in a research capacity, whether with a This programme is designed for those seeking think-tank or risk analysis organisation. a comprehensive theoretical and practical Training is from an interdisciplinary framework, understanding of the role and dynamics of drawing on the strengths of SOAS departments large corporations in the global economy and in International Politics, Law, Economics and area international affairs. You will cover negotiation, studies, with particular reference to Asia, Africa advocacy, project management and strategic and the Middle East. communications, which will culminate in you designing solutions for the challenges posed in To further develop your understanding of the real world. contemporary practice and international affairs, we offer media training and a European study Combined with the expertise of other SOAS tour. departments – International Politics, Law and Economics – media training, a European study Structure: tour and a wide range of languages, this course is Students take taught courses to the value of three uniquely interdisciplinary. full units plus 10,000 word dissertation. PG Dip students do the same except for the dissertation. Structure: A full list of courses can be found on page 158. Students take courses to the value of three full units including compulsory courses in Global Public Policy, Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World: Economic and Legal Perspectives, and Project Management, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 158.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time) Two or three years (part-time) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Normally a first-class or upper Normally a first-class or upper second-class honours degree second-class honours degree (or equivalent). Relevant (or equivalent). Relevant work experience or good work experience or good qualifications in a less relevant qualifications in a less relevant subject area may be considered. subject area may be considered. Convenor Convenor Dr Pallavi Roy and Dr Dan Plesch Professor Peter Muchlinski

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MSc MA Global Energy and Global Diplomacy Climate Policy (Distance Learning)

This is the first Masters to jointly address issues of Established in 2013 and based on 20 years of climate and energy policy in an interdisciplinary experience within the Centre for International fashion. The theoretical and practical knowledge Studies and Diplomacy (CISD), MA Global you gain here could lead you to high level Diplomacy will allow you to deepen your academic or professional engagement in public understanding of international affairs and administration, international government, public contemporary diplomatic practice. The affairs, advocacy or any number of other arenas programme brings together cutting-edge where climate and energy policies are shaped. research in delivering an engaging and stimulating student experience in a dynamic field Cases from around the world will form the basis of study. of your studies as you examine how policy is implemented and advocated across the world, at You will acquire the knowledge, understanding and the local and global level. skills necessary to proceed to careers in a range of professional contexts where diplomacy is relevant, As well as engaging with our own experts, you will while also providing the learning opportunities to benefit from a guest speaker list that includes high enable you, as a postgraduate student, to acquire profile figures from organisations such as Friends the interdisciplinary knowledge to undertake of the Earth, Global Insight, the UK Department further advanced studies and research in the area of Energy and Climate Change, Pricewaterhouse of global diplomacy. Coopers, and more. The programme has its foundations in an Structure: established heritage of high-quality teaching and Courses to the value of three full units, including research within SOAS’ Centre for International core courses in Applied Energy and Climate Studies and Diplomacy. Studies, Global Energy and Climate Policy, Global Public Policy, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full Structure: list of courses can be found on page 159. Students take four courses, comprising one core and three elective courses (30 credits each) and are required to complete a dissertation (60 credits). A full list of courses can be found on page 159.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time) Duration Two to five years (part-time) Start of programme September intake only Start of programme April and October Entry requirements Normally a first-class or upper Entry requirements second-class honours degree Normally a first-class or upper (or equivalent). Relevant second-class honours degree work experience or good (or equivalent). Relevant qualifications in a less relevant work experience or good subject area may be considered. qualifications in a less relevant subject area may be considered. Convenor Dr Dan Plesch and Convenor Dr Harald Heubaum Dr J. Simon Rofe

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–– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific Region Optional courses for the –– Economic Problems and Policies in Modern China Centre for International –– Government and Politics in Africa –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia Studies and Diplomacy –– Government and Politics of Modern South East Asia Please find below a list of courses for all –– International Politics of East Asia programmes in the department of History that –– Modern Chinese Law and Human Rights were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process available every year and new courses may become –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-Strait Relations available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website. –– Economic Development of Modern Taiwan www.cisd.soas.ac.uk –– International Political Communication –– Japanese Modernity I MA/PGDip International Studies –– Japanese Modernity II and Diplomacy –– Power in World Politics –– The Making of the Contemporary World –– The Transnational News Environment: Students select three full units from the below: Production, Representation and Use List A –– Topics in the Chinese Economy –– Global Advocacy –– General Diplomatic Studies and Practice –– History and the Future of the United Nations MA Globalisation and Multinational –– International Politics of Transitional Justice –– International Relations 1; Foundations of World Corporations Politics Students select one full unit or two half-units –– International Relations 2; Contemporary World from list A or B Politics –– International Law 1; Foundation List A –– International Law 2; Contemporary Problems of Additional courses available within CISD World Order –– Energy Policy in the Asia-Pacific –– International Economics –– History and Future of the United Nations –– International Security –– Global Advocacy –– Sport and Diplomacy: “More than a Game” –– International Politics of Transitional Justice –– International Relations 1; Foundations of World List B Politics Students can take up to one full unit from list B –– International Relations 2; Contemporary World Additional courses available within CISD Politics –– Energy Policy in the Asia-Pacific –– International Law 1; Foundation –– Global Energy and Climate Policy –– International Law 2; Contemporary Problems of –– Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising world – World Order Economic and Legal Perspectives –– International Economics –– International Security List C –– Global Energy and Climate Policy Students can take up to one full unit from list C –– Sport and Diplomacy: “More than a Game” Optional courses List B Please note that acceptance onto an optional Optional courses taken in other departments course is subject to availability of places, Please note that acceptance onto an elective timetabling, and the approval of the convenor of course is subject to availability of places, that course. timetabling and the approval of the convenor of –– Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire, that course. 1942-1960 –– China and International Politics –– China and International Politics –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Comparative Politics of the Middle East –– Comparative Politics of the Middle East –– Conflicts, Rights and Justice –– Conflicts, Rights and Justice –– Economic Development of South East Asia –– Economic Development of South East Asia

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–– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific Region –– International Law 1; Foundation –– Economic Problems and Policies in Modern –– International Law 2; Contemporary Problems of China World Order –– Government and Politics in Africa –– International Economics –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– International Security –– Government and Politics of Modern South East –– Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World – Asia Economic and Legal Perspectives –– International Politics of East Asia –– Sport and Diplomacy: “More than a Game” –– Modern Chinese Law and Human Rights List B ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process Optional courses taught in other departments –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-Strait Relations An optional course can be chosen from a wide –– Theory, Policy and Practice of Development variety available at SOAS dependent upon –– Corporate Finance permission being granted by the course convenor –– Corporate Governance and the student’s prior academic qualifications. –– Economic Development of Modern Taiwan Full unit courses –– Finance in the Global Market –– Climate Change Law and Policy –– Financial Law –– Law and Natural Resources –– International Human Resource Management –– International Environmental Law –– International Management Half unit Courses –– International Marketing –– Contesting Natural Resources, Rural Livelihoods –– International Political Communication and Globalisation –– Islamic Banking and Finance –– Famine and Food Security –– Japanese Modernity 1 –– Water Law: Justice and Governance –– Japanese Modernity 2 –– Water and Development: Conflict and –– Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance Governance –– Legal Aspects of International Finance –– Management in China 1: Domestic Perspectives –– Management in China 2: International MA Global Diplomacy (Distance Perspectives –– Management in Japan 1: Economic Learning) Development and Business Environment –– Management in Japan 2: Current Issues in Core courses Japanese Business and Management –– The Art of Negotiation –– Power in World Politics –– Dissertation –– Research Methods in Management Optional courses –– Risk Management –– America and the World: US Foreign Policy –– The Making of the Contemporary World –– Diplomatic Systems –– Topics in the Chinese Economy –– Global Diplomacy: Global Citizenship and –– Transnational News Environment: Production, Advocacy Representation and Use –– Global Energy and Climate Policy –– Global International Organisation: United MSc Global Energy and Climate Nations in the World –– Global Public Policy Policy –– International Economics –– International History and International Relations Students select one full-unit or two half-units –– International Security from list A or B –– Muslim Minorities List A –– Sport and Diplomacy Additional courses available within CISD –– Strategic Studies –– Energy Policy in the Asia-Pacific –– History and Future of the United Nations –– Global Advocacy –– International Politics of Transitional Justice –– International Relations 1; Foundations of World Politics –– International Relations 2; Contemporary world Politics

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 159 Degree Programmes The Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea

The Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea

As the home of the largest collection of Japan specialists outside of Japan, and with the biggest concentration of Korean specialists in Europe, our department offers an outstanding opportunity to engage with this globally Overview significant region. www.soas.ac.uk/japankorea Our expertise is grounded in research, covering classical and modern literature, social, economic Faculty and intellectual history, popular culture, film and Languages and Cultures media studies, translation theory, linguistics and applied linguistics. Number of staff Academic 9 Combined with the partnerships we maintain with Teaching and Scholarship 6 universities in Japan and Korea, this means that Teaching and Scholarship as a student, you have access to a prestigious (fractional) 10 knowledge base and renowned scholars to guide you in your chosen specialism. Taught Master’s degrees - MA Japanese Literature Our focus takes in both the classical traditions page 164 of Japan and Korea as well as contemporary - MA Japanese Studies page 164 developments in both countries, while our - MA Korean Literature page 165 academic approach combines a theoretical and - MA Korean Studies page 165 textual analysis of both the western intellectual See also: tradition as well as the regional ones. - MA Theory and Practice of Your cultural understanding of both regions will be Translation page 187 dramatically enhanced by the rigorous language - MA Japanese Language training that we provide, ensuring that you leave Learning and Teaching with a level of awareness that could lead you page 185 anywhere. - MA Korean Language Learning and Teaching page 185 There are a wealth of resources available at the - MA... and Intensive Language SOAS library, complemented by the facilities at the (Japanese) page 24 nearby British Library and British Museum. We also - MA... and Intensive Language have close links with the Sainsbury Institute for the (Korean) page 24 Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

160 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Charlie Orr Japanese Studies with Intensive Language SOAS has an excellent reputation and my chosen course fitted my interests perfectly. The course is full of new challenges every day and I’m constantly being given new reasons to find interest in my subjects. My fondest memory so far would have to be one of the language debates that we’ve had in class. It’s a chance to practice voicing our opinions in Japanese and the atmosphere is relaxed and informal. Details box top head Rule (Dept.) TheXX Course lecturers Name are extremely well qualified and take“Details personal box Body interest (Dept.) in their xxxx students; xxxxxxxxxx they xxxxxx offerxxxxxx anx xxxxxxamazing xxxx support xxxxxxxxxx system. xxxxxx Aside xxxxxx from thex incrediblexxxxxx xxxx library, xxxxxxxxxx I would xxxxxx have xxxxxx to say xthat xxxxxx the xxxx commitmentxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx to learning xxxxxx thatx xxxxxx is shared xxxx byxxxxxxxxxx both studentsxxxxxx xxxxxx and staff x xxxxxx members xxxx xxxxxxxxxx is a unique xxxxxx aspect of SOAS.xxxxxx Everyonex xxxxxx xxxx is striving xxxxxxxxxx to do xxxxxxtheir best xxxxxx and xto bringxxxxxx out xxxx the xxxxxxxxxx best in others. xxxxxx xxxxxx.”

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Research opportunities: Studies, an outlet for research in progress for global interactions European, Korean and Global scholarship. l The 2005 exhibition celebrating popular urban Japanese theatre, Kabuki Heroes, curated l SOAS is home to the Centre of Korean Studies, by SOAS, helped to reinvigorate interest in the leading centre of its kind in the UK; the the visual culture of the Japanese city of Japan Research Centre, which has been the Osaka in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The forum for Japan-related research activities 2013 exhibition, Shunga: sex and pleasure in since 1978 and the Centre for Japanese Japanese art, at the British Museum, co-curated Religions. The Centre of Korean Studies also by SOAS, was also a global success. houses the SOAS-AKS Working Papers in Korean

Employability Who do graduates work for? A wide range of organisations including Japanese Foundation, Hogan Lovells, Racing UK, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd, Sainsbury’s, Ipsos MORI, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), What skills can I develop? AKO Capital and Schuler Books. Students gain linguistic and cultural expertise enabling them to continue in the field of research What do graduates do? or to seek professional and management careers Translators, Business sales executives, Marketing in business, public and charity sectors. and sales directors, Officers of non-governmental organisations, Public relations professionals, These include: Secondary education teaching professionals, l Communicating ideas effectively both orally Solicitors, University researchers are just some of and in writing the different roles. l Attention to detail l Analytical and problem solving skills l Ability to amass research l Synthesizing complex information from a variety of resources

Academics and their research areas Dr Griseldis Kirsch MA PhD (Trier) Contemporary Japanese culture; Japanese media, mainly television and television drama, with particular interest in representations of China and the memory of the Second World War. Dr Stephen H Dodd BA (Oxon) MA PhD (Columbia) Modern Japanese literature, with particular Dr Grace Koh BA (American University of Paris) interest in representations of the native place MSt DPhil (Oxon) (furusato); gender and sexuality and modernity. Korean and East Asian literary traditions (prose and fiction); literary and intellectual history; travel Professor Andrew Gerstle BA (Columbia) MA literature and cultural encounters; critical theory (Waseda) PhD (Harvard) and comparative literature. Japanese literature, drama, art and thought, primarily of the Tokugawa period, with particular Dr Owen Miller BA MA PhD (London) interest in Bunraku and Kabuki theatre. Modern Korean history and society; Korean historiography; social and economic history of Dr Anders Karlsson MA PhD (Stockholm) nineteenth-and twentieth-century Korea. Korean language; literature and society; history of nineteenth-century Korea.

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Dr Barbara Pizziconi BA (Rome) MA (Tokyo) PhD Dr Isolde Standish BA (Ballarat) BA PhD (London) (Naples) Film and media studies. Japanese applied linguistics; language teaching Professor Jae Hoon Yeon BA MA (Seoul) PhD methodology; second language acquisition (London) with emphasis on pragmatic aspects; linguistic Korean language and linguistics, especially politeness. morpho-syntax and linguistic typology; structure Dr Nana Sato-Rossberg and history of Korean language; Korean language History of Translation Studies in Japan, teaching and translation; modern Korean literature. Intergeneric translations (manga to film), Translation of oral narratives or orality, Cultural translation, The relationship between translation and power.

Korean translations of bible in Busan, South Korea. By Martina Krajňáková.

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MA MA Japanese Literature Japanese Studies

Pre-modern and modern literature is covered in This is the most comprehensive degree you this programme, which picks apart the story of will find of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to Japan’s literary history, the works that evolved the unrivalled expertise and resources at SOAS throughout, along with literary theory and covering the full range of the social and political traditional drama. sciences to the humanities across all historical periods, from the earliest to the present. A key question you will find yourself tackling is whether modern Japanese literary forms can be Our student cohort is made up of people from attributed mainly to the introduction of Western a multitude of geographical and academic paradigms, or to a more native-based literary and backgrounds, with a common interest in cultural set of circumstance. understanding the cultural development of Japan. There is no Japanese language requirement, but For those with advanced language skills, this is you may find that studying a language helps to the perfect opportunity to analyse and interpret enrich your learning experience. a body of text with a new found in-depth knowledge. Your studies will be further complemented by access to SOAS’ Japan Research Centre (JRC), the Structure: Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions (CSJR) Students take taught courses to the value of and the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of three units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) with the Compulsory courses cover Japanese Traditional University of East Anglia. Drama, Modern Japanese Literature, and Theory and Techniques of Comparative Literature. A list of Structure: additional courses can be found on page 166. Students take three taught courses, one of which is considered a major, plus a 10,000 word dissertation on the same subject as the major course. Students are required to select their courses from more than one discipline. A full list of courses can be found on page 166.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Duration Two or three years (part-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Start of programme daytime only) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent), Entry requirements plus linguistic competence in Minimum upper second-class Japanese. honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Stephen Dodd Dr Stephen Dodd

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MA MA Korean Literature Korean Studies

This is the only postgraduate programme in This programme gives you the opportunity the UK that specialises exclusively in the study to delve into the musical, literary and artistic of modern and traditional literatures in the traditions of Korea, gaining a novel perspective Korean language, while also providing a solid thanks to a multidisciplinary structure that draws background in comparative literature and critical on the strengths of our Centre of Korean Studies, theory. through a wide range of seminars, lectures and workshops. Whatever your interests or starting point in this fascinating area of study, you will find this degree You will explore the historical developments of affords you a deep and detailed understanding the region, as well as contemporary perspectives. of pre-modern and modern Korean literary While there is no Korean language requirement, traditions. It would especially serve well as a many students wish to study it for the sake of foundation for students who wish to pursue enriching their learning experience. further research or work in the fields of literary Structure: translation, writing and publishing. Students take three taught units, one of which You will need to be competent in Korean language is the selected as the major course, plus a as much of the source material will be in Korean. dissertation relating to the major. Students can Students who have studied classical Chinese choose all three units from List A or two units (hanmun) will be encouraged to read pre-modern from List A and one from List B. No more than texts in the original classical Chinese. one course can be chosen from List B. A full list of courses can be found on page 166. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. Compulsory courses cover Readings in Korean Literature, Literary Traditions and Culture of Korea, and Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean Literature. A full list of courses can be found on page 166.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent), honours degree (or equivalent). plus linguistic competence in Knowledge of an East Asian Korean. language is an advantage Convenor Convenor Dr Grace Koh Dr Anders Karlsson

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Literature Optional courses for –– Japanese Traditional Drama (Masters) –– Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) the Department of the –– Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) Languages and Cultures –– Readings in Modern Japanese Literature –– Management of Japan and Korea –– Management in Japan I –– Management in Japan II Please find below a list of courses for all programmes in the department of Japan and Korea Media that were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa are available every year and new courses may to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli become available. For an up-to-date list of courses –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- on offer in 2016/17, please visit the departmental Garde website: www.soas.ac.uk/japankorea –– Japanese Television since 1953 Music Available as a minor only MA Japanese Literature –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) Language options (students choose one unit Politics only) –– International politics of East Asia –– Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Literature –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and (Masters) Taiwan –– Readings in Modern Japanese Literature –– Japan Unravelled –– Practical Translation: English into Japanese –– Practical Translation: Japanese into English Religion –– Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and Believers MA Japanese Studies Available as a minor only –– East Asian Buddhist Thought Anthropology and Sociology –– Readings in Japanese religion –– Culture and Society of Japan –– Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period –– Popular Practice in the Edo Period Arts MA Korean Literature –– Economics Available as a major only Optional Units: Choose the equivalent of one unit –– Economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region from this list: –– Theory and Techniques of Comparative History Literature –– Japanese Modernity I –– Korean Advanced (Masters) –– Japanese Modernity II –– Practical Translation from and into Korean Language –– Topics in the History and Structure of the Korean Language Available as a minor only –– Basic Japanese 1 (PG) –– Basic Japanese 2 (PG) MA Korean Studies –– Intermediate Japanese 1 (PG) –– Intermediate Japanese 2 (PG) List A: Majors or Minors –– Advanced Japanese: Contemporary Topics (PG) –– Topics in Modern Korean History –– Advanced Japanese: Readings in Modern –– Topics in the History of Traditional Korea Japanese History –– Topics in the History and Structure of the Korean –– Advanced Practical Japanese (Masters) Language –– Practical Translation: Japanese into English –– International politics of East Asia Linguistics –– Readings in Korean Literature (Masters) –– Syntactic Structure of Japanese 1 –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan –– Syntactic Structure of Japanese 2

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Majors together/Minors individually –– North Korea since 1945: the rise and decline of These courses can be considered as majors an East Asian developmental state only if both half-unit courses are taken together. –– Media Spectacle and Urban Space in East Asia Separately they will be considered as minors. Minors only –– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) –– Korean Advanced (Masters) –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) –– Practical Translation from and into Korean –– Literary Traditions and Culture of Korea (Masters) –– Korean Applied Linguistics and Language –– Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean Pedagogy Literature (Masters) List B –– Arts of Koryo and Chosen Korea –– Basic Korean (PG) –– Modern and Contemporary Korean Art –– Elementary Korean (PG) Majors together with Directed Readings course/ –– Intermediate Korean (PG) Minors individually –– Introduction to Mixed Script Korean (PG) These courses can be considered as majors only if –– Higher Intermediate Readings in Korean (PG) taken together with one of the Directed Reading –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) courses in the Minors only list below. Separately –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and they will be considered as minors. Literary Chinese (PG) –– Basic Japanese 1 (PG)

Kansai, Japan. By Beatrice Shoemaker.

