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News and events from the History Department in the School of History, Religions and Philosophies @SOAS University of London www.soas.ac.uk and the SOAS History Blog blogs.soas.ac.uk/soashistoryblog/

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Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 4w ago

Thank you to all who attended today's meeting on the 'Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History'. Very valuable proposals in difficult times for history in HE / UK HE more widely. We've also a new guide bit.ly/4z1fAjO listing 100+ UK #history societies & networks supporting historians #Skystorians

Lucy Delap@lucydelap.bsky.social · 4w ago

Great discussion at the 'crisis in UK history' meeting hosted by @ihr.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.org, @histassoc.bsky.social and History UK. Horror stories of closures and redundancies, balanced by new resources. Check out for ex. the new Independent Historians Network independenthistorians.org

@e-newbigin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excited to be hosting Prof Dhiraj Murthy @soasuni.bsky.social on Monday 27th April 13:00 to talk about how AI is actually being used in India - beyond the hype and anxieties, in everyday life. Register to attend! www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

Beyond Disruption and Invisibility: Evaluating Everyday AI Use in India

Though AI quietly powers much of India's daily digital life, it's rarely named - while national narratives celebrate transformation. This talk explores how users actually experience AI as a functional...

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Kate Arnold@dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It was twilight on a Wednesday, and the room was full of people listening to medieval Arabic poetry... HUGE thanks to @soashistory.bsky.social for hosting this, and to everyone who attended, in person or online. Some great, thought-provoking questions too. You were inspiring! #Arabic #medieval

Kate Arnold@dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is on Wednesday! Looking forward to returning to SOAS (where I did my MMus, rather too many years ago) to talk about Arabic poetry from the crusading period. It's hybrid and free (but you need to register). Warning: may include performance! 🎶🎵 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/... #medievalsky #Arabic

Illustration from a British Library manuscript (probably 13th century CE) of the Maqāmāt of al-Harīrī, Add. MS. 22114. f.94. The Maqāmāt were supposedly written to demonstrate mastery of grammar and vocabulary. The picture shows the character Abu Zayd (an eloquent rogue!) as an orator/preacher; so representing the power of recitation to persuade.
SOAS History@soashistory.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us today (Wed 18 March 2026 @soasuni.bsky.social, C426) for Kate Arnold's talk on Arabic 'Anti-Frankish' Poetry of the Crusading Era. To participate remotely, register here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

Arabic 'anti-Frankish' poetry of the crusading era: an introduction and some practical approaches

Seminar presented by Kate Arnold (Nottingham Trent) as part of the SOAS History Seminar Series.

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Kate Arnold@dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is on Wednesday! Looking forward to returning to SOAS (where I did my MMus, rather too many years ago) to