SOAS Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 entry 167 Accredited Programmes The SOAS Language Centre

The SOAS Language Centre

In a world of shrinking borders, understanding the complexities of global relations is vital, while also celebrating diversity. At SOAS, we consider language skills to be indispensable in both respects. We’re proud to be a distinctive centre of learning with unique expertise in a variety of languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and a wide range of languages of Africa, the Near and Middle East and Asia that are not widely available for study elsewhere. SOAS Language Centre acts as a hub where people come together to learn and use languages. The Centre’s expertise lies in making the learning of languages usefully relevant, highly enjoyable and accessible to people from all walks of life. Our communicative language courses are designed for members of the general public who want to acquire the practical language skills that will enhance their personal and/or professional lives. Language tuition is available at all levels, from complete beginner to advanced. The Centre is able to accommodate a wide range of learning requirements, with short courses scheduled in the evenings and on Saturdays. In addition to short courses during the academic year, there are full- time certificates and diplomas running throughout the year and a variety of Easter and summer Overview programmes. www.soas.ac.uk/ Students are able to use the resources of the languagecentre SOAS Library, recognised as a collection of national importance with its archive of more than Postgraduate awards: 1.2 million items in more than 400 languages. - Certificate/Diploma in Online language learning resources and a Communicative Language Language Study Room are also accessible. SOAS page 169 Language Centre is a supportive and welcoming - Certificate/Diploma in forum that is focused on successful and enjoyable Teaching as a Foreign language learning in an atmosphere of cross Language page 169 cultural understanding.

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SOAS Accredited Language Competence SOAS Accredited Language Teaching Qualifications Qualifications Communicative Teaching as a Language Foreign Language

The Certificate/Diploma programmes in With a rapidly growing demand for Communicative Language are designed to professionally trained and qualified language prepare students with no previous knowledge teachers all over the world, the Language Centre of their chosen language to live and work where has designed programmes specifically to equip the target language is spoken. We offer widely prospective teachers with the knowledge and recognised awards in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, skills to deliver top quality language teaching to Korean and Persian. a range of student groups.

Students awarded the Diploma will be able to Our widely recognised SOAS Teaching communicate effectively in the target language in Certificates/Diplomas enable participants to teach a wide range of social and professional situations Arabic or Chinese in different contexts in the UK, and be able to read and write with considerable Europe and beyond by delivering the necessary confidence and accuracy. They will have an training on how theoretical principles of language assured command of the grammar and vocabulary learning underpin best practices in the language of the language and be able to participate in classroom. conversations dealing with specialised topics and/ Participants are trained by experienced SOAS or involving mixed registers. teachers in how to use the latest communicative methods, how to create efficient lesson plans Structure of Certificate/Diploma Programmes: for effective and enjoyable learning and how to Classes will be scheduled to run Monday to assess and support students’ progress. Friday daytime, with most classes being held from 10:00 to 13:00. In addition to classroom Participants become competent in using a wide contact hours and scheduled online sessions, range of communicative teaching methods and small group or individual tutorials will be available have a chance to use their new teaching skills in by appointment. Whilst these programmes are supervised teaching practice with SOAS students. challenging, rapid progress is made towards full They will also be shown how to create coherent functional language mastery. and progressive schemes of work and how to design original learning materials, tailored to the needs of language learners. By the end of these training courses, successful participants will be well equipped to undertake a wide range of teaching and teaching-related roles and will know how to continue their further professional development.

Duration One calendar year Entry requirements Applicants must normally have a first degree or equivalent, preferably in Arabic/Chinese language or a related area. Candidates must pass a SOAS Language Centre test of Arabic/Chinese language competence. Candidates must have a command of English equivalent to IELTS 6.5. Candidates will be accepted onto the programme subject to a satisfactory interview with the Programme Duration Convenor. Arrangements can be made for One calendar year telephone/Skype interviews.

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The School of Law

From human rights to international trade and commerce, we promise to enrich your understanding and prepare you to be a citizen of the world. At SOAS, you will join a community built on distinguished expertise and a passion for how the law can make a difference on the local, national and international stage. That’s why our alumni include lawyers, judges, politicians, businessmen and women and activists throughout the world. Not only do we nurture the talents of those who go on to excel beyond academia, we are home to some of the best minds in the discipline. Our lecturers are experienced advisors to governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and have professional experience as qualified lawyers and members of regulatory bodies. Our research focuses on legal systems and legal challenges in the global south, covering Overview Africa; Asia and the Middle East; English Law; and Comparative; Regional and International www.soas.ac.uk/law Law. Whether you are interested in human rights, international law; environmental law, development Faculty and pluralism, governance and transition, or Law and Social Sciences globalisation, you will find unparalleled choice at Number of staff SOAS. Academic 34 School of Law publications include the Journal Teaching and Scholarship 2 of African Law, the Journal of Comparative Law, Teaching and Scholarship the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, (fractional) 29 and the Law, Environment and Development Taught Master’s degrees Journal (LEAD Journal). We are also renowned for - LLM programmes page 175 a number of regional research centres devoted to - MA programmes page 175 our specialist areas.

170 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Paul Kohler Head of the School of Law We offer a truly international experience, with students from every continent studying English Law alongside Comparative, Regional and International Law. Many of us are experienced advisors to governments, international organisations and NGOs and have professional experience as qualified lawyers and members of regulatory bodies. SOAS Law graduates are highly sought after by some of the world’s leading Law firms, NGOs such as Amnesty International, governments and international bodies such as the UN.

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Research opportunities: shaping world affairs

l SOAS research into honour crimes has l The UN Human Rights Council created a improved UK statutory guidance and led to a specialist Working Group as a direct result of joined-up approach from the police, NHS and our work on discrimination against women social services. for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Employability Who do graduates work for? Law firms, Research Institutes, Local and National Government and Charities are amongst some of the wide variety of organisations, both public and What skills can I develop? private sector which employ graduates. Examples A postgraduate degree from the department of employers include Amnesty International, develops many transferable skills which Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), BBC Media employers seek. These include: Action, Clifford Chance, Department for l synthesising complex legal and other International Development and Norton Rose. information l presenting knowledge and arguments What do graduates do? effectively orally and in writing In addition to the legal profession, other jobs l researching, evaluating and applying ideas to have included Broadcast Reporter, Policy Officer, resolve challenging problems Fundraising and Communications Coordinator, l building strong reasoned arguments Consultant in Human Rights and Relief Worker.

Academics and their research areas Dr Samia Bano BA (Oxford Brookes) MA (Greenwich) PhD (Warwick) Family law; Gender and law; Social and Political Theory; Socio-Legal Studies and Research Methods in Law. Professor Diamond Ashiagbor BA MA (Oxon) PhD (European University Institute) Dr Gunnar Beck MA, MPhil, DPhil (Oxon), Labour law; equality and antidiscrimination law; Barrister-at-Law human rights, equality and multiculturalism; EU law, legal theory; legal reasoning and method European Union law; the law and economics of in common law and civil law jurisdictions; moral labour market regulation; labour law, trade and and political philosophy. development. Dr Brenna Bhandar BA (Toronto) LLB (British Professor Mashood Baderin LLB (Hons) BL (Barrister Columbia) PhD (London) and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria) Equity law; Indigenous Rights and Settler Islamic law; public international law; international Colonialism; Post-colonial Legal Theory; Property and comparative human rights law; human rights Law; Multiculturalism and Secularism. and Islamic law, especially interaction between Dr Ernest Caldwell BA (Alabama) MA (Kansas) LLM international law, human rights law and Islamic (Singapore) law in Muslim states. Traditional Chinese Law; Chinese constitutional Professor Fareda Banda BL LLB (Zimbabwe) DPhil law; legal history; comparative constitutional law; (Oxon) interdisciplinary methodologies. Comparative family law; alternative dispute resolution; law and society in Africa.

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Professor Matthew Craven BA LLM PhD Dr Catherine Jenkins LLM (London) MA (Oxon) (Nottingham) DipEd Desu (Aix-Marseille III) Solicitor Public international law; human rights (particularly Human rights; civil liberties; European law; law economic; social and cultural rights); international and conflict. legal theory; international legal history. Mr Paul Kohler MA (Cantab) Professor Philippe Cullet LLM MA (London) JSD Property including land, personal and trusts; (Stanford) jurisprudence. Law and environment; law and natural resources; Dr Petra Mahy BA LLB (Monash) B. Asian Studies intellectual property; water; human rights; PhD (ANU) international law, India. Comparative labour law; comparative company Dr Catriona Drew LLB (Aberdeen) PhD (London) law; legal history; law and society in Southeast Public international law; international legal history Asia; legal anthropology; informal norms and (particularly self-determination of peoples); legal institutions. theory. Professor Martin W Lau MA PhD (London) Mr Ian D Edge MA LLB (Cantab) Barrister-at-Law Barrister-at-Law Islamic law; the general law of Egypt and the Gulf; Laws of South Asia; comparative environmental commercial law in the Middle East; conflict of law, Islamic law. laws and international transactions. Dr Makeen F Makeen LLB (Cairo) LLM PhD Dr Jonathan Ercanbrack BA (Utah) Vordiplom (London) Advocate, Court of Appeal, (Egypt) (Heidelberg) MSc (London) Intellectual property (particularly comparative Classical Islamic jurisprudence; Islamic copyright law); information technology law. commercial law; the Law of Islamic finance; Professor Peter Muchlinski LLB (London) LLM financial services law; Islamic economics; Islamic (Cantab) Barrister FRSA PhD (Manchester) banking and finance. The regulation of multinational enterprises; Mr Nicholas H D Foster MA (Cantab) Desu international corporate governance and corporate (Marseille) social responsibility; foreign investment law; WTO Comparative commercial and comparative law and practice; international commercial law corporate law, with special reference to Islamic and development. law and the laws of the Middle East, in particular Dr Scott Newton BA (Calif) JD MPA (Harvard) the UAE; Islamic finance. Law and the political economy of post-socialism Dr Kate Grady LLB (Leeds) LLM PhD (Bristol) (Eurasia including Central Asia and the Caucasus); PGDip (UWE) legal and institutional reform processes in International criminal law, public international law. governance discourse and practice; law markets and globalisation in developing and transitional Dr Vanja Hamzić BDes (Sarajevo) BFA (Sarajevo) states; law, governance and postconflict Islamic law and philosophy; family law; tort; reconstruction; critical approaches to human human rights; global law and governance; social rights. and legal theory; legal history; legal anthropology; post-colonial theory; law and society in South Asia Dr Paul O’Connell LLB (Dublin) LLM PhD (NUI) (esp. Pakistan), South East Asia (esp. Indonesia) Public Law; Human Rights (particularly Socio- and the Middle East; theory of art; critical Economic Rights); Legal Theory; Comparative Law approaches to law and personhood. and International Law. Dr Gina Heathcote BA LLB (Australia) LLM Dr Lutz Oette First State Exam (Koeln) LLM (Westminster) PhD (London) (London) Dr Jur (Koeln) International feminist legal theories; international Public international law; human rights, particularly law, especially law on the use of force; women’s prohibition of torture; victims’ rights and human rights; political and legal theories. reparation; human rights, law reform and justice in Sudan. Professor Kevin Jon Heller JD (Stanford) PhD (Leiden) Dr Emilia Onyema LLB (Nigeria) LLM (London) Criminal Law; comparative criminal law; International trade law; comparative commercial international criminal law; international law; alternative conflict resolution. humanitarian law; legal theory.

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Dr Yoriko Otomo BA/LLB (Hons) PhD (University Professor Lynn Welchman MA (Cantab) PhD of Melbourne) (London) Historical, feminist, critical. Islamic law; law of the Middle East and North Africa, especially comparative family law, human Ms Gail Price LLM, LLB, Barrister at Law Fellow rights, gender and law. Housing, Landlord and Tenant and Family Law. Dr Sanzhu Zhu BA (Shanxi) LLM (South Central Dr Nimer Sultany LLB (College of Management) College of Political Science and Law, Wuhan) PhD LLM (Tel Aviv) LLM (Virginia) S.J.D (Harvard) (London) Public Law; Legal and Political Theory; Chinese law; law and institutions in contemporary Comparative Constitutionalism; Public China; comparative commercial and corporate International Law and Human Rights Law. law with reference to China; legal aspects of Mr. Mayur Suresh BA LLB (Hons.) (National Law Chinese financial and futures markets; civil School of India), LLM (Columbia) procedure and dispute resolution in China, Anti-terror laws (particularly of South Asia); law particularly securities disputes. and anthropology; legal theory (particularly on theories of emergency legality); sexuality and gender identity in South Asia. Professor Carol Tan LLB (London) LLM (London) PhD (London) Barrister-at-Law Contract; legal history; British overseas rule and the law, especially in relation to the leased territory of Weihaiwei and to ethnic Chinese communities in Hong Kong and South East Asia; law and society in South East Asia; traditional Chinese law.

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MA Law programmes Master of Laws (LLM)

For professionals with non-law degrees, we offer These programmes are designed for practising a tailor-made education that can lead you to lawyers looking for an advanced qualification either a specialised area of the law profession or an opportunity to refresh or engage with a or a deeper understanding of legal issues in the specialist area. working environment. The LLM combines new and traditional areas Many of our students come from international of research and practice in international, and government institutions or NGOs concerned comparative and transnational law as it relates with human rights, environment or development to the developing world. You might find yourself issues. Others have backgrounds in corporate combining a specialist course in Islamic law or responsibility or dispute resolution. However, work feminist legal history with banking or economic experience is not necessary. law. You also have the option of selecting one complementary subject or the equivalent Whether you wish to progress to a law conversion comparable Master’s course, in substitution for course, change direction in life, or simply want to either a full or a half-subject. develop your expertise, SOAS can help you get there. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of Structure: four full units, one of which will be assessed by a Students choose between an MA in International 15,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can and Comparative Legal Studies or an MA in a be found on page 176. specific legal area. Students without a prior law degree must attend an intensive two- week Introduction to Law and Legal Method course prior to registration. This covers English, international and comparative law, legal methods and skills, research techniques, essay and dissertation writing, and the use of library and online resources. The basic structure of each programme is identical. Following the presession course, students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 176.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two, three or four years (part- Two or three years (part-time, time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Upper second-class honours honours degree (or equivalent) degree in Law Convenor Convenor Dr Makeen F Makeen Dr Scott Newton

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–– Law and Policy of International Courts and Courses on offer in the Tribunals –– Law and Society in South Asia (MA/LLM) School of Law –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North Africa Please find below a list of courses for all –– Law of Islamic Finance programmes in the School of Law that are running –– Law of International Finance in 2015/16. We cannot guarantee all courses will –– Law, Human Rights and Peace Building: the run each year whilst additional subjects may be Israeli-Palestinian Case available from time to time. For a list of courses –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East on offer in 2016/17, please visit the School of Law Asia and Beyond website: www.soas.ac.uk/law –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– Preliminary Law, Legal Reasoning and Legal For LLM (Master of Laws) or MA Methods Legal Studies –– Religion & Comparative Constitutionalism –– The Law of Armed Conflict –– Access to Justice & Dispute Resolution: Special –– Water Law: Justice and Governance Applications –– Alternative Dispute Resolution –– Banking Law Specialist MA/LLM programmes –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Climate Change Law and Policy LLM in Chinese Law –– Colonialism, Empire and International Law –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Comparative Commercial Law –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Comparative Constitutional Law –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia –– Critical Jurisprudence in Islamic Law and Society –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Dissertation in Law –– EU Law in Global Context LLM in Dispute and Conflict Resolution –– Feminist Legal Theory –– Access to Justice and Dispute Resolution: –– Foundations of Comparative Law Special Applications –– Foundations of International Law –– Alternative Dispute Resolution –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– EU Law in Global Context –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– International Commercial and Investment –– Human Rights of Women Arbitration –– International Commercial and Investment –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Arbitration Post Conflict Societies –– International Criminal Law –– Law and Policy of International Courts and –– International Labour Law Tribunals –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: the Copyright in the Global Village Israeli-Palestinian Case –– International and Comparative Corporate Law –– The Law of Armed Conflict –– International Environmental Law –– International Criminal Law –– International Human Rights Clinic –– International Protection of Human Rights LLM in Environmental Law –– International Trade Law –– Climate Change Law and Policy –– Islamic Law (MA/LLM) –– International Environmental Law –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in –– Law and Natural Resources Post Conflict Societies –– Water and Development: Conflict and –– Law & Critique Governance –– Law and Postcolonial Theory –– Water Law: Justice and governance –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia –– Law and Development in Africa LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice –– Law and International in Equality: Critical Legal –– Foundations of Comparative Law Analysis of Political Economy from Colonialism –– Foundations of International Law to Globalisation –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– Law and Natural Resources –– Human Rights in the Developing World

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–– Human Rights of Women –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: the –– International Criminal Law Israeli-Palestinian case –– International Human Rights Clinic –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– International Labour Law –– The Law of Armed Conflict –– International Protection of Human Rights –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in LLM in International and Comparative Post Conflict Societies Commercial Law –– Law and International Inequality: Critical legal –– Banking Law analysis of political economy from colonialism –– Chinese Commercial Law to globalisation –– Comparative Commercial Law –– Law and Policy of International Courts and –– EU Law in Global Context Tribunals –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Law and Post-Colonial Theory –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia Copyright in the Global Village –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: the –– International and Comparative Corporate Law Israeli-Palestinian case –– International Commercial and Investment –– The Law of Armed Conflict Arbitration –– International Economic Law LLM International Economic Law –– International Labour Law –– Banking Law –– International Trade Law –– Comparative Commercial Law –– Law of International Finance –– EU Law in Global Context –– Law of Islamic Finance –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: Copyright in the Global Village LLM in Islamic Law –– International and Comparative Corporate Law –– Critical Jurisprudence in Islamic Law and Society –– International Commercial and Investment –– Foundations of Comparative Law Arbitration –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– International Economic Law –– Islamic Law –– International Labour Law –– Law of Islamic Finance –– International Trade Law –– Law and Society in South Asia –– Law and International Inequality: Critical Legal –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North Analysis of Political Economy from Colonialism Africa to Globalisation –– Religion & Comparative Constitutionalism –– Law of International Finance –– Law of Islamic Finance LLM in Law and Gender –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– Core course: Feminist Legal Theory –– World Trade Organisation Law –– Human Rights of Women –– Law and Natural Resources –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East Asia and Beyond LLM in International Law –– Climate Change Law and Policy LLM in the Middle East and North Africa –– Colonialism, Empire and International Law –– Critical Jurisprudence in Islamic Law and Society –– Foundations of International Law –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– International Commercial and Investment –– Islamic Law Arbitration –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North –– International Economic Law Africa –– International Environmental Law –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: the –– International Labour Law Israeli-Palestinian Case –– International Protection of Human Rights –– Religion & Comparative Constitutionalism –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Post Conflict Societies LLM in Law, Culture and Society –– Law and Natural Resources –– Chinese Constitutionalism –– Law and Policy of International Courts and –– Comparative Commercial Law Tribunals –– Comparative Constitutional Law

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–– Critical Jurisprudence in Islamic Law and Society –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in –– Feminist Legal Theory Post Conflict Societies –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Law and Policy of International Courts and –– Foundations of International Law Tribunals –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: The Copyright in the global village Israeli-Palestinian case –– International Labour Law –– The Law of Armed Conflict –– Islamic Law –– Law and Governance in the Developing World MA in Environmental Law and Sustainable –– Law & Critique Development –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia –– Climate Change Law and Policy –– Law and Society in South Asia –– International Environmental Law –– Law and in the Middle East and North Africa –– Law and Natural Resources –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East –– Water and Development: Conflict and Asia and Beyond governance –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Water Law: Justice and governance –– Religion & Comparative Constitutionalism MA in Human Rights Law LLM in Law, Development and Governance –– Feminist Legal Theory –– Colonialism, Empire and International Law –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Comparative Commercial Law –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– Economic Approaches to Law –– Human Rights of Women –– EU Law in Global Context –– International Criminal Law –– Foundations of International Law –– International Human Rights Clinic –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– International Labour Law –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: –– International Protection of Human Rights Copyright in the global village –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in –– International and Comparative Corporate Law Post Conflict Societies –– International Economic Law –– Law and Post-Colonial Theory –– International Environmental Law –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: The –– International Labour Law Israeli-Palestinian case –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East Post Conflict Societies Asia and Beyond –– Law and Governance in the Developing World –– The Law of Armed Conflict –– Law and International Inequality: Critical legal analysis of political economy from colonialism MA in International Law to globalisation –– Climate Change Law and Policy –– Law and Natural Resources –– Colonialism, Empire and International Law –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia –– Foundations of International Law –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East –– International Criminal Law Asia and Beyond –– International Environmental Law –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– International Labour Law –– International Protection of Human Rights MA in Chinese Law –– Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in –– Chinese Commercial Law Post Conflict Societies –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Law and Natural Resources –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia –– Law and Policy of International Courts and –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions Tribunals –– Law and Post-Colonial Theory MA in Dispute and Conflict Resolution –– Law, Human Rights and Peace-building: The –– Access to Justice and Dispute Resolution: Israeli-Palestinian case Special applications –– Law of International Finance –– Alternative Dispute Resolution –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– Foundations of International Law –– The Law of Armed Conflict –– International Commercial Arbitration –– International Criminal Law

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MA in International and Comparative –– Law and International Inequality: Critical legal Commercial Law Analysis of Political Economy from Colonialism –– Banking Law to Globalisation –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Law and Post-Colonial Theory –– Comparative Commercial Law –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia –– Foundations of Comparative law –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: Asia and Beyond Copyright in the global village –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– International and Comparative Corporate Law –– Water Law: Justice and Governance –– International Commercial and Investment Arbitration –– International Labour Law –– Law of International Finance –– Law of Islamic Finance –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law

MA in Islamic Law –– Critical Jurisprudence in Islamic Law and Society –– Foundations of Comparative Law –– Human Rights and Islamic Law –– Islamic Law –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North Africa –– Law of Islamic Finance –– Religion & Comparative Constitutionalism

MA in Law, Culture and Society –– Alternative Dispute Resolution –– Comparative Constitutional Law –– Critical Jurisprudence in Islamic Law and Society –– Feminist Legal Theory –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: Copyright in the global village –– International Labour Law –– Law and Development in Africa –– Law & Critique –– Law and Governance in the Developing World –– Law and Society in the Middle East and North Africa –– Law and Society in South Asia –– Law and Post-Colonial Theory –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East Asia and Beyond –– Multinational Enterprises and the Law –– Religion & Comparative Constitutionalism

MA in Law, Development and Globalisation –– Colonialism, Empire and International Law –– Foundations of International Law –– Human Rights in the Developing World –– International and Comparative Copyright Law: Copyright in the Global Village –– International and Comparative Corporate Law –– International Labour Law –– Law and Development in Africa –– Law and Governance in the Developing World –– Law and Human Rights in China

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The Department of Linguistics

Linguistic diversity constitutes one of the greatest treasures of humanity, representing as it does an enormous storehouse of our Overview cumulative knowledge of the universe. We are passionate about delving into this rich history of www.soas.ac.uk/linguistics development to discover how our minds work Faculty and what it means to be human. Languages and Cultures If you share this fascination, SOAS is a welcome and stimulating environment to become part Number of staff of. Your interest will be fuelled and you will find Academic: 13 yourself connecting with people who challenge Teaching and Scholarship: 9 and inspire you. Taught Master’s degrees Our department has a long and distinguished - MA Arabic Language Learning tradition dating back to 1932 when it became the and Teaching page 184 first department of general linguistics in the UK. - MA Chinese Language Learning Not only are we the first, we are unique in our and Teaching page 184 global scope because of the variety of languages - MA Japanese Language studied here. These include the languages of Learning and Teaching page 185 Africa, the Near and Middle East, South Asia, - MA Korean Language Learning South East Asia, Central Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Teaching page 185 and Siberia. - MA Linguistics page 186 - MA Language Documentation Added to the close academic ties we share with and Description page 186 neighbouring departments – Africa, China and - MA Linguistics and Intensive Inner Asia; Japan and Korea; the Near and Middle Language page 187 East; South Asia, and South East Asia; and the - MA Theory and Practice of Language Centre – this means that the view from Translation page 187 SOAS is limitless.

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The Department has moved up the research rankings in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. It is now in the top ten nationally for its research output of world-leading quality and for the vitality of its research environment. Overall, it is ranked 14th in the UK. The Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) is carried out every six to seven years by the UK Government to assess the quality of research carried out in UK Higher Education Institutions. The Linguistics Department conducts rigorous, original and independent research in theoretical and applied linguistics. It uses the insights of this research to preserve and revitalise rapidly diminishing linguistic diversity around the word. Together with peers and partners, this work has contributed to a change in thinking about language and its role for communities and their identities.

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Research opportunities: linguistic typology, language documentation global voices and description, language contact and multilingualism, language support and revitalisation, language archiving, lexicography, language pedagogy, translation studies, and l The Department of Linguistics offers a the studies of individual languages and prestigious research degree programme and language families. welcomes informal approaches about suitable topics and supervisors. l Our Endangered Languages Archive is an invaluable resource for training language l Research interests across the department documenters, helping to preserve and share cover a wide range of theoretical and materials with academics and the public. applied aspects of linguistics, including syntax, phonology, semantics, information structure, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics,

Employability Who do graduates work for? A wide range of organisations including Sotheby’s, Nintendo Europe, Luis Vuitton, SOAS, Shenzhen Yanti, Dow Jones, University of Malaya, China Book International Magazine Press, NASC What skills can I develop? (South Korea), Self-Employed Translator, Testronic, A postgraduate degree from the Department of the British Museum and the World Intellectual Linguistics provides students with a portfolio of Property Organisation. widely transferable skills which employers seek. Students gain linguistic and cultural expertise What do graduates do? enabling them to continue in the field of research Editors, Language Teachers, Curator Assistant, or to seek professional and management careers Research assistant, Educational consultant, in the business, public and charity sectors. Training and Project Management Co-ordinators, Translators, Accounting Assistants, Lecturers, These include: Software Engineer and developers are just some l Communicating ideas effectively both orally of the different roles. and in writing l Attention to detail l Analytical and problem solving skills l Synthesizing complex information from a variety of resources

Academics and their research areas Dr Aicha Belkadi BA (Westminster) MA PhD (London) Syntax; morphology-syntax semantics interfaces; grammaticalisation; aspectual systems; verb semantics and directionality; cartographic Professor Peter K Austin BA (AS) Hons PhD (ANU) approaches; LFG, Berber languages; French. Typology; morpho-syntax; language documentation and description; historical Dr Monik Charette BA (UQAM) PhD (McGill) linguistics; Lexical-Functional Grammar; Phonology; morphophonology; stress systems; computer-aided linguistic analysis; Austronesian vowel harmony; syllabic structure; Altaic languages; Australian Aboriginal languages. languages; Turkish; French.

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Dr Dongning Feng MA (GUFS) MA (Warwick) Professor Anne Pauwels PhD (Monash) PhD (Stirling) Social and sociolinguistic aspects of language Translation studies; cultural studies; politics of and communication, with particular attention translation; subtitling; literary translation. to multilingual and transnational settings; multilingualism; language maintenance and shift; Dr Maria Flouraki BA (Athens) MA PhD (Essex) language policy in relation to language learning in Syntax; syntax-semantics interface; formal schools and universities as well as various aspects semantics; lexical semantics; constraint based of the relationship between gender and language. frameworks (LFG and HPSG); lexical aspect; negation; argument structure; Romance Dr Kirsty Rowan MA PhD (London) languages; Greek; South Asian languages. Comparative and theoretical phonology; Ancient Egyptian and Meroitic phonology; writing systems; Dr Nathan Hill BA MA PhD (Harvard) Afro-Caribbean ritual languages. Old Tibetan to Modern Standard Tibetan as well as Tibetan historical and biographical literature; Dr Julia Sallabank BA (Oxon), MA (London) PhD languages and cultures of Mongolian and other (Lancaster) minorities of today’s PRC. Sociolinguistics; language support; language policy; revitalisation methods; literacy practices in Dr Noriko Iwasaki BA (Doshisha), MA (Portland endangered languages; Guernesiais. State) PhD (Arizona) Second language acquisition (grammatical and Dr Mandana Seyfeddinipur MA (Berlin) PhD pragmatic development, impact of study abroad), (Nijmegen) language pedagogy, psycholinguistics (language Language documentation; cultural and linguistic production, cognition and language), Japanese diversity in language use; video in language linguistics. documentation; multimodality with a focus on gesture; visual mode of language; language Dr Yan Jiang PhD (UCL) use and language documentation; pragmatics; Chinese, semantics, pragmatics, rhetoric. psycholinguistics; language production. Dr Christopher Lucas BA (London) MPhil PhD Dr Candide Simard PhD (Manchester) (Cantab) Prosody; information structure and languages Historical linguistics; pragmatics; philosophy of in contact; Construction Grammar; Australian language; Dynamic Syntax; Relevance Theory; Aboriginal languages; Austronesian languages; Arabic; Afro-Asiatic. language documentation and description. Professor Friederike Lüpke MA (Köln) PhD Dr Justin Watkins BA (Leeds) MA PhD (London) (Nijmegen) Burmese language and literature; Mon-Khmer and Language documentation and description, Tibeto-Burman languages; phonetics and speech contact linguistics, anthropological linguistics, acoustics; computer lexicography; sign languages syntax-semantics interface, argument structure, in South East Asia. Ajami writing in Africa, Niger-Congo languages, Mande languages, Atlantic languages, Jalonke (Fuuta Jalon, Guinea), Bainouk (Casamance, Senegal) Professor Lutz Marten MA PhD (London) Theoretical and African linguistics; syntax and semantics and pragmatics, in particular on the interfaces between these modules; Dynamic Syntax; historical linguistics; language and society in Eastern and Southern Africa; comparative Bantu, Bemba, Herero, Swahili. Professor Irina Nikolaeva Candidate (Moscow) PhD (Leiden) Syntax; morphology; information structure; typology; lexicalist theories of grammar; Construction Grammar; documentation of endangered languages; Palaeosiberian linguistics; Uralic languages; Altaic languages; Tundra Nenets (northwestern Siberia).

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MA MA Arabic Language Chinese Language Learning and Teaching Learning and Teaching

If you are seeking an advanced level of If you are pursuing intensive research-related specialised training that will set you on course and practice-related training for a career in for a career related to Arabic language learning Chinese language learning or teaching, this or teaching in higher education, research, programme offers a firm grounding in theory publishing or consultation, this programme and practice of language learning and teaching; offers a firm grounding in the theory and as well as in research methods. practice of language learning and teaching, as By the end of the degree, you will be fully adept well as in linguistic research methods. at evaluating published materials (e.g. textbooks) You will study both the general areas of linguistic and research papers related to Chinese language inquiry and Arabic linguistics. This programme will teaching, conducting pedagogical research, in also allow you to explore the relationship between addition to designing teaching materials and linguistics and second language acquisition, and lesson plans. how this relationship supports Arabic language Structure: teaching, specifically in higher education. Students take core courses up to the value of Structure: three full units plus a 10,000-word dissertation. Students take core courses up to the value of This includes two core compulsory courses, three units plus a 10,000-word dissertation, Language Pedagogy and Chinese Language this includes three core compulsory courses, Learning and Teaching. For those who have not Language Pedagogy, Arabic Linguistics and previously studied linguistics an introductory Language Pedagogy (0.5 unit), Teaching course, Introduction to the Study of Language Communicative Arabic (0.5 unit). For those (ISL), is required. The remaining units can be taken who have not previously studied linguistics, an from the list of optional courses on page 189. introductory course, Introduction to the Study of Language (ISL), is required. The remaining units can be taken from the list of optional courses on page 189.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Upper second-class or equivalent in a BA in Upper second-class or equivalent in a BA in a relevant discipline (Linguistics or Applied a relevant discipline (Linguistics or Applied Linguistics), or a BA in another discipline including Linguistics), or a BA in another discipline including some relevant units, or relevant professional some relevant units, or relevant professional qualifications (for example, a diploma-level qualifications (for example, a diploma-level teaching teaching qualifications or exceptional and qualifications or exceptional and documented documented experience in language teaching). experience in language teaching). A BA in non- A BA in non-Linguistics discipline can be Linguistics discipline can be compensated by compensated by relevant units in (applied) relevant units in (applied) linguistics study units OR linguistics study units OR a diploma-level teaching a diploma-level teaching qualification (like SOAS qualification (like SOAS Language Centre’s PG Language Centre’s PG Diploma in Teaching Arabic) Diploma in Teaching Chinese) but an applicant but an applicant does not have to have both. Native does not have to have both. Native or native-like or native-like proficiency in Arabic is required. proficiency in Chinese is required.

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MA MA Japanese Language Korean Language Learning and Teaching Learning and Teaching

This programme offers you extensive instruction This programme offers those with an interest in the theory of Japanese language learning, in Korean language learning and teaching teaching and research methods. If you are extensive practical and rigorous theoretical seeking an advanced level training course or to training. The programme provides you with the pursue a career in higher education, research or skills and knowledge to succeed, whether you publishing, this programme is for you. are interested in pursuing a career in linguistic research or Korean teaching. This programme focuses on the practical study of second language acquisition and Japanese You will study general areas of linguistic inquiry language teaching in relation to linguistic theory, and study how they relate to the study of second specifically in higher education. language acquisition and language teaching. You will also learn about teaching Korean in higher The programme includes teaching on how education. to evaluate published materials and research papers related to Japanese language teaching, Throughout the degree, you will evaluate conducting pedagogical research, as well as published materials (e.g. textbooks) and research designing teaching materials and lesson plans. papers related to Korean language teaching, conduct pedagogical research, and design Structure: teaching materials and lesson plans. Students take core courses up to the value of three full units plus a 10,000-word dissertation. Structure: This includes two core compulsory courses, Students take core courses up to the value of Language Pedagogy and Japanese Language three full units plus a 10,000-word dissertation. Learning and Teaching. For those who have not This includes two core compulsory courses, previously studied linguistics an introductory Language Pedagogy and Korean Language course, Introduction to the Study of Language Learning and Teaching. For those who have not (ISL), is required. The remaining units can be taken previously studied linguistics an introductory from the list of optional courses on page 189. course, Introduction to the Study of Language (ISL), is required. Students that have studied Linguistics before are required to take, History and Structure of the Korean Language.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Duration Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) One calendar year (full-time) Start of programme Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Upper second-class or equivalent in a BA in a Entry requirements relevant discipline (Linguistics or Applied Upper second-class or equivalent in a BA in Linguistics), a related subject (Korean Language a relevant discipline (Linguistics or Applied and Literature, Korean Language Education), BA Linguistics), or a BA in another discipline including in another discipline including some relevant some relevant units, or relevant professional units, or relevant professional qualifications (for qualifications (for example, a diploma-level example, a diploma-level teaching qualifications teaching qualifications or exceptional and or exceptional and documented experience documented experience in language teaching). in language teaching). Native or native-like Native or native-like proficiency in Japanese. proficiency in Korean.

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MA MA Language Linguistics Documentation and Description

With around 6,500 languages in the world Modern linguistics is the scientific study of all and an expectation that over half of them will aspects of the world’s languages from their become extinct, this programme is a vital step sound systems and grammatical structure towards lending much-needed expertise to the through to the interaction of language with documentation and description of endangered culture, the study of meaning in language, and languages. the use of language in modern technology. The need for rigorous preservation lies at the heart Linguists try to establish what types of structures of this degree, which means that as a student, you are shared by different languages and the extent will be contributing to efforts to retain linguistic to which language may differ from each other. diversity around the world. MA Linguistics at SOAS is a modular programme which combines the intensive study of the The MA programme in Language Documentation core areas of formal linguistics – phonology, and Description is intended for students who wish morphology and syntax – with a choice of to specialise in the documentation, description options in different areas of the discipline, and revitalisation of languages, with a focus such as psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, on minority and endangered languages. This sociolinguistics and semantics. specialist MA is characterised by an integrated core of subject offerings that are oriented Structure: around issues in language documentation and Students take taught courses to the value of description, plus a series of options in linguistics, three units, plus a 10,000-word dissertation, language planning and revitalisation, and this includes two core compulsory courses in language-related studies. Phonology (Masters) and Syntax (Masters). Structure: Students must also choose one 0.5 course from This degree programme is formulated with the list of core optional courses. two different pathways; one specialising in Remaining units can be made up of optional Language Support and Revitalisation and the courses to the value of 1.5 units from the list of other specialising in Field Linguistics. Both include running Linguistics Courses; or an optional 0.5 taught courses up to the value of three units, plus unit course from the list of running Linguistics a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of course Courses and a 1 unit language course taken in options can be found on page 188. other departments. A full list of course options can be found on page 189.

Duration One calendar year (full-time), two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Duration Start of programme One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years September intake only (part-time, daytime only) Entry requirements Start of programme Upper-second class degree (or equivalent) September intake only Interview policy: Entry requirements Candidates with ‘non-standard’ qualifications Minimum upper second-class honours (or usually invited equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Julia Sallabank Dr Julia Sallabank

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MA MA Linguistics and Intensive Theory and Practice of Language Translation (Asian and African Languages)

For anyone who is new to the field of linguistics, Nowhere else will you find as comprehensive this programme presents an opportunity to build a range of Asian and African language your knowledge in such a way that might lead specialisations as you will here at SOAS, where you to a research degree or a superior working our links with University College London and knowledge of Asian, Middle Eastern or African Imperial College allow you to benefit from an languages. enormous wealth of expertise and teaching resources. It combines rigorous training in linguistics with intensive study of a language of your choice. At The focus is on developing your methodological the end of the degree, you will be well placed to and practical skills in translation, by introducing pursue an academic or professional career in the you to state-of-the-art translation technology discipline. alongside major concepts and issues in translation theory. Whether you aspire to enter the profession Structure: as a translator or a specialised freelancer, this Students take seven full units of taught courses is the perfect training base. You will also gain across two years with the following split: one unit an intellectual perspective on the discipline of of Linguistics, three units of Language in Year translation studies, which could be the foundation One; three units of Linguistics and one unit of for further MPhil/PhD research. Language in Year Two. In addition students must complete a 10,000-word dissertation. A full list of The renowned SOAS Library is on your doorstep, course options can be found on page 188. as is the University of London Library, the UCL Library, the British Library, as well as the BBC World Service and many others. Structure: Students take three units of taught courses (the half-unit course Translation Theory and a one unit course or two half-unit courses of Practical Translation are compulsory), plus one and half units of options, and a 10,000 word final dissertation. A full list of course options can be found on page 188.

Duration Two calendar years (full-time only) Duration Start of programme One calendar year (full-time) September intake only Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Entry requirements Upper-second class degree (or Start of programme equivalent) September intake only Interview Policy Entry requirements Candidates with ‘non-standard’ Minimum upper second-class qualifications usually invited honours (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Julia Sallabank Dr Dongning Feng

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Courses for the Department of Core courses in Field Linguistics: Linguistics –– Field Methods –– Applied Language Documentation and Please find below a list of courses for all Description programmes in the Department of Linguistics that –– Descriptive Linguistics were running in 2014/15. A list of optional courses taught in the Department of Linguistics can be Optional courses for both pathways found on page 189. –– Any course/s to the value of 1 unit from the list of running Linguistics on page 189. MA Language Learning and Teaching MA Linguistics MA Arabic Language Learning and Teaching Core Compulsory Courses Language Pedagogy –– Phonology (Masters) –– Syntax (Masters) –– Arabic Linguistics and –– Language Pedagogy (0.5 unit) Core Optional Course –– Teaching Communicative Arabic (0.5 unit). Students must choose one 0.5 unit course from the following list. For those who have not previously studied linguistics, an introductory course, Introduction to –– Advanced Phonology the Study of Language (ISL), is required. –– Advanced Syntax (Masters) –– Dynamic Syntax (Masters) Optional courses: The remaining units can be –– Issues in Semantics (Masters) taken from the list of optional courses on page 189. MA Linguistics and Intensive MA Chinese Language Learning and Teaching Language –– Core compulsory courses: –– Language Pedagogy Year One –– Chinese Language Learning and Teaching Core compulsory courses: For those who have not previously studied –– Phonology (Masters) linguistics an introductory course, Introduction to the Study of Language (ISL), is required. Core optional courses: –– 1 half-unit course from the list of options The remaining units can be taken from the list of available in the Linguistics department optional courses on page 189. –– 3 units of language taken from language MA Japanese Language Learning and Teaching departments. Courses to be confirmed. –– Core compulsory courses: Year Two –– Language Pedagogy –– Syntax (Masters) –– Japanese Language Learning and Teaching. Core optional courses: For those who have not previously studied Courses to the value of 1.5 units chosen from linguistics an introductory course, Introduction to the list of options available in the Linguistics the Study of Language (ISL), is required. Department on page 189. At least one of the The remaining units can be taken from the list of options must be taken from: optional courses on page 189. –– Advanced Phonology MA Language Documentation and –– Advanced Syntax (Masters) –– Dynamic Syntax (Masters) Description –– Advanced Syntax (Masters) Core courses in Language Support and 1 unit of language taken from language Revitalisation: departments. –– Introduction to the Study of Language –– Applied Language Documentation and Description –– Language support and revitalisation

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MA Theory and Practice of Language A Translation (Asian and African –– Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of Language B Languages) –– Research Methods in Translation Studies All students must take: Translation Theory (half unit) and one pair of language combination (equivalent of one unit) from the following list: Optional courses in –– Arabic/English/Arabic Translation the Department of –– Practical Translation: Chinese to English –– Practical Translation: English to Chinese Linguistics –– Practical Translation: Japanese into English –– Practical Translation: English into Japanese Please find below a list of courses taught for all –– Practical Translation from and into Korean programmes in the department of Linguistics –– Practical Translation from and into Persian that were running in 2014/15. Not all courses –– Practical translation from and into Swahili listed will be available every year and new courses may become available. For an up-to-date list Students take the equivalent of 1.5 units from of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the the lists below: departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/linguistics One Unit Optional Courses –– Advanced Phonology –– Early Medieval Arabic Linguistic Thought: –– Advanced Syntax (Masters) Scholarship and Literature’ –– Applied Language Documentation and –– Translating Cultures Description –– Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy –– Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy –– Introduction to the Study of Language –– Arabic/English/Arabic Translation –– Modern Chinese Literature in Translation –– Concepts and Practice of Subtitling –– Modern Chinese Literature (MA) –– Descriptive Linguistics –– Modern Documentary Texts –– Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of –– Classical Documentary Texts Language A –– Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation –– Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of –– Culture and Society of Japan Language B –– Topics in the History and Structure of the Korean –– Dissertation in Applied Linguistics and Language Language Pedagogy –– Topics in Modern Korean History –– Dissertation in Linguistics –– Readings in Korean Literature (Masters) –– Dissertation in Linguistics (Translation Theory) –– Readings in Modern Japanese Literature –– Dynamic Syntax (Masters) –– Field Methods Half Unit Optional Courses –– Historical Linguistics (Masters) –– Translation Technology –– Introduction to the Study of Language –– Concepts and Practice of Subtitling –– Issues in Semantics (Masters) –– Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean –– Korean Applied Linguistics and Language Literature (Masters) Pedagogy –– Literary Traditions and Culture of Korea (Masters) –– Language Planning and Policy –– Translation of Journalistic Texts from and into –– Language support and revitalisation Chinese –– Language, Society and Communication (Masters) –– Language, Society and Communication (Masters) –– Morphology (Masters) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese –– Phonetics (PG) Diaspora –– Phonology (Masters) –– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) –– Research Methods In Translation Studies –– Syntactic Structure of Japanese 1 –– Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism –– Syntactic Structure of Japanese 2 –– Syntax (Masters) –– Topics in the Structure of Chinese (Masters) –– Topics in Lexical Semantics (MA) –– Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) –– Topics in the Structure of Chinese (Masters) –– Morphology (Masters) –– Translation Technology –– Issues in Semantics (Masters) –– Translation Theory –– Historical Linguistics (Masters) –– Translation of Journalistic Texts from and into –– Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of Chinese

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The Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East

To say that we are pioneers would be an understatement. We were the first to introduce Hittite – the oldest known Indo-European language – to our portfolio of degrees, the first to appoint a professor in Israeli Studies, and the first to offer concurrent degrees in Israeli and Palestine Studies. If you want to be part of a community that Overview challenges convention and celebrates difference, www.soas.ac.uk/nme this is the place to come. We have the highest concentration of world-class Faculty teaching and research related to one of the most Languages and Cultures politically and economically significant regions Number of staff of the world. Covering 5,000 years of culture, Academic 17 our scholars have unrivalled expertise in the Teaching and Scholarship 7 languages, literatures and cultures of the Ancient Teaching and Scholarship Near East, medieval and modern Iran, the Arab (fractional) 21 Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Jewish tradition, and the Islamic. Taught Master’s degrees - MA Ancient Near Eastern From cuneiform and ziggurats to Arabic Languages page 194 and Islamic revolution, there are a wealth of - MA Arabic Literature page 194 opportunities to explore the most ancient cradles - MA Iranian Studies page 195 of civilisation and the birth-places of several of the - MA Islamic Societies and world’s great religions. Cultures page 195 We are one of a handful of UK British universities - MA Islamic Studies page 196 where you can study the Akkadian and Sumerian - MA Israeli Studies page 196 languages, or where you might choose to - MA Near and Middle Eastern study modern and classical Persian and Turkish Studies page 197 language and literature at full degree level. - MA Palestine Studies page 197 - MA Turkish Studies page 198 Our central London location means that as a See also: student, you have access to a vibrant community - MA... and Intensive Language within and outside of the department, given the (Arabic) page 24 strength of the city’s Middle East cultural scene.

190 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Omar Salha MA International Studies and Diplomacy, PhD Near and Middle East Omar is a Nohoudh scholar, founder of the Ramadan Tent Project and a member of Football Beyond Borders. He featured in ‘Over the Wall’, a documentary about a London-based football team and their journey to play in Palestine. Elsewhere he has worked for The Humanitarian Forum, Islamic Relief, the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce and appeared on television and radio to discuss inter-faith dialogue, Islam in Britain and the West and code of ethics in humanitarian work. Omar is an active member of his local community and a regular contributor to Muslim social and charitable causes further afield.

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Research opportunities: engaging l Research funded by the Leverhulme Trust on with contemporary issues economic integration and social change in the Islamic world system is investigating the economic structures of the Muslim world from the end of the eighth to the beginning of the l Projects researching the lost Iranian language eleventh centuries. The project aims to bring of Bactrian have enabled scholars to shed a new understanding of the construction and light on a little-known period of Central Asian development of the Islamic economy as a world history and culture by deciphering the cursive system, stretching from Central Asia to the script and comparing it to other Middle Iranian Atlantic. languages.

Employability Who do graduates work for? Graduates have recently been employed by the BBC, a variety of consulates and embassies, language schools, research organisations, as well as being self-employed. What skills can I develop? A postgraduate degree in the languages What do graduates do? and Cultures of the Near and Middle East Graduates have recently become Authors, equips students with language skills as well as Translators, Researchers, Teachers, Journalists and intercultural understanding Marketing Managers.

Academics and their research areas Dr. Marlé Hammond BA MA PhD (Columbia University) Classical and Modern Arabic literature and poetics; Egyptian and Arabic cinemas; women’s writing; folkloric narrative. Professor Muhammad A S Abdel Haleem BA (Cairo) PhD (Cantab) FCIL (London) Professor Hugh N Kennedy PhD (Cantab), FBA Qur’an, Hadith, Tafsir; Islam in society; classical Medieval history of Arabic speaking lands. and modern Arabic literature. Dr Karima Laachir BA (Tetouan, Morocco) MA PhD Dr Yorgos Dedes BA MA PhD (Harvard) (Leeds) PGCHE (Birmingham) Early Anatolian Turkish; Ottoman language Comparative postcolonial literature (Arabophone, and literature; Ottoman history; Turkish- Greek Francophone and Anglophone); Arabic popular relations; modern Turkish culture. culture; diasporic cultural productions; literature of the North African diaspora (Beur); exclusion of Dr Ayman El-Desouky BA (Cairo) MA PhD (Austin) ethnic minorities in Europe with a specific focus Comparative literature; nineteenth- and twentieth on France; postcolonialism and colonial legacies; century Arabic literature; hermeneutics; modern Islam and Islamophobia. philosophy and theory. Dr Chris Lucas BA (London) MA PhD (Cantab) Professor Andrew R George BA PhD (Birmingham) Grammatical change and the interface between FBA syntax, semantics and pragmatics in Arabic and Cuneiform and Ancient Mesopotamian studies. other Afro- Asiatic languages, and in English and other (Indo-) European languages.

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Dr Nima Mina BA (Marburg) MMus PhD (Montreal) Dr Ayman Shihadeh BA (London) MSt (Oxon) Classical and Modern Persian literature; DPhil (Oxon) orientalism in eighteenth–twentieth century Intellectual history, especially the history of Europe; Middle Eastern minority writers in Europe; medieval Arabic philosophy and Islamic theology; diaspora studies; music performance; translation ethical theory in medieval Islamic thought; Arabic studies. paleography and codicology. Professor Wen-chin Ouyang BA BEd (Tripoli) MA Dr Stefan Sperl BA (Oxon) PhD (London) MPhil PhD (Columbia University) Classical Arabic literature, medieval Arabic popular Classical and modern Arabic literature; The literature; court poetry and oral literature; refugee 1001 Nights and Arabic popular epics; classical studies. and modern Arabic critical thought and theory; Dr Yair Wallach BSc MA PhD (London) networks of circulation and ; Culture, society and history of modern Israel semiotics of the visual. and Palestine; visual and material culture; urban Dr Mustafa Shah BA PhD (London) studies; Israel-Palestine conflict. The early Arabic linguistic tradition; classical Dr Mark Weeden MA (Oxon) MA PhD (London) Islamic theology and jurisprudence. Hittite, Akkadian language and literature in Syria. Dr Katherine Zebiri BA PhD (London) Modern Islamic studies; contemporary Sufism.

Tehran, Iran.

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MA MA Ancient Near Eastern Arabic Literature Languages

From the languages of Mesopotamia and For an authentic and all-encompassing Anatolia to the vast legacy of written learning experience that exposes you to Arabic documentation of the ancient world, this culture and literature at an advanced level, this programme brings back to life a fascinating programme is hard to beat. chapter in the world’s social and economic Both past and present come into focus as you history. study the literary approaches of comparative Specialising in Assyriology, this degree allows you literature. By the end of the degree, you will to delve into cuneiform texts in Akkadian and have familiarised yourself with literary theory, Sumerian from the third millennium to the Parthian translation techniques, the sociology of literature, period. Notably, it is the only postgraduate degree the social and political dimensions of modern available in the UK where you can study Hittite. Arabic literature, and different genres and themes of classical, medieval and modern Arabic Not only will you develop a high standard of literature. research skills, you will learn to question and analyse the merits of different interpretations of Courses are taught in English but will also see you historic documents. reading original Arabic texts. Structure: Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 199. A full list of courses can be found on page 199.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Duration daytime only) Two or three years (part-time, Start of programme daytime only) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Minimum upper second-class Entry requirements honours degree or overseas Minimum upper second-class equivalent in Arabic or another honours degree (or equivalent), relevant subject, with good plus knowledge of Akkadian. knowledge of Arabic. Convenor Convenor Professor Andrew George Dr Marlé Hammond

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MA MA Iranian Studies Islamic Societies and Cultures

Through a comprehensive and critical approach Law, art, modern politics and other religions to Iranian society and culture, facilitated by the lend an added dimension to understanding the best scholars in Europe and North America, this Islamic tradition on this programme, where you programme will vastly enrich your understanding will examine the Islamic world from its early of Iran’s complex make-up. development through to the present day. We reach beyond contemporary public debates The sociology and psychology of religion is so as to dig deeper into the religious and politico- also explored as you examine the problems and cultural influences that have shaped Iran and perspectives of Islam. Seminars, workshops, the wider region. Informed by the contextual research and teaching are underpinned by the framework of the Middle East, you will explore Centre of Islamic Studies and the London Middle issues of gender, politics, music and migration. East Institute. Persian literature and language are also included. Structure: Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value Students take taught courses to the value of three of three full units, including one major and two full units, including a compulsory course on Iran: minors, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. History, Culture, Politics, plus a 10,000 dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 199. A full list of courses can be found on page 199. This course may be combined with Intensive Language (Arabic). Details can be found on page 24.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme September intake only Entry requirements Minimum upper second class honours degree (or equivalent). Applicants are not required to have previous academic Duration experience of this subject, One calendar year (full-time) although a strong interest in Two or three years (part-time, Islamic societies and cultures daytime only) is of course expected. Students wishing to take certain options Start of programme as their major will normally September intake only be expected to have their first Entry requirements degree in that discipline. This Minimum upper second-class applies to those wishing to honours degree (or equivalent) have their major in Economics, Politics (of the Middle East) or Convenor Law. Dr Nima Mina and Professor Arshin Adib- Convenor Moghaddam Dr Ayman Shihadeh

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MA MA Islamic Studies Israeli Studies

Designed for academics, teachers of Islam and From ideology to the Israel-Palestine conflict translators of Islamic material, this programme and all the history, culture, politics, language focuses on core texts such as the Qur’an and the and music in between, this programme offers a Hadith. multi-layered approach to understanding what has shaped modern Israel. Based on the texts in their original language and in translation, you will learn to identify and The flexible study programme and variety of explain stylistic features, while also learning subject options will improve your knowledge about methodologies for interpretation and about the legacy of the political and cultural authentication. that are so critical to modern Israel and the surrounding region. You will also develop an excellent understanding of current issues in Islamic thought and Structure: movements, in terms of their historic origins and Students take taught courses up to the value of contemporary situations. three units plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 200. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 200.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class The usual qualification for honours degree or overseas entry is a good first degree in equivalent in Arabic or Islamic a relevant field. However, we Studies or any other subject, are keen to offer the course but there must be advanced to those with a passion for the knowledge of Arabic and an subject, who wish to develop interest in Islamic Studies. a strong interest within an academic framework. Convenor Professor Muhammad A S Abdel Convenor Haleem Dr Yair Wallach

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MA MA Near and Middle Eastern Palestine Studies Studies

The history, geography, politics, economics, The Israeli-Palestine situation is one of the most culture and anthropology of this fascinating part protracted conflicts of our time, making it one of the world are explored on this programme of the most complex and urgent areas of study. as our experts help you to unravel its complex By exploring the dynamics of colonisation, make-up. displacement, insecurity and security, this programme will enable you to understand the You can tailor your own route by selecting region’s global significance. courses that complement your interests, with the added option to study a language which will Our world-leading experts will guide you through enable you to go deeper still into source material a variety of disciplinary approaches that illuminate in Hebrew, Persian, Turkish and Arabic. the cultural, political and societal development of Palestine. This will advance your understanding of Structure: critical issues such as identity, conflict, economic Students take three taught courses up to the value relations and cultural politics. of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of available courses can be found on Structure: page 200. Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. This course may be combined with Intensive Compulsory courses cover Critical Perspectives Language (Arabic). Details can be found on on Palestine Studies I: History and Politics and page 24. Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: Culture and Society. A full list of courses can be found on page 201. This course may be combined with Intensive Language (Arabic). Details can be found on page 24.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree or overseas honours degree (or equivalent). equivalent Convenor Convenor Dr Yorgos Dedes Dr Marlé Hammond

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MA Turkish Studies

Whether you are interested in the literature, culture, politics, history or art of the Ottoman empire and Modern Turkey, this programme allows you to deepen your knowledge in whichever area you choose. Given the relevance of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey for the whole of the Middle East, and the importance of Islam (and therefore Persian and Arabic) for the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, your studies will be complemented by an understanding of the Middle Eastern context. There is a broad choice of courses to suit the academic needs of each student, including those contemplating advanced postgraduate research in Turkish. Besides a wide array of seminars and events related to Turkey, students benefit from regular film screenings and the annual London Turkish Film festival, as well as from the proximity to London’s vibrant Turkish-speaking community. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 202.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Start of programme September intake only Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent). Convenor Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr Yorgos Dedes By Yunchang Yang

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–– Reading Classical Arabic Historians: Themes and Optional courses in Trends in Islamic Historiography the Department of the –– Arabic Critical Theory and Thought Languages and Cultures MA in Iranian Studies List A: Iran-specific courses: Students must take of the Near and Middle at least one course from the following list –– Iran and the Persianate World since 1400 East –– Elementary Written Persian –– Persian Language 3 (PG) Please find below a list of courses for all –– Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary programmes in the Department of the Near and Perspectives Middle East that were running in 2014/15. Not all –– Iranian Cinema courses listed are available every year and new –– Classical Persian Poetry (Masters) courses may become available. For an up-to-date –– Elementary Persian Texts (PG) list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the –– Persian Language 2 (PG) departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/nme –– Avestan I –– Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG) MA Ancient Near Eastern Studies List B - Courses relating to the Middle East: Students may select a course from List B OR –– Mesopotamian Languages and Literature A: the another from List A third millennium –– Economic development of the Middle East –– Mesopotamian Languages and Literature B: the –– Gender in the Middle East second millenium BC –– International politics of the Middle East –– Mesopotamian Languages and Literature C: the –– Islam and political ideologies first millenium BC –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Syriac for Beginners If qualified, students take one of the following MA Islamic Societies and Cultures topics from MA programmes run by University College London: Students select one major and two minor courses. The major must be in a different discipline to the –– Hebrew and other North-West Semitic minor options. languages (MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies) –– Ancient history, currently Change and Continuity Major Options (List A) in the Ancient Near East (MA in Ancient History) –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle –– Archaeology (MA in Archaeology of the Eastern East: Problems and Perspectives Mediterranean and Middle East) –– Islamic law (MA/LLM) –– Law and society in the Middle East and North MA Arabic Literature Africa –– Intermediate Arabic/English Translation Project The major must be an Arabic literature course (PG) chosen from List B below. Of the two other taught –– Higher Intermediate Arabic/English/Arabic courses, one must be chosen from the list that Translation Project (PG) does not include the major. The third can be –– Advanced Arabic/English/Arabic Translation taken from either list: Project (PG) –– Intensive Advanced Summer Arabic (PG) List A: Minor Options (List B) ––Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature –– Early and Medieval Arabic Linguistic Thought: ––Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic Scholarship and Literature Literature –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices List B: –– Human rights and Islamic law –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices –– Medieval Arabic Thought: the Philosophical and –– Early and Medieval Arabic Linguistic Thought: Theological Traditions Scholarship and Literature –– Economic development of the Middle East –– Arabic Popular Literature: Themes, Genres & –– Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Theory Contacts

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–– Gender in the Middle East –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Modern Israel through its Culture Languages: Only one language option can be –– A Historical Approach to Israeli Literature chosen as a minor AND either one further minor from the above lists N.B. all courses designated ‘PG’ require the or one from the following: student to attend an extra series of lectures and to write an essay or, for more advanced courses, –– Religion, Nationhood and Ethnicity in Judaism possibly prepare a translation with commentary to –– The Holocaust in Theology, Literature and Art count for 30% of the overall mark for the course –– Family, Work, and Leisure in Ancient Judaism –– Judaism and Gender –– Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG) –– Elementary Hebrew –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic –– Intermediate Hebrew –– Arabic 300 (Postgraduate) –– Intensive Modern Hebrew –– Arabic 2 (PG) –– Advanced Hebrew –– Advanced Standard Modern Arabic –– Arabic language courses (Masters) –– Arabic 4 (PG) ––African and Asian Diasporas in the Contemporary –– Swahili 1 (PG) World –– Intermediate Swahili 2A (PG) ––Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic –– Swahili 3 (PG) Literature –– Urdu Language 1 (PG) –– End of Empire in the Middle East and the Balkans –– Urdu Language 2 (PG) –– Modern Palestinian Literature (PG) –– Indonesian Language 1 (PG) –– Indonesian Language 2 (PG) MA Near and Middle Eastern –– Indonesian Language 3 (PG) –– Indonesian Language 4 (PG) Studies

MA Islamic Studies The two minor courses can be taken from the same discipline (but different to that of the major) Two courses, including the major, must be taken or two different ones. Some disciplines such as from Group A. The third unit can be from Group A politics, economics or social anthropology require or B. Normally no more than two translation items an appropriate qualification (such as all or part may be taken. of a first degree) if any of their courses are to be taken as the major subject. Students who intend Group A to register for the MA Near and Middle Eastern –– Early and Medieval Arabic Linguistic Thought: Studies program, but choose 3 options also Scholarship and Literature available in the MA Israeli Studies program will be –– Qur’an and Hadith Studies required to apply for MA Israeli Studies. –– Islamic Legal Texts in Arabic –– Islamic Texts Anthropology and Sociology: Available as minors –– Translation of Islamic Texts (a project) only –– Early and Classical Qur’anic Exegesis: Literature –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender and Thought –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Medieval Arabic Thought: the Philosophical and Art and Archaeology: Available as majors or Theological Traditions minors Group B –– Arab Painting –– Islamic law (MA/LLM) –– Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle Contacts East: Problems and Perspectives Economics: Available as a major or minor –– Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural –– Economic development of the Middle East Contacts –– Syriac for Beginners Gender: Available as a minor only –– Gender in the Middle East MA Israeli Studies –– Gendering migration & diasporas History: Available as majors or minors Two Israeli Studies courses (one major and one minor) from: *Please note that the ‘Modernity and Transformation’ courses can be taken together or –– Zionist Ideology

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individually, ONLY as majors. Theological Traditions –– Classical Persian Poetry (Masters) –– Reading Classical Arabic Historians: Themes and –– Research Methods In Translation Studies Trends in Islamic Historiography –– Iran and the Persianate World since 1400 Media: Available as minors only –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: –– Communication, Culture and Politics in History and Politics the Middle East: Theoretical and Analytical –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: Approaches Culture and Society –– Film and Society in the Middle East –– Encountering the Other: the Middle East during –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and the Crusading Period Communications –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle –– The Transnational News Environment: East: Problems and Perspectives Production, Representation and Use –– Zionist Ideology –– Studies in Global Media and Post-National –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians Communication –– Outsiders in Medieval Middle Eastern Societies: –– International Political Communication Minorities, Social Outcasts and Foreigners –– Iranian Cinema –– The End of Empire in the Middle East & the –– Arab Cinemas Balkans –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: –– Turkey: Continuity and Change Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle –– Palestine and the Moving Image East I Politics: The two half-units below together –– Iran: History, Culture, Politics constitute the major option for Politics of the –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle Middle East East II –– Political society in the Middle East Language –– State and transformation in the Middle East –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic –– Available as a minor only –– Arabic 300 (Postgraduate) –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An –– Arabic 2 (PG) Interdisciplinary Perspective –– Arabic 4 (PG) Available as majors or minors –– Intermediate Hebrew (PG) –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Advanced Hebrew (PG) –– Turkey: Continuity and Change –– Elementary Written Turkish –– State and Society in Central Asia and the –– Intermediate Modern Turkish Language (PG) Caucasus –– Intensive Turkish Language (PG) –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the –– Advanced Translation (Turkish) Caucasus –– Elementary Written Persian –– Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG) Study of Religions: Available as majors or minors –– Persian Language 2 (PG) –– Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary –– Practical Translation from and into Persian Perspectives –– Avestan I –– Syriac for Beginners –– Arabic/English/Arabic Translation –– Religion, Nationhood and Ethnicity in Judaism –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle Law: Available as majors or minors East: Problems and Perspectives –– Islamic law (MA/LLM) –– Zionist Ideology –– Law and society in the Middle East and North Africa Translation Studies: Available as a minor only –– Human rights and Islamic law –– Research Methods In Translation Studies –– Literature: Available as majors or minors –– Identity and Language in MA Palestine Studies –– Arabic Women’s Writing: Theories and Practices ––Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic One or two courses can be chosen from the list of Literature Palestine specific courses (1 unit to 2 units), or one –– Arabic Popular Literature: Themes, Genres & from the list of Palestine-specific courses (1 unit) Theory and another from relevant courses on the Middle –– Reading Classical Arabic Historians: Themes and East (1 unit). Trends in Islamic Historiography –– Medieval Arabic Thought: the Philosophical and List A: Palestine-Specific Courses

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–– Zionist Ideology List A1 (Major) –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Selected Topics in 20th Century Turkish –– Palestine and the Moving Image Literature –– Identity and Language in Hebrew Literature –– Classical Ottoman Literature (Masters) –– Palestinian Literature –– Turkey: Continuity and Change –– Modern Palestinian Literature –– The End of Empire in the Middle East & the Balkans List B: Courses Relating to the Middle East –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic List A3 (Minor) –– Intermediate Standard Modern Arabic –– Elementary Written Turkish –– Advanced Standard Modern Arabic –– Intensive Turkish Language (PG) –– Arabic 300 (Postgraduate) –– Intermediate Modern Turkish Language (PG) –– Arabic 2 (PG) –– Advanced Translation (Turkish) –– Arabic 4 (PG) –– Ottoman Turkish Language (PG) –– Intermediate Hebrew (PG) List B (Minor) –– Advanced Hebrew (PG) –– Issues in the Anthropology of Film –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain –– Gender in the Middle East –– Issues in the Anthropology of Gender –– Gendering migration & diasporas –– Gender in the Middle East –– Economic development of the Middle East –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle –– The End of Empire in the Middle East & the East: Problems and Perspectives Balkans –– Outsiders in Medieval Middle Eastern Societies: –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle Minorities, Social Outcasts and Foreigners East I –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle East I East II –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle –– Islamic law (MA/LLM) East II –– Law and society in the Middle East and North ––Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature Africa –– Law and society in the Middle East and North –– Human rights and Islamic law Africa –– Political society in the Middle East –– Iranian Cinema –– State and transformation in the Middle East –– Political society in the Middle East –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An –– Political violence Interdisciplinary Perspective –– Politics of resistance in the Middle East –– Religion, Nationhood and Ethnicity in Judaism –– State and transformation in the Middle East ––Social and Political Dimensions of Modern Arabic –– Islam and political ideologies Literature –– Violence, justice and the politics of memory –– Communication, Culture and Politics in –– Islam and politics the Middle East: Theoretical and Analytical –– State and Society in Central Asia and the Approaches Caucasus –– Film and Society in the Middle East –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and Caucasus Communications –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An MA Turkish Studies Interdisciplinary Perspective –– Syriac for Beginners –– Eastern and Orthodox Christianity If the chosen Major course is not a Turkish Studies course (see List A1), students may not take a Minor List C (Minor) course in the same subject as their Major course. –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic At least one Minor course must be taken from List –– Arabic 300 (Postgraduate) A1 or A3. No more than one Minor course may be –– Intermediate Hebrew (PG) taken from List C. You may not take a course from –– Advanced Hebrew (PG) List C if you are taking a course from List A3. –– Elementary Written Persian –– Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG) –– Elementary Persian Texts (PG)

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203 Degree Programmes The Department of Politics and International Studies

The Department of Politics and International Studies

With the wave of political uprisings and economic crises sweeping the world, it has never been more important to analyse the changing global landscapes of politics and international relations. The expertise and training Overview opportunities at SOAS mean that we are uniquely placed to address the resulting challenges and www.soas.ac.uk/politics engage in critical debates. Faculty We are driven by a desire for a more profound Law and Social Sciences understanding of the realities and developments that affect the lives of people in Africa, Asia Number of staff and the Middle East. The high concentration Academic 28 of specialists in these regions means that our Teaching and Scholarship 2 expertise is unmatched and highly sought after in Teaching and Scholarship international fora beyond the purely academic. (fractional) 15 As a student, you will engage in research that has Taught Master’s degrees a tangible impact on the real world, by interacting - MSc African Politics page 207 with scholars who take a challenging approach - MSc Asian Politics page 207 to issues including nationalism, urban politics, - MSc Comparative Political political violence, security, Islamic political and Thought page 208 intellectual history, politics of multiculturalism, - MSc Conflict, Rights and international relations theory, gender, comparative Justice page 208 political economy, human rights, and the study of - MSc International Politics ideologies. page 209 - MSc Middle East Politics You will learn from people who have first-hand page 209 experience of these global trends and regional - MSc Politics of China page 210 issues. The learning environment stretches - MSc State, Society and beyond the institutional level, thanks to the Development page 210 networks and relationships we have with other - Certificate in Political tudiesS key influencers such as the UK Government’s page 211 Department for International Development, - MRes Politics with (Language) the Foreign Office and the Royal Institute for page 211 International Affairs at Chatham House.

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Research opportunities: global the International Criminal Court, human rights diplomacy and governance groups and UN agencies, advocating for more community-based approaches to holding perpetrators to account. l Ours is an exciting research environment l Efforts by SOAS researchers to contest where departmental members are actively conservative claims in Uganda about investigating issues of transitional justice, homosexuality are actively informing migration and Diaspora politics, comparative decision-making in government and activist political thought, violence and memory, the circles. SOAS experts have provided country of politics of energy security, the future of human origin reports on Uganda and Pakistan to assist rights and the politics of space. the UK Immigration and Asylum Tribunal in adjudicating cases involving persons fleeing l Research on post-conflict accountability persecution on grounds of sexual orientation and reconciliation in Central Africa has and gender identity. challenged the judicial processes favoured by

Employability l constructing reasoned argument and exercising critical judgement

Whom do graduates work for? Business, public and not-for profit sectors have What skills can I develop? all employed graduates from the department. A broad range of transferable skills which are Examples of recent employers include Ipsos Mori, valued by many employers, can be developed the Environment Justice Foundation, NGOs, through completing a postgraduate degree in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Department of Politics. (UNHCR), Crown Agents and Thomson Reuters. These include: What do graduates do? l researching and evaluating information from a The types of work include Associate Strategy wide variety of sources Consultant, Communications and Research l communicating effectively both orally and in Consultant, Social Researcher, Charity Worker, writing Employment Support Adviser and Research l analysing and resolving problems Analyst, Middle East.

Academics and their research areas Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddan PhD (Cantab) International politics of West Asia; Iranian foreign and domestic politics; critical theories of international relations; US foreign policy in the ‘third world’; Islamic political and intellectual Dr Reem Abou-El-Fadl DPhil (Oxford) history. Nationalism in the Middle East; Foreign Policy Making in the Middle East; Egyptian Politics and Dr Rochana Bajpai PhD (Oxon) History; Turkish Politics and History; Arab-Israeli Contemporary political theory, particularly Conflict. multiculturalism; methodology, particularly political ideologies; modern Indian politics. Dr Fiona B Adamson PhD (Columbia) International relations theory; international Dr Felix Berenskoetter PhD (London) security; migration and diaspora politics; International Relations. globalisation and global governance; transnational identity movements.

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Dr Michael Buehler PhD (LSE) Dr Tat Yan Kong PhD (Oxon) Comparative Politics, Elections and Party Politics, Korea and Taiwan: government business labour Islam, Local Politics, Southeast Asian Politics, relations; comparative political economy; late particularly Indonesia. industrialisation; development theory. Professor Stephen Chan , OBE, PhD (Kent) Dr Mark Laffey PhD (Minnesota) Politics of southern Africa; normative values and International theory; hierarchy and world history; non- Western methodologies. historical sociology; postcolonialism; foreign policy analysis; ideas; culture and ideology. Dr Phil Clark PhD (Oxon) History, politics and law of the African Great Lakes; Dr Matthew Nelson PhD (Columbia) transitional justice theory and practice; the politics Politics of South Asia, Politics of Islam, Islam and of violence; community based and customary law. democracy. Dr Bhavna Dave PhD (Syracuse) Dr Rahul Rao DPhil (Oxon) Kazakhstan: politics of language, ethnicity and International relations theory, critical theory nationalism in post-Soviet countries. (especially postcolonial and queer theory), comparative political thought, gender and Dr Matthew Eagleton-Pierce BA DPhil (Oxon) sexuality, South Asia. International political economy, particular politics of world trade and history of neoliberalism; Dr Meera Sabaratnum PhD (LSE), FHEA conceptual analysis of power and legitimacy; North-South Relations, International Theory, international political sociology. postcolonial and feminist approaches, global history, Indian Ocean, southern Africa. Dr Michael Farquhar PhD (LSE) Islam, politics, and political violence. Professor Lawrence Saez PhD (Chicago) Comparative and international politics: international Dr Dafydd Fell PhD (London) political economy; fiscal policy; energy security; Taiwanese political parties; election advertising; quantitative research methods; South Asia. social welfare; political corruption; public opinion; voting behaviour; gender equality; candidate Professor Julia C Strauss PhD (Berkeley) selection; democratisation. China and Taiwan: public administration; civil service; regulation; state and society; environmental politics. Dr Alastair Fraser DPhil (Oxford) African politics; the political economy of Dr Kristin Surak PhD (UCLA) international development; democracy, International migration, nationalism, ethnicity, participation and resistance. culture, state and society in Japan, qualitative sociology. Dr Enze Han BA PhD (George Washington University) Professor Charles R H Tripp PhD (London) International Relations of East Asia, Chinese Middle East: states and ideologies; war; Islamic Politics, Ethnic Politics, Nationalism, Southeast political thought. Asia. Dr Leslie Vinjamuri PhD (Columbia) Professor Stephen Hopgood DPhil (Oxon) International relations theory; international International relations theory; anthropology of organisation; the politics of international criminal the international; international politics of human justice; the international politics of human rights rights. and humanitarianism; the international politics of religion and secularism. Professor Salwa Ismail PhD (McGill) Urban politics and state-society relations in Dr Hedi Viterbo PhD (LSE) the Middle East; the study of Islamism; Islamist Law and politics; state violence (particularly in movements; modern Arab and Islamic political Israel/Palestine and the United States); childhood; thought; political ethnography. sexuality. Professor Laleh Khalili PhD (Columbia) Dr Tom Young PhD (London) Policing and incarceration; gender; nationalism; Southern Africa: international politics; South political and social movements; refugees and African domestic politics; political theory. diasporas in the Middle East. Dr Yuka Kobayashi PhD (Oxon) China and international politics; WTO; human rights; environment.

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MSc MSc African Politics Asian Politics

Focused independent study coupled with Containing 60 percent of the world’s population, expertly guided investigations into power Asia is the setting for many of the most dynamics, governing ideologies and violence, important political issues in the world today. make this the optimal qualification for those These issues include the rise of China and India, interested in international careers involving economic dynamism of the Asian-Pacific area, Africa issues. regional integration (ASEAN, SAARC, Shanghai Cooperation Organization), security hotspots Whether you already work in or aspire to (Korean Peninsula, Taiwan Straits, India- move into risk assessment consultancy, non- Pakistan, the ‘global war on terror’), democratic governmental organisation (NGO) work, charities transition and consolidation, the survival of or the diplomatic service, this programme will non-democratic regimes, and identity conflicts help you gain a detailed understanding of the of ethnicity, religion and language. interplay between domestic and international politics. Drawing on methods and concepts from political sociology and political economy, you will By examining the theoretical approaches used to explore issues such as the economic dynamism understand issues particular to sub-Saharan Africa, of the Asian-Pacific area, regional integration such as varying cultural linkages and popular and identity conflicts of ethnicity, religion and resistance, you will develop your own critical language. analysis. Structure: Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three Students take taught courses to the value of full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list three units, including a compulsory course on of courses can be found on page 212. Government and Politics in Africa, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 212.

Duration Duration One year (full-time) Two or One year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime three years (part-time, daytime only) only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) in Politics or International in Politics or International Relations, or a related social Relations, or a related social science discipline science discipline Convenor Convenor Dr Phil Clark Dr Dafydd Fell

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MSc MSc Comparative Political Politics of Conflict, Thought Rights and Justice

This programme is invaluable for those seeking In a world where some say the influence of a fresh approach to learning about political the West is declining, this programme is a thought in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It is contemporaneous opportunity to explore critical particularly suitable if you are seeking advanced questions about the legitimacy and effectiveness graduate level training in political theory, with of transitional justice mechanisms, human rights a focus on the non-Western world. It also has and humanitarian intervention. much to offer if you are already working in, or Suited to those with a professional interest in non- aspire to, a profession in government, advocacy, governmental organisation (NGO) work, advocacy media or other areas in which knowledge of the and the international human rights sector, the normative underpinnings of social order would degree looks at pertinent issues relating to human be an asset. rights in conflict and post-conflict areas. Drawing on SOAS’ unparalleled regional expertise, Structure: this programme reframes the study of political Students take taught courses to the value of thought as a study of political ideas and political three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. practices. You will explore key approaches, Compulsory units cover Conflict, Rights and debates, and questions in the emerging sub- Justice; Violence, Justice and the Politics of discipline of comparative political thought via a Memory, and International Politics of Human Rights. range of thinkers, traditions and texts. A full list of courses can be found on page 213. Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. Compulsory units cover Approaches to Comparative Political Thought, and Comparative International Political Thought. A full list of courses can be found on page 213.

Duration Duration One year (full-time) Two or One year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime three years (part-time, daytime only) only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) in Politics or International in Politics or International Relations, or a related social Relations, or a related social science or humanities discipline science discipline. Convenor Convenor Dr Matthew Nelson Professor Stephen Hopgood

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MSc MSc International Politics Middle East Politics

While other degrees in this area take a singularly Contentious legacies of imperial map- Western approach, a SOAS degree provides making, frontier disputes and the legitimacy a much broader perspective, affording you of the territorial nation state, combined with a deeper learning experience and greater the politics of national identity, make this a prospects. fascinating area of study. Delivered with attention to its origins, and by Through political sociology, comparitive politics, world-leading experts, this programme provides international politics and a myriad of disciplines in rigorous training in political theory relating to Asia, between, this programme will see you interacting Africa and the Middle East. Regional disciplines with renowned experts to delve deeper into the included in the programme include conflict, rights cultures, ideologies and movements that shape and justice, foreign policy analysis, and Islamic the Middle East. and democratic political thought. Structure: Structure: Students take taught courses to the value of three Students take taught courses up to the value full units including a compulsory course either on of three full units, including the core course, Political Society in the Middle East, or on State and International Theory, plus a 10,000 word Transformation in the Middle East, plus a 10,000 dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on word dissertation. A full list of courses can be page 213. found on page 214.

Duration Duration One year (full-time) Two or One year (full-time) or two or three years (part-time, daytime three years (part-time, daytime only) only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) in Politics or International in Politics or International Relations, or a related social Relations, or a related social science discipline science discipline. Convenor Convenor Dr Yuka Kobayashi Professor Charles Tripp

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MSc MSc Politics of China State, Society and Development

With the world’s biggest population and a rapidly Guided by renowned experts, this programme growing economy, understanding China’s will enable you to understand how the study of origins and its position in the modern world is one region can illuminate comparable issues practically an essential requirement of the 21st elsewhere, despite differing cultural contexts. century. From state collapse and criminalisation in Africa, This programme gives you a fascinating to cronyism in Southeast Asia and Latin America opportunity to examine long standing questions through to religious fundamentalism in South Asia of territory, border, identity and sovereignty from and the relationship between the Washington dynastic rule to the fall of the Qing through to the Institutions and the South, you will gain an present day. advanced understanding of state-society relations across the region using comparative political Through empirical and theoretical analysis, you sociology and international political economy. will consider the government and politics of China, regional developments and the global This is an exciting opportunity to develop your political economy. knowledge of analytical perspectives such as historical institutionalism, rational choice theory Structure: and Marxism. Taught courses to the value of three full units plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses Structure: can be found on page 214. Students take taught courses to the value of three full units, including a compulsory course in either State and Society in Asia & Africa, or Politics of Globalization and Development in Asia & Africa, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 215.

Duration One year (full-time) Two or Duration three years (part-time, daytime One year (full-time) Two or only) three years (part-time, daytime Start of programme only) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Minimum upper second-class Entry requirements honours degree (or equivalent) One year (full-time) Two or in Politics or International three years (part-time, daytime Relations, or a related social only). science discipline. Convenor Convenor Dr Yuka Kobayashi Dr Tat Yan Kong

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MRes Certificate in Political Politics with (Language) Studies

Are you keen to study politics without This is the only programme of its kind to committing to long term study? If so, this combine political study with advanced programme is for you. Designed to provide an methodological training in the social sciences, alternative for those do not have a first degree drawing on the world-leading expertise of SOAS. but who nonetheless want a rigorous learning You will embark on high-level niche training in experience in a thriving environment, this social science methodology, preparing you for programme could also lead to a further Master’s further research in politics with an area specialism. degree if by the end, you wish to explore other The intensive language study at SOAS, offers the opportunities at SOAS. world’s largest cohort of scholars committed Structure: to the study on African, Asian and Middle East Students take taught courses up to the value of studies. four undergraduate units. A full list of courses can Structure: be found on page 215. Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, including two compulsory courses in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, plus a 15,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 215.

Duration Duration Two years (full-time) One year (full-time) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) in Politics or International in an Asian or African language Relations, or a related social or related subject science discipline Convenor Convenor Dr Tat Yan Kong Dr Phil Clark

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Optional courses in the MSc Asian Politics Students select courses to the value of three full Department of Politics units including one unit from list A and two from list B, C or D. and International Studies –– Government and politics of modern South Asia –– Government and politics of modern South East Please find below a list of courses for all Asia programmes in the department of Politics and –– State and Society in Central Asia and the International Studies that were running in 2014/15. Caucasus Not all courses listed are available every year and –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the new courses may become available. For an up- Caucasus to-date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and visit the departmental website: Taiwan www.soas.ac.uk/politics –– State and society in the Chinese political process One or two units from list B. –– China and International Politics MSc African Politics –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations –– International Politics of East Asia Students select two units of taught courses from –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics the below: Maximum of one unit taken from list C below: –– State & Society in Asia & Africa –– State & Society in Asia & Africa –– International Politics of Africa –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East –– African Political Thought –– Comparative International Political Thought –– Islamic/Democratic Political Thought –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– Violence, Justice and the Politics of Memory –– Islamic/Democratic Political Thought –– Conflict, Rights and Justice –– International Political Economy –– International Migration and Diaspora Politics –– Approaches to Comparative Political Thought –– Security Governance –– Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social –– International Political Economy Research –– Comparative International Political Thought –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East Maximum of one unit from list D below: –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions –– Approaches to Comparative Political Thought –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– Japanese Modernity I –– Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social –– Japanese Modernity II Research –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia Courses from this section may only be taken (Students wishing to take Japanese Modernity I with permission of the programme convenor and must also take Japanese Modernity II relevant course convenor. –– Elementary Spoken Cantonese (PG) –– Economic development in Africa –– Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, –– Amharic 1 (PG) Taiwanese) (PG) –– Hausa 1 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– Somali 1 (PG) –– Intensive Elementary Tibetan (PG) –– Swahili 1 (PG) –– Basic Japanese 1 (PG) –– Yoruba 1 (PG) –– Bengali Language 1 (PG) –– Zulu 1 –– Basic Korean –– Hindi Language 1 (PG) –– Nepali Language 1 (PG) –– Urdu Language 1 (PG) –– Burmese Language 1 (PG) –– Indonesian Language 1 (PG) –– Khmer (Cambodian) Language 1 (PG) –– Thai Language 1 (PG) –– Vietnamese Language 1 (PG)

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MSc Comparative Political Thought MSc International Politics

Students select two full-units of courses from Students select one from the following: the below list –– Comparative International Political Thought –– International Political Economy Courses within the discipline of Politics: –– Foreign Policy Analysis –– Islamic/Democratic Political Thought –– Security Governance –– Islam and Political Ideologies –– International Politics of Human Rights –– Political Violence –– International Migration and Diaspora Politics –– Violence, Justice and the Politics of Memory –– Conflict, Rights and Justice –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An –– African Political Thought Interdisciplinary Perspective –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– Violence, Justice and the Politics of Memory –– Childhood, Politics and Law –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East –– Childhood, Politics and Law Courses to the value of one unit: –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics These can be taken entirely within the Politics Department or from the list of those offered by One from the following Regional International other departments or, in the case of half-units, of Politics courses: a combination of the two –– International Politics of Africa –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– China and International Politics –– Government and Politics in Africa –– International Politics of the Middle East –– Government and Politics of Modern South East –– International Politics of East Asia Asia One from the following Regional Politics courses ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process (or two half courses): –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations –– Northeast Asian Politics: Japan, Korea and –– Islamic/Democratic Political Thought Taiwan –– Politics of Globalization and Development in –– State and Society in Central Asia and the Asia & Africa Caucasus –– State & society in Asia & Africa –– Political Society in the Middle East –– Government and Politics in Africa –– State and Transformation in the Middle East –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Non-Violence in Jain Scriptures, Philosophy and –– Government and Politics of Modern South East Law Asia –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process –– Human Rights and Islamic law –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Northeast Asian Politics: Japan, Korea and –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film Taiwan –– State and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus MSc Politics of Conflict, Rights and –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the Justice Caucasus –– Political society in the Middle East –– State and Transformation in the Middle East Students select three options from the below list: –– Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social –– International Migration and Diaspora Politics Research –– Security Governance –– Approaches to Comparative Political Thought –– Comparative International Political Thought –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East –– Political Violence –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– Security –– Islamic/Democratic Political Thought –– Approaches to Comparative Political Thought –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An Interdisciplinary Perspective –– Childhood, Politics and Law

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MSc Middle East Politics –– Elementary Written Turkish Courses focused on the Middle East in a cognate The compulsory course: discipline: –– Political Society in the Middle East (Term 1) –– Turkey: Continuity and Change Combined with one of the following half-unit –– Islamic Law (MA/LLM) courses offered in Term 2: –– Economic Development of the Middle East –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– State and Transformation in the Middle East –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle –– Political Violence East I –– Islam and Political Ideologies –– Modernity and the Transformation of the Middle OR: East II –– Gender in the Middle East I and II –– State and Transformation in the Middle East –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and (Term 2) Communications Combined with one of the following half-unit –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies I: courses offered in Term 1: History and Politics –– Critical Perspectives on Palestine Studies II: –– Political society in the Middle East Culture and Society –– Islam and politics –– Politics of Resistance in the Middle East One or two full units (or the equivalent in half- MSc Politics of China units) from the following regional politics courses: At least two of the following Chinese Politics –– International Politics of the Middle East courses: –– State and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus –– China and International Politics –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process Caucasus –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations The following may only be chosen if they have One of the following Politics courses: not already been chosen to complement the –– International Politics of East Asia compulsory course: –– Politics of Globalization and Development in –– Political Violence Asia & Africa –– Politics of Resistance in the Middle East –– State & Society in Asia & Africa –– Islam and Politics –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and –– Islam and Political Ideologies Taiwan –– State and Society in Central Asia and the Up to one full unit (or the equivalent in half-units) Caucasus from the following disciplinary politics courses: –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the –– Politics of Globalization and Development in Caucasus Asia & Africa –– Government and Politics of Modern South –– State & Society in Asia & Africa East Asia –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East –– International Political Economy –– Comparative International Political Thought –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– Islamic/Democratic Political Thought –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social –– International Political Economy Research –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics One of the following courses focused on China in –– The Law & Politics of State Violence: An a cognate discipline: Interdisciplinary Perspective –– Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social –– Culture and Society of China Research –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern Courses offered in other departments: China –– Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic –– Chinese Commercial Law –– Elementary Written Persian or Persian for –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions Readers of Arabic script –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya

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–– Elementary Spoken Cantonese (PG) Regional Units –– Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, –– Government and Politics of China Taiwanese) (PG) –– Government and Politics of the Middle East –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– Government and Politics of South Asia –– Intensive Elementary Tibetan (PG) –– Southeast Asian Government and Politics –– The State and Politics in Africa –– Taiwan’s Political and Economic Development MSc State Society and Development MRes Politics with (Language) One or two of the following regional Politics Year 1: Two compulsory research methods Courses: courses on Qualitative and Quantitative Research; –– Government and Politics in Africa one language course from the agreed list of –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia available courses from SOAS; and one course or –– Government and Politics of Modern South East two half courses from the Politics department Asia postgraduate course listings. ––State and Society in the Chinese Political Process –– Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Year 2: One compulsory course on Masterclass in Taiwan Social Research; a compulsory dissertation; one –– State and Society in Central Asia and the language course from the agreed list of available Caucasus courses from SOAS; and one course or two half –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the courses. Caucasus –– Political Society in the Middle East –– State and Transformation in the Middle East –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations –– Japan Unravelled –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics One or two of the following disciplinary optional courses: –– International Political Economy –– Political Thought on the Just Rebellion –– Political violence –– Approaches to Comparative Political Thought –– Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social Research

Certificate in Political Studies

Students normally choose two Introductory unitsand one each from the Disciplinary and Regional units. The following is a representative list of available courses (please note that not every course may be available every year).

Introductory Units –– Introduction to Political Theory –– States, People, and Power in Asia and Africa Disciplinary Units –– Comparative Political Sociology of Asia and Africa –– Political Theory –– Politics of Development

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The South Asia The Institute embodies all of the different strands of South Asia expertise at SOAS, which has the Institute most extensive and diverse body of academics and students teaching, researching and studying South Asia of any university in the UK, and the UK’s largest university library collection on South Asia. It promotes sophisticated understanding of India and South Asia on the basis of a close multi- disciplinary engagement with the region. The Institute focuses on l mobilising scholars and students to drive forward an innovative multi-disciplinary research programme on six key themes: l South Asia: Resources Under Pressure l South Asia: Citizenship, Rights and Inequality l South Asia: The Politics of Culture and Religion l South Asia: Interactions and Interventions in the Arts l South Asia: Lineages of Knowledge and Power l prospects for the Indian economy l offering flagship teaching programmes, especially the two-year MA Intensive South Asian Studies launched in September 2014, that will furnish future leaders and researchers with a deep and sophisticated understanding of South Asian societies; l creating a forum in which global business, NGO and government leaders, the media and academics from across the world rub shoulders, debate the burning issues, share knowledge and build understanding; l providing a space that is academically and politically neutral, and which provides an opportunity for discussions of cross-border Overview commonalities, continuities and contentions; www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia- l developing further academic relationships with institute institutions of higher learning in India and South Asia. Taught Master’s degrees Edward Simpson and James Mallinson are - MA Intensive South Asia examples of South Asia Institute scholars who are Studies page 217 making significant contributions in their field. In - MA Contemporary India 2014, Simpson secured a grant of nearly Euros 2 page 217 million from the European Research Council for See also his five-year ‘Roads and the Politics of Thought’ - MA Languages and Cultures of project, which is looking at the organisation and South Asia page 223 ethnography of road-building in four countries - MA South Asian Area Studies of South Asia. In 2015 James Mallinson secured page 224 funding from the same source for a project - MA in the Study of entitled ‘The Hatha Yoga Project: mapping Indian Contemporary Pakistan and transnational traditions of physical yoga page 223 through philology and ethnography’.

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MA MSc Intensive South Asian Contemporary India Studies

This is an exciting opportunity to develop Whether you are looking to develop a an understanding of South Asia that is of the career in a diverse range of fields or go onto greatest possible depth and sophistication, and is further research in one of the world’s most based upon cultural and linguistic fluency as well exciting countries, the MSc in Contemporary as advanced training in an academic discipline. India programme provides comprehensive understanding of contemporary India as well Students study a South Asian language and a as extensive social science and analytical skills relevant discipline and spend a semester at a training. partner university in a South Asian country. Such a potent combination of linguistic, cultural and The programme will introduce you to recent disciplinary skills cannot be acquired in any UK challenges, issues and debates in the study of university other than SOAS. India at an advanced level as well as provide intensive research methods and optional language Students enrolled on this programme will training. This programme would suit those who graduate with an enviable set of linguistic, cultural are engaged, or wish to be engaged, with India and disciplinary skills. This will equip them for in the context of their work including individuals professional work in or on South Asia, or for working in business and industry, government research at doctoral level, under the expert departments or non-governmental organisations supervision of one or more of our sixty South (NGOs). Asia-focused academics. Structure: Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value Students take four taught units in London during of three full units including the core course, their first year, of which a language course (in Contemporary India: Issues, Methods and Bengali, Hindi, Nepali or Urdu) and the course Approaches, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. ‘The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South The dissertation will include the option of Asia’ are compulsory. During their second year undertaking a 2-4 week internship during the they spend a semester at a partner university in a summer months either arranged by students to South Asian country before returning to write a be approved by the course director or through 20,000-word dissertation. A full list of courses the Careers Office who have a database of can be found on page 218. organisations offering internship positions in India as well as the UK. The remaining unit(s) of the programme will be selected from the Option Courses on page 218 comprising of two further units, including a maximum of one unit of language. Duration Two years (full-time) Start of programme Duration September intake only One year (full-time), two or Entry requirements three years (part-time) Minimum upper second Start of programme honours degree (or equivalent) September intake only in a social science or humanities discipline. All applicants will be Entry requirements interviewed, either in person or Minimum upper second-class via Skype. honours degree (or equivalent). Convenor Convenor Professor Michael J Hutt Dr Navtej Purewal

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Literature Optional courses for the –– Vedic Prose and Poetry (PG) –– Literatures of South Asia South Asia Institute –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice ––Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature Please find below a list of courses for all –– Sanskrit Literature programmes in the South Asia Institute that were –– Directed Readings in the Literature of a Modern running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed will be South Asian Language available every year and new courses may become –– Sanskrit Texts from the Hindu available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer –– Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters) in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website: –– Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia-institute Literature (Masters) MA Intensive South Asian Studies Music –– Indian Classical Music –– Raga: concept and practice (PG) Anthropology (minor only) –– Music in South Asian Culture (Masters) –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Sacred Sound in South Asia –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World –– Government and politics of modern South Asia Art and Archaeology Study of Religions –– The Indian Temple –– Religions and Development Cinema –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– History and Doctrines of Indian Buddhism –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Religious and Philosophical Ideas of Ancient and –– South Asian Cinema and the Diaspora Medieval India –– Classical in Translation: Epics and Culture –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture –– Buddhism in Tibet and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) –– The Buddhist Conquest of Central Asia –– Contemporary Punjab: Society and Culture ––Jainism: History, Doctrine and the Contemporary across Borders World Unit) –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya –– Buddhist Rituals –– The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South –– Pali: Intermediate Level Asia –– Oriental religions in European academia and History imagination, 1815-1945 –– Islam in South Asia –– Features of Buddhist Monasticism –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings and Africa in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi –– Gender, law and the family in the history of –– Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet modern South Asia –– The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia India Full Year –– Bengali Language 1 (PG) –– Bengali Language 2 (PG) –– Hindi Language 1 (PG) MA Contemporary India –– Hindi Language 2 (PG) –– Hindi Language 3 (PG) Optional courses list: –– Hindi Language 4 (PG) –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– Readings in Contemporary Hindi (PG) –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– Nepali Language 1 (PG) –– Literature and Colonialism in North India –– Nepali Language 2 (PG) –– Modern Bengal: The Evolution of Bengali Culture –– Urdu Language 1 (PG) and Society from 1690 to the Present Day –– Urdu Language 2 (PG) –– Contemporary Punjab: Society and Culture –– Urdu Literacy (PG) across Borders –– Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi Law Literature –– Law and society in South Asia (MA/LLM) –– South Asian Cinema and the Diaspora

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–– Neoliberalism, Democracy and Global –– Human rights in the developing world Development –– The Indian Ocean in World Politics –– The working poor and development –– Government and Politics of Modern South Asia –– Understanding economic migration: Theories, –– Islam in South Asia patterns and policies –– Colonialism and nationalism in South Asia –– Global health and development –– Gender, law and the family in the history of –– Environment, Governance and Development Modern South Asia –– Global commodity chains, production networks –– Modern Bengali Texts and informal work –– Religions and Development –– Gender and Development –– Religions on the move: New currents and –– Agrarian Development, Food Policy, and Rural emerging trends in global Poverty religion –– Development practice –– Transnational communities and diasporic media: –– Aid and Development Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Borders and Development Students may select not more than 1.0 units –– Civil Society, social movements and the of language, including but not limited to the development process following, depending on students’ level of –– Contested natural resources, rural livelihoods proficiency at entry: and globalisation –– Bengali Language 1 –– Issues in forced migration –– Hindi Language 1 –– Migration and policy –– Tamil Language 1 –– Water and development: Conflict and –– Urdu Language 1 governance

Rahul Verma MA South Asian Studies (2011-13) I found the flexibility of South Asian Studies very useful, it enabled me to pick a broad range of courses, across anthropology and cultural studies, which suited my personal and professional interests. Overall as an older (some might say mature) student with over 15 years of work experience as a journalist, South Asian Studies was an absolutely fantastic course - it provided me with fresh perspectives and ways of seeing, as well as developing my analytical, critical thinking and research skills beyond measure. The MA, course tutors and overall SOAS experience invigorated and inspired me more than I could ever have imagined.

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The Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia

Language is one of the defining pillars of historical civilisation, shaping everything from culture to religion, politics to art. That’s why at SOAS, we take it as the starting point in our collective bid to improve how we understand the depth and complexity of the Indian subcontinent. Within Europe, we offer the widest coverage of research and teaching related to this global Overview region, which means you gain access to an inestimable level of knowledge on the languages, www.soas.ac.uk/southasia literatures and cultures of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Faculty Languages and Cultures The work of fellow SOAS South Asian experts contributes to the department’s focus, bringing Number of staff further insights from History, Religious Studies, Academic 6 Music, Art, Politics, Anthropology and more. Teaching and Scholarship 3 Teaching and Scholarship Our central London location affords the additional (fractional) 9 advantage of placing us in the centre of a virtual microcosm of South Asia, with an enviable array Taught Master’s degrees of festivals, events, galleries and resources. - MA Languages and Cultures of As a student, you will find many new experiences South Asia page 223 are to be had on your doorstep, including the - MA in the Study of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a major venue for Indian Contemporary Pakistan performance arts; the Oriental and India Office page 223 Collection of The British Library; the Nehru Centre - MA South Asian Area Studies and the cultural wing of the High Commission page 224 of India. See also - MA Intensive South Asian These all complement the resources available in Studies page 217 our very own SOAS Library, distinguished in the - MA Contemporary India UK for the unrivalled wealth of specialist material Studies page 217 on South Asia.

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Professor Rachel Dwyer BA (London) MPhil (Oxon) PhD (London) In the nearly thirty years since I joined SOAS, I’ve followed a range of research interests, which connect and interweave. My major area of research and publication is Hindi cinema, on which I’ve published extensively, the latest being Bollywood’s India. I’ve worked closely with several of the industry’s key figures, and I write and speak about film beyond the academy in the Indian and global media and at literary festivals such as Edinburgh, Jaipur and Lahore. This hugely popular form of Indian culture is now recognised as a unique global form and has become an essential part of academic film studies as well as a fresh way of understanding modern India. I’ve also published a textbook for learning Gujarati and I research in Hindi and Sanskrit. Knowledge of these languages has allowed me to study original sources, be they literature or films.

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Research opportunities: l Two-thirds of the Bhutanese refugee population shaping world affairs have begun new lives in western countries thanks to research carried out by SOAS that highlighted the plight of tens of thousands of ethnic Nepalis who had been expelled from l Our research interests include Indian cinema Bhutan. During extended visits to UNHCR and popular culture; diaspora studies; refugee camps in Nepal, our researchers postcolonial literature; literary and linguistic documented the accounts of refugees. Further studies associated particularly with Hindi, Urdu, research into the historical pattern of Nepali Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati, Tamil and Sanskrit; settlement in Bhutan helped consolidate the classical Hinduism; feminism; representations case in their favour. of Islam; the politics of Nepal and Bhutan; and literary translation.

Employability Who do graduates work for? A wide range of organisations including The Carter Foundation, Transport for London, What skills can I develop? Ethnoworld, Action for World Solidarity, KPMG, A postgraduate degree from the Department of Rajabhat University, Ministry of Defence, Deloitte, South Asia provides students with linguistic and World Conference of Religions for Peace Japan, cultural expertise enabling them to continue in the Global Post, Metro TV, Melton College, KIDS, field of research, along with a portfolio of widely European Institute of Asian Studies and World transferable skills which employers seek in many Food Health. professional and management careers in business, What do graduates do? public or charity sectors. Journalists, Political Observer, Festival Manager, Consultant, University Lecturer/researcher, Civil These include: Service Officer, Analyst, Senior Correspondent, l Communicating ideas effectively both orally Welfare and housing associate, Archivists and and in writing curators, Authors, Writers and translators are just l Attention to detail some of the different roles. l Analytical and problem solving skills l Ability to amass research l Synthesizing complex information from a variety of resources

Academics and their research areas Professor Michael J Hutt BA PhD (London) Nepali language and literature; textual perspectives on change in the Himalayan region; Dr James Caron BA (Temple) PhD (UPenn) Nepalese art. Modern and early-modern South Asia; Islam Dr James Mallinson BA (Oxon) MA (London) in South Asia; Afghanistan and Pakistan; Indo- PhD (Oxon) Persianate sociocultural history; activism and Sanskrit, Sanskrit yoga texts, epic tales and poetry. social movements; methods in social history beyond the archive. Dr Francesca Orsini Laurea (Venice) PhD (London) Hindi literature; North Indian literary culture; Professor Rachel Dwyer BA PhD (London) Hindi; Urdu. MPhil (Oxon) Hindi Cinema; Indian popular culture; Indian Dr Amina Yaqin BA (Punjab) BA (Sussex) film; Hinduism; new middle classes; Mumbai/ PhD (London) Bombay; Gujarati language and literature; Gujarati Urdu language and literature; post-colonial diaspora, especially UK and East Africa. literature and theory; gender studies; South Asian literatures in English; feminism in a Third World context; gender and politics in Pakistan.

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MA MA Languages and Cultures Study of Contemporary of South Asia Pakistan

This programme is an exciting opportunity to Do you want to enhance your understanding immerse yourself in a regional discipline of of the cultural, political and economic history your choosing while also learning a language, of one of the most reported on countries of deepening your understanding of this diverse, the world? If so, this programme will guide complex and important region of the world. you through a comprehensive and critical approach to exploring Pakistan’s vibrant culture, This degree is tailored to suit your needs and politics, economics, law, religious history and ambitions. You can opt to learn one of eight South current trends. Asian languages, from Gujarati to Urdu. Alongside this, you can study anything from Sanskrit SOAS hosts one of the biggest concentration of philology to film and media studies, to post- research and teaching staff who specialise on colonial theory. Pakistan related topics. You will have the chance to learn directly from them as you develop your Structure: understanding of the latest research topics, Students take taught courses up to the value of methods and debates in the field. For students three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. aspiring to a research degree, there is the added A full list of courses can be found on page 224. opportunity to study a language. Underpinning the learning environment is the Research Centre dedicated to the Study of Pakistan. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units (one core and two options), plus a 10,000 word dissertation. The core course (Imagining Pakistan) will introduce the main topics, approaches and possible lines of enquiry for a cultural history of Pakistan from 1947 to the present. A full list of courses can be found on page 225.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Francesca Orsini Dr Amina Yaqin

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MA Optional courses in South Asian the Department of Area Studies Languages and Cultures of South Asia A diverse student community coupled with unrivalled quality and quantity of specialist Please find below a list of courses for all resources makes this programme the ideal programmes in the department of South Asia that choice for anyone keen to study one of the were running in 2014/15. Not all courses listed are world’s most diverse and important regions. available every year and new courses may become available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer Depending on how you choose to direct your in 2016/17, please visit the departmental website. studies, you can gain an exceptional insight into www.soas.ac.uk/southasia the politics, economics, anthropology, law and history of the South Asian countries. MA Languages and Cultures of Covering the pre-modern and modern era, this South Asia might see you engaging with the issues of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan or Sri Lanka. Students must take two courses from List A of which one must be the major and one language The SOAS South Asia Institute, a dedicated course from List B. research centre, underpins student study. So too does SOAS’ central London location with its List A: Majors or Minors vibrant calendar of festivals, events and activities. –– Vedic Prose and Poetry (PG) Structure: –– Literatures of South Asia Students take three taught courses up to the value –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture of three full units, one of which is considered a and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) major, plus a 10,000 word dissertation related to –– Directed Readings in the Literature of a Modern the major course. A full list of courses available to South Asian Language study can be found on page 225. –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya –– The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Asia –– Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet –– The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient India This course is available as a minor only: –– South Asian Cinema and the Diaspora (MA) Majors together/ Minors individually: These courses can be considered as majors only if both half-unit courses are taken together. Separately they will be considered as minors: –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context Duration –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues One calendar year (full-time) and Two or three years (part-time, –– Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters) daytime only) –– Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi Literature (Masters) Start of programme September intake only List B: Minors only –– Bengali Language 1 (PG) Entry requirements –– Bengali Language 2 (PG) Minimum upper second-class –– Hindi Language 1 (PG) honours degree (or equivalent) –– Hindi Language 2 (PG) Convenor –– Hindi Language 3 (PG) Dr Francesca Orsini –– Hindi Language 4 (PG)

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–– Readings in Contemporary Hindi (PG) –– Nepali Language 1 (PG) Culture –– Nepali Language 2 (PG) –– Contemporary Punjab: Society and Culture –– Basic Pali across Borders –Prakrit– Language 1 (PG) –– Modern Bengal: the Evolution of Bengali Culture –Sanskrit– Language 1 (PG) and Society from 1690 to the Present Day (MA) –Urdu– Language 1 (PG) –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya –Urdu– Language 2 (PG) –– The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South –Urdu– Literacy (PG) Asia –Elementary– Written Persian History –Persian– Language 2 –– History of Environment and Globalisation in Asia –Persian– Language 3 and Africa –– Gender, Law and the Family in the History of MA Study of Contemporary Modern South Asia Pakistan –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia Languages –– Urdu Language 1 (PG) One option as a minor only –– Urdu Language 2 (PG) –– Bengali –– Urdu Literacy (PG) –– Hindi –– Directed Readings in the Literature of a Modern –– Readings in Contemporary Hindi South Asian Language –– Prakrit –– Government and politics of modern South Asia –– Sanskrit –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East –– Urdu –– State and Society in Central Asia and the –– Elementar y Written Persian Caucasus –– Persian –– Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus Law –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia –– Law and society in South Asia (MA/LLM) –– Vedic Prose and Poetry (PG) –– Literatures of South Asia Department of the Languages and Cultures of –– Postcolonial Theory and Practice the Near and Middle East –– Theory and techniques of Comparative –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians Literature –– Law and society in South Asia (MA/LLM) –– Directed Readings in the Literature of a Modern –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia South Asian Language –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings –– Literature & Colonialism in North India (Masters) in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi –– Narratives of Mobility in Contemporary Hindi –– Borders and Development Literature (Masters) –– Migration and Policy –– Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Music Development –– Indian Vocal Music: Styles and Histories –– Gendering Migration & Diasporas –– Sacred Sound in South Asia Politics MA South Asian Area Studies –– Government and politics of modern South Asia Religions Students select three full units from the below: –– Religions and Development Anthropology –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia –– Culture and Society of South Asia –– Religious and Philosophical Ideas of Ancient and –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern Medieval India World –– The Buddhist Conquest of Central Asia –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings Cinema in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi –– Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context –– Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues –– The Origins and Development of Yoga in –– Indian Cinema: Key Issues in South Asian Ancient India Cinema and the Diaspora (MA) –– Sanskrit Texts on Yoga

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The Department of the Languages and Cultures of South East Asia

Specialist language-based scholarship blended with an expansive regional focus and an enormous range of disciplinary skills are the hallmark of our department, where you will find a vibrant community driven by a shared enthusiasm for this fast developing region. The Department coordinates two regional studies degrees: South East Asian Studies and Pacific Asian Studies. In addition to a wide range of language courses we also offer a number of courses in literatures and cinemas of South East Asia which may be included in these degrees. Nowhere else will you find a department of our stature focusing on the Burmese, Malay, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Khmer languages. Added to that, SOAS’ expertise is complemented by that of the universities across South East Asia with whom we collaborate. Alongside the wealth of resources available in the SOAS Library’s South East Asia Collection, Overview our central London location means we are ideally placed to access other notable collections, such www.soas.ac.uk/sea as the The Royal Asiatic Society, Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Library. Faculty Languages and Cultures Number of staff Academic 6 Research opportunities: Teaching and Scholarship 2 global interaction Teaching and Scholarship (fractional) 2 l Staff research interests span a variety of Taught masters degrees South East Asian contexts, including cultural - MA Pacific Asian Studies studies, gender and sexuality, cinema and film, page 229 traditional and modern literature, language - MA South East Asian Studies pedagogy, linguistics, phonetics and sign page 229 languages contexts.

226 For more information go to www.soas.ac.uk Dr Mulaika Hijjas BA (Harvard) MPhil (Oxon) PhD (London) My research focuses on the Jawi manuscript tradition: hand-written books in the Malay language from across South East Asia, including poetry, romances, historical chronicles and religious texts. I’m interested in using these little-studied sources to discover the ideas and ideologies of the people who wrote and read these manuscripts. My current project, funded by the British Academy, looks at nineteenth-century didactic texts for women, which often blended Islamic teachings with older cultural norms, to see how these teachings inflect our understanding of the generally high status of women in premodern South East Asia. As a fiction writer, I am also very interested in literature in English from South East Asia, and have introduced a new course on this topic, featuring guest lectures by prominent novelists, including Wendy Law-Yone and Tash Aw. I also work on contemporary Malaysian film and cultural studies, particularly looking at issues of race and gender.

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Employability l Attention to detail l Analytical and problem solving skills l Ability to amass research l Synthesizing complex information from a variety of resources What skills can I develop? A postgraduate degree from the Department Who do graduates work for? of South East Asia Studies provides students A wide range of organisations including Ministry with linguistic and cultural expertise enabling of Defence, Deloitte, International Labour them to continue in the field of research, along Organisation, European Institute of Asian Studies, with a portfolio of widely transferable skills The Carter Foundation and Global Post. which employers seek in many professional and management careers in business, public or What do graduates do? charity sectors. Civil Service Officer, Event Planner / Co-Ordinator, Tutor, Festival Manager, Marketing associates, These include: Researchers and Political Observers are just some l Communicating ideas effectively both orally of the different roles. and in writing

Academics and their research areas Dr Mulaika Hijjas BA (Harvard) Mphil (Oxford) PhD (London) The Malay manuscript tradition; Islam in South East Asia; gender in the Malay world; modern literatures of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Dr Rachel V Harrison BA PhD (London) Modern Thai cinema and literature; culture and Dr Ben Murtagh BA MA PhD (London) gender studies with reference to Thailand; literary Modern Indonesian cinema and literature; queer criticism and South East Asian literatures in a studies and sexuality in Indonesia; representation comparative context; Western film set in South of genders and sexuality in Southeast Asian film East Asia. and literatures; traditional Malay literature. Dr Dana Healy PhD (Prague) Dr Justin Watkins BA (Leeds) MA PhD (London) Modern Vietnamese cultural studies (literature, Burmese language and literature; Mon-Khmer film, gender); Vietnamese social and cultural and Tibeto-Burman languages; linguistics and history (the Vietnam War; art and politics); the phonetics; computer lexicography; sociology of contemporary Vietnamese literature; sign languages. the Vietnamese diaspora.

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MA MA Pacific Asian Studies South East Asian Studies

With more expertise and resources covering Whether you want to explore the economics, this part of the world than any other institution cultural history or anthropological make-up of in Western Europe, SOAS offers an outstanding this diverse and globally significant region, this opportunity to take Chinese, Japanese, programme allows you to direct your studies South East Asian and Korean Studies in one however you choose. programme. It represents an exceptional opportunity to draw The way the degree is structured gives you on SOAS’ extensive resources while advancing control over what you want to study and in what your understanding through a structured, way – whether that is looking more closely at the analytical framework. economics of a particular region, or its cultural Language skills are not a prerequisite but we history or anthropological make-up. strongly encourage you to select a language Coupled with the multi-cultural community on option as a way of further improving your reading SOAS’ doorstep, this is an exciting opportunity experience and writing abilities. to embed your learning in a diverse and vibrant Structure: community. Students take three taught courses up to the value Structure: of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. Students take three taught courses up to the value A full list of courses can be found on page 231. of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 230.

Duration Duration One calendar year (full-time) One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) daytime only) Start of programme Start of programme September intake only September intake only Entry requirements Entry requirements Minimum upper second-class Minimum upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent) honours degree (or equivalent) Convenor Convenor Dr Mulaika Hijjas Dr Mulaika Hijjas

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–– Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) - Optional courses for (0.5 Unit) –– Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese the Department of the Diaspora - (0.5 Unit) –– Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa Languages and Cultures to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli - (0.5 Unit) –– Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant- of South East Asia Garde - (0.5 Unit) –– Post-crisis Thai Cinema (1997-2007) - (0.5 Unit) Please find below a list of courses for all –– Japanese Television since 1953 - (1 Unit) programmes in the department of the Languages –– Economics (Available as a major only) and Cultures of South East Asia that were running –– Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific Region - in 2014/15. Not all courses listed will be available (1 Unit) every year and new courses may become available. For an up-to-date list of courses on History offer in 2016/17, please visit the departmental –– Japanese Modernity I - (0.5 Unit) website: www.soas.ac.uk/sea –– Japanese Modernity II - (0.5 Unit) –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 1 - Making States and Building Nations - (0.5 MA Pacific Asian Studies Unit) –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 2 - Non-National Perspectives - (0.5 Unit) Students will be expected to select their course –– Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire, from more than one discipline. The two minor 1942-1960 - (0.5 Unit) courses can be taken from the same discipline –– Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern (but different to that of the major) or two different China - (0.5 Unit) ones. The courses chosen must cover three of the –– Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China - four regions of China and Taiwan, Japan, Korea, (0.5 Unit) Southeast Asia. International Studies and Diplomacy Languages –– Energy Policy in the Asia-Pacific - (0.5 Unit) –– Courses in Burmese, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese may Law (minor only) be taken at a range of levels from beginners to –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia - (0.5 Unit) advanced. We also offer courses in elementary –– Modern Chinese Law and Institutions - (1 Unit) Cantonese, Hokkien and Khmer (Cambodian). –– Chinese commercial law - (1 Unit) –– Islamic Law (MA/LLM) - (1 Unit) Anthropology –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East –– Culture and Society of China (1 Unit) Asia and Beyond - (0.5 Unit) –– Culture and Society of Japan (1 Unit) –– Culture and Society of South East Asia (1 Unit) Higher level literature courses –– Society and Culture in Taiwan (0.5 Unit) –– Directed Readings in Indonesian - (1 Unit) –– Jawi and the Malay Manuscript Tradition Art and Archaeology (Masters) (0.5 Unit) –– The Buddha Image: Theory, Practice and the –– Directed Readings in Burmese - (1 Unit) Making of Buddhist Art History - (0.5 Unit) –– Directed Readings in Thai - (1 Unit) –– Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk –– Directed Readings in Vietnamese - (1 Unit) Route - (0.5 Unit) –– Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia - (0.5 Unit) Literature (no language requirement) –– Popular Practice in the Edo Period Arts - (0.5 –– War, Revolution and Independence in South East Unit) Asia Literatures in Translation (Masters) - (0.5 –– Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period - (0.5 Unit) Unit) –– English Literatures of South East Asia (0.5 Unit)

Cinema Music –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film - –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia - (0.5 Unit) (0.5 Unit) (minor only)

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–– Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters) - (0.5 Unit) –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East –– Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) - (0.5 Asia 2 - Non-National Perspectives (0.5 Unit) Unit) –– Asian Wars: World War II and the End of Empire, 1942-1960 (0.5 Unit) Politics International Studies and Diplomacy –– State and Society in the Chinese Political –– Energy Policy in the Asia-Pacific (0.5 Unit) Process - (1 Unit) –– China and International Politics - (1 Unit) Law (minor only) –– International Politics of East Asia - (1 Unit) –– Law and Society in Southeast Asia (0.5 Unit) –– Government and Politics of Modern South East –– Islamic law (MA/LLM) (1 Unit) Asia - (1 Unit) –– Migration, Gender and the Law in South East –– Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-strait Relations - Asia and beyond (0.5 Unit) (1 Unit) Literature (no language requirement) –– Northeast Asian Politics: Japan, Korea and –– War, Revolution and Independence in South East Taiwan - (1 Unit) Asia Literatures in Translation (Masters) - (0.5 Unit) MA South East Asian Studies –– English Literatures of South East Asia - (0.5 Unit) Higher level literature courses The two minor courses can be taken from the –– Directed Readings in Indonesian - (1 Unit) same discipline (but different to that of the major) –– Jawi and the Malay Manuscript Tradition or two different ones. Some disciplines such as (Masters) (0.5 Unit) politics, economics or social anthropology require –– Directed Readings in Burmese (1 Unit) an appropriate qualification (such as part of a first –– Directed Readings in Thai - (1 Unit) degree) if any of their courses are to be taken as –– Directed Readings in Vietnamese - (1 Unit) the major subject. Music (minor only) –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia Languages (0.5 Unit) –– Courses in Burmese, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai –– Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia (PG) and Vietnamese may be taken at a range of (0.5 Unit) levels from beginners to advanced. We also offer a course in introductory Khmer (Cambodian). Politics –– Government and Politics of Modern South East Anthropology Asia (1 Unit) –– Culture and Society of South East Asia (1 Unit)

Art and Archaeology –– The Buddha Image: Theory, Practice and the Making of Buddhist Art History - (0.5 Unit) Memory and the Memorial: Southeast Asia and Its Others - (0.5 Unit) –– Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk Route (0.5 Unit) –– Illustrated Manuscript Cultures of Southeast Asia (0.5 Unit) Cinema –– Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film - (0.5 Unit) –– Post-crisis Thai Cinema (0.5 Unit) Economics –– Economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region (major only) History –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 1 - Making States and Building Nations (0.5 Unit)

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The Department of Study of Religions

Religion has played a powerful and enduring force throughout human history. At SOAS, you can delve into religions past and present, in more depth and with greater expertise than anywhere else in the world. With our comprehensive resources and unparalleled knowledge, this is an eminently desirable learning environment. Our research-driven, interdisciplinary approach to the practice and history of a great multitude of religions has proven invaluable to the creative and cultural sectors, the media, religious communities and governments in the UK and in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The department’s portfolio is based on the specialisms and interests of our academics, Overview drawing on their extensive experience in the www.soas.ac.uk/religions regions of the world where religion has developed and flourished. Just as our staff come from many Faculty different backgrounds, so do our students, making Arts and Humanities this a veritable melting pot of ideas, cultures and perspectives. Number of staff Academic 14 You will therefore explore religious traditions Teaching and Scholarship while developing a deep understanding of how (fractional) 13 belief has shaped every aspect of life in historic and contemporary terms. Rigorous training is Taught Master’s degrees provided in diverse methodological and theoretical - MA Religions of Asia and Africa approaches. page 235 - MA Traditions of Yoga and Study areas you can expect to encounter include: Meditation page 235 Buddhism in nearly all its doctrinal and regional - MA Religion and Global varieties; Japanese Tantric Buddhism and the Politics page 236 esotericisation of religious practice; Christianity in - MA Buddhist Studies page 236 Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Hinduism, Islam, See also Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Taoism, Zoroastrianism - MA Religions of Asia and Africa as well as the local religious cultures of Asia and Intensive Language page 24 and Africa.

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Research opportunities: helped to raise awareness of a religion still rich intellectual life followed by some 120,000 people worldwide. l Work carried out by one of our Middle East experts into the minority Mandaean community l Research projects include: Pentecostal and has influenced the decision making process in Charismatic Christianities in Africa; religious the cases of people seeking asylum in the UK violence; religions and development in Africa from the Middle East. Written expert witness and Asia and feminist ethics in the study of reports on the conditions faced by Christians religions. and Mandaeans in Iraq, Iran and Egypt have further resulted in people being granted asylum. l An exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, based on research into the religion of Zoroastrianism, attracted international media coverage and

Employability l written and oral communication skills to present, discuss and debate opinions and conclusions What skills can I develop? l analytical and problem solving skills A postgraduate degree in the Study of Religions provides students with the opportunity to develop Who do graduates work for? a range of widely transferable skills sought by Graduates join a range of employers including employers. faith, public and private sector organisations as well as being self-employed. These include: l the ability to amass, evaluate and synthesise information from a variety of sources l  research skills

Academics and their research areas Dr Jörg Haustein MA (Leipzig) PhD (Heidelberg) Religions in Africa (esp. Ethiopia and Tanzania); Colonialism and Islam in Africa; History of Dr Lucia Dolce Laurea MA (Venice) PhD (Leiden) Christian missions; Pentecostal & charismatic Japanese religious history, especially the medieval movements; Religions and development work. period; East Asian Buddhism, including Tiantai/ Dr Sian Hawthorne PhD (London) Tendai and Tantric Buddhism; Shinto-Buddhist Critical theory; narrativity and myth; religion associations; millenarian writings and prophecy; and gender; intellectual history in the study of ritual and ritual studies; religious art and religions; post-secularism; religion and politics. iconography. Professor Catherine Hezser Dr theol (Heidelberg) Dr Peter Flügel MA DPhil (Mainz) PhD (JTS New York) DHabil (Berlin) Jaina Studies, religion and society; social Judaism in Hellenistic and Roman times; rabbinic anthropology; sociology; ; philosophy. literature; social history of Jews in late antiquity; Dr Jan-Peter Hartung MA (Leipzig) PhD (Erfurt) American Jewish history and literature. DHabil (Bonn) Professor Almut Hintze BA (Heidelberg) MPhil Muslim philosophical and theological thought (Oxon) DPhil (Erlangen) DHabil (Berlin) in the Indo-Persian world since Early Modernity; Zoroastrian religious beliefs and practice; Avestan, political Islam; Muslim intellectual history. Pahlavi and Indo-Iranian philology.

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Dr Erica Hunter BA MA DPhil PhD (Melbourne) Dr Sarah Stewart BA (ANU) PGCE MA PhD Christianity in the Middle East, with particular (London) reference to Iraq; Non-Muslim communities in the Zoroastrianism, with particular reference to the Middle East, especially the Mandaeans; Christianity modern period in Iran and India; oral texts and in Central Asia and China; Religion and Society testimony; Muslim communities in Britain. in Sassanid and Islamic Mesopotamia; Syriac Dr Vincent Tournier MA (Strasbourg) PhD (Paris) language, culture and literature. Buddhism in ancient and early medieval South Dr Ulrich Pagel BA PhD (London) Asia; scriptural formation and authentication; Tibetan language and literature; Buddhism in lineage and school formation; models of human Central Asia; Vinaya studies. perfection and the cult of Buddhist ‘saints’. Dr Antonello Palumbo Laurea PhD (Naples) Dr Cosimo Zene BTh, MA, PhD (London) Ideological history of premodern China; Taoism; Anthropology of religion; theory in the study of Buddhism; Manichaeism; Chinese relations with religions; continental philosophy; Gramsci and Central Asia; religious exchange in pre-modern religion; intercultural and inter-religious dialogue; Eurasia; Oriental religions in modern European minorities (Dalits and Subalterns); non-Western culture. Christianities; South-Asia (India, Bangladesh), Sardinia. Dr Theodore Proferes BA (New York) MA PhD (Harvard) Vedic language and religion; Indian philosophy.

Buddhist Festival of Lights, Luang Prabang, Laos. By Giulia Canali.

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MA MA Religions of Asia and Traditions of Yoga and Africa Meditation

If you have a thirst for knowledge and are The historical and cultural origins of yoga and seeking a cosmopolitan community, embedded meditation in India, Tibet, China and Japan in London’s enviable cultural scene, this are the focus of this degree, which would programme will provide you with all that and suit practitioners as well as anyone with a more. Ideally suited for students wanting to use background in psychology who wishes to this programme as a conversion course towards deepen their understanding of mindfulness. a PhD, teachers, non-governmental organisation We explore the nature of spiritual experience (NGO) workers, media or arts professionals, as that arises from yoga and meditation through a well as practitioners and members of religious cross-cultural, inter-regional perspective. Whether communities seeking in-depth knowledge of you want to deepen your knowledge for personal, their traditions, this degree blends a whole range professional or practical reasons, this degree will of SOAS’ expertise. be an invaluable experience. It offers premier postgraduate training in the Structure: history and contemporary practices of religious Students take five taught courses and write a traditions, from Buddhism to Judaism, Shinto to 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can Christianity. Examining advanced philosophical be found on page 238. and theoretical approaches and methodologies, you will undertake thematic analysis of mysticism, death, gender and mythology, and address broader issues such as religious pluralism and multi-culturalism. Structure: Students take taught courses up to the value of three full units, plus a 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 237.

Duration One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time, daytime only) Duration One calendar year (full-time or Start of programme part-time) September intake only Start of programme Entry requirements September intake only Normally, minimum upper second-class honours degree Entry requirements from a UK university equivalent. Normally, a minimum upper However, due consideration second-class honours degree is given to applicants’ overall from a UK university equivalent. profile and employment Applicants with qualifications experience and you are obtained at private or monastic encouraged to contact the institutions should enquire programme convenor to discuss about the School’s position on your application in this regard. such qualifications. Convenor Convenor Dr Lucia Dolce Dr Ulrich Pagel

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MA MA Religion in Global Buddhist Studies Politics

That religion plays a powerful role in the geo- Buddhism has shaped the worldview and political make-up of the world is undeniable. attitudes of people in Asia for over 2,000 years, Questions about what that means for the and has now grown into a truly global religion. historical and contemporary development of This programme offers a rigorous academic Asia, Africa and the Middle East are explored in engagement with this major force, allowing each this programme. student to explore themes of critical import for Buddhist traditions cross-culturally, to embark in This is an opportunity to engage with some of focused study of one particular area or tradition, the most complex and important issues in policy and to learn one of the major languages of formation, inter-religious dialogue, conflict Buddhism. resolution, community development and diversity management. Doing so is the ideal preparation Whether you simply wish to broaden your for a career or professional development in those knowledge of one particular area or region or sectors. intend to embark on language-based research or fieldwork, you will be able to explore the myriads Structure: of texts, images and monuments that attest to the Students take taught courses up to the value of historical spread of the Buddhist tradition from three full units, including a core course on Religion its Indian homeland to its adaptation in modern in Global Politics: Theories and Themes, plus a Western discourse. 10,000 word dissertation. A full list of courses can be found on page 238. Structure: This degree provides a study pathway characterised both by its coherence and by its flexibility. The core course, Critical Concepts in Buddhist Studies, co-taught by four staff whose expertise cover most of Buddhist Asia, will introduce you to key notions and methods in the study of Buddhism. All students must also complete a 10,000-word dissertation. The remaining two and a half units can be chosen Duration from the list of options on page 238. One calendar year (full-time) Two or three years (part-time) Duration Start of programme One year (full-time) September intake only Two or three years (part-time) Entry requirements Start of programme Normally, a minimum upper September intake only second-class honours degree from a UK university Entry requirements or equivalent. However, due Normally, a minimum upper consideration is also given to second honours degree (or applicants’ overall profile and equivalent). However, due employment experience and consideration is given to you are encouraged to contact applicants’ individual profiles the programme convenor to and early contact with academic discuss your application in this members of staff is generally regard. encouraged. Convenor Convenor Dr Sian Hawthorne Dr Vincent Tournier

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Indian Religions Optional courses for the –– Avestan I –– Non-Violence in Jain Scriptures, Philosophy and Department of the Study Law –– Religious and Philosophical Ideas of Ancient and of Religions Medieval India –– The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient Please find below a list of courses for all India programmes in the Department of the Study of –– Vedic Prose and Poetry (PG) Religions that were running in 2014/15. Not all –– Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary courses listed will be available every year and new Perspectives courses may become available. For an up-to-date list of courses on offer in 2016/17, please visit the Islam departmental website: www.soas.ac.uk/religions –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi MA Religions of Asia and Africa –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia –– Muslim Britain: perspectives and realities –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle Dissertation East: Problems and Perspectives –– Dissertation in Gender Studies and Religion –– Dissertation in Japanese Religions –– Dissertation in Japanese Religions –– East Asian traditions of Meditation: From Taoism –– Dissertation in the Christianities of Asia and to Africa –– East Asian Buddhist Thought –– Dissertation in the Study of Islam –– Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and –– Dissertation in the Study of Religions Believers

Buddhism Judaism –– Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet –– Judaism in the Hellenistic and Roman Period –– Chinese Buddhism in the Pre-Modern Period –– Religion, Nationhood and Ethnicity in Judaism –– East Asian Buddhist Thought –– East Asian traditions of Meditation: From Taoism Multi-religious/comparative courses to Zen –– Death and Religion –– History of Indian Buddhism –– Mystical Traditions –– Imagining Buddhahood in South Asia (1) –– Religions and Development –– Imagining Buddhahood in South Asia (2) –– Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and Mysticism Believers –– Mystical Traditions –– The Buddhist Conquest of Central Asia Religion in Africa Chinese Religions –– African Missionaries –– Chinese Buddhism in the Pre-Modern Period –– East Asian Buddhist Thought Theoretical Approaches –– East Asian traditions of Meditation: From Taoism –– Myth and Mythmaking to Zen –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion

Christianity Zoroastrianism –– African Missionaries –– Avestan I –– Eastern and Orthodox Christianity –– Pahlavi Language –– Eastern Christian Texts On Martyrs and Monks –– Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary –– Christians and Muslims in Syriac Texts Perspectives

East Asian Religions Courses taught in other departments –– East Asian traditions of Meditation: From Taoism –– Religions on the move: New Currents and to Zen Emerging Trends in Global Religion –– East Asian Buddhist Thought –– Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and Believers

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Languages –– Gender, Armed Conflict and International Law One language unit can be taken from a list of –– Gender, law and the family in the history of options offered in the Faculty of Languages and modern South Asia Cultures. –– Gendering migration & diasporas –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 1 - Making States and Building Nations MA Traditions of Yoga and –– Histories of Ethnicity and Conflict in South East Asia 2 - Non-National Perspectives Meditation –– International Political Communication –– Japanese Modernity I –– Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet –– Japanese Modernity II –– Dissertation in the traditions of Yoga and –– Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and Meditation Communications –– East Asian traditions of Meditation: From Taoism –– Queer Politics in Asia, Africa and the Middle East to Zen –– Religion, Nationhood and Ethnicity in Judaism –– The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient –– Religions and Development India –– Religions on the move: New Currents and –– Yoga and Meditation: Perspectives, Context and Emerging Trends in Global Religion Methodologies –– Representing Conflict: A Cross-Cultural and Inter Disciplinary Approach MA Religion in Global Politics –– Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity –– Colonialism and Nationalism in South Asia –– Violence, justice and the politics of memory –– Contemporary Islamism in South Asia: Readings in Sayyid Abu al-A’la Mawdudi –– Culture and Conflict in the Himalaya MA Buddhist Studies –– Death and Religion –– Eastern and Orthodox Christianity Core Course: –– Human rights and Islamic law –– Critical Concepts in Buddhist Studies –– Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians –– Modern Muslim Thinkers from South Asia Units available as Major –– Mystical Traditions –– Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet –– Non-Violence in Jain Scriptures, Philosophy and –– Chinese Buddhism in the Pre-Modern Period Law –– East Asian traditions of Meditation: From Taoism –– Origins and Development of Islam in the Middle to Zen East: Problems and Perspectives –– History of Indian Buddhism –– Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and –– Imagining Buddhahood in South Asia (1) Believers –– Imagining Buddhahood in South Asia (2) –– Taiwan’s politics and cross-strait relations –– Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and –– The Politics of Culture in Contemporary South Believers Asia –– The Buddhist Conquest of Central Asia –– Theory and Method in the Study of Religion –– Zionist Ideology Other courses available within the Study of –– Zoroastrianism: Historical and Contemporary Religions Department Perspectives –– The Origins and Development of Yoga in Ancient India Half Units –– African and Asian Cultures in Britain Relevant language courses available in –– African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World other Departments –– African Missionaries –– Advanced Japanese: Contemporary Topics (PG) –– African Philosophy (PG) –– Basic Japanese 1 (PG) –– Afrophone Philosophies (PG) –– Basic Japanese 2 (PG) –– Comparative International Political Thought –– Burmese Language 1 (PG) –– Colonial Conquest and Social Change in –– Burmese Language 2 (Postgraduate) Southern Africa –– Intermediate Korean (PG) –– Conflict, rights and justice –– Intensive Elementary Tibetan (PG) –– Gender in the Middle East –– Intermediate Japanese 1 (PG)

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–– Intermediate Japanese 2 (PG) –– Korean Advanced (Masters) –– Nepali Language 1 (PG) –– Nepali Language 2 (PG) –– Prakrit Language 1 (PG) –– Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Literature (Masters) –– Sanskrit Language 1 (PG) –– Sanskrit Language 2 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 1 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 2 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 3 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese 4 (PG) –– Special Course in Chinese: Reading Classical and Literary Chinese (PG) –– Thai Language 1 (PG) –– Thai Language 2 (PG) –– Thai Language 3 (PG) –– Vietnamese Language 1 (PG) –– Vietnamese Language 2 (PG)

Relevant courses available in the Department of History of Art and Archaeology –– Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road –– Buddhist and Hindu Art of the Maritime Silk Route –– Critical Themes in Tibetan Buddhist Art –– The Indian Temple –– Tibetan Buddhist Monuments in Context

Relevant courses available in the Department of Music –– Aspects of Music and Religion in South East Asia

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Accommodation 18 Department of Economics 110 Admissions policy 29 Department of Financial and Management 130 Advanced Chinese Studies 81 Studies African Literature 34 Department of History 146 African Politics 207 Department of Linguistics 180 African Studies 34 Department of Music 72 Alumni 11 Department of Politics and International 204 Ancient Near Eastern Languages 194 Studies Anthropological Research Methods 43 Department of the History of Art and 54 Anthropological Research Methods and Nepali 44 Archaeology Anthropology of Food 41 Department of the Languages and Cultures 32 Anthropology of Media 41 of Africa Anthropology of Travel and Tourism 42 Department of the Languages and Cultures 84 Applications 28 of China and Inner Asia Arabic Language Learning and Teaching 184 Department of the Languages and Cultures 160 Arabic Literature 194 of Japan and Korea Art and Archaeology of East Asia 58 Department of the Languages and Cultures 190 Arts of Asia and Africa 52 of Near and Middle East Asian Art 60 Department of the Languages and Cultures 220 Asian Politics 207 of South Asia Associate Students 23, 29 Department of the Languages and Cultures 226 Brunei Gallery 7 of South East Asia Buddhist Studies 236 Department of the Study of Religions 232 Campus map 240 Development Economics 114 Careers Service 10 Development Studies 102 Centenary 9 Development Studies with Special Reference 102 Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial 90 to Palestine Studies Studies (CCLPS) Development Studies with Special Reference 102 Centre for Film Studies 124 to Central Asia Centre for Gender Studies 140 Distance learning 26 Centre for International Studies and 152 Doctoral School 9 Diplomacy (CISD) Economics 110 Centre for Media Studies 64 Economics with reference to Africa 114 China Institute 78 Economics with reference to Asia Pacific 116 Chinese Language Learning and Teaching 184 Region Chinese Literature 86 Economics with reference to South Asia 115 Chinese Studies 86 Economics with reference to the 115 Communicative Language 169 Environment and Development Comparative Literature (Africa/Asia) 94 Economics with reference to the Middle East 116 Comparative Political Thought 208 English language requirements 28 Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and 59 English language support 16 Africa Entry requirements 28, 29 Contemporary China Studies 81 Environment, Politics and Development 103 Contemporary India Studies 217 Equality and Diversity 29 Critical Media and Cultural Studies 67 Ethnomusicology 75 Cultural Studies 94 Facilities 6 Degree programmes 22 Financing your studies 12 Department of Anthropology and Sociology 36 Finance and Development 117 Department of Development Studies 98 Finance and Financial Law 136 Index

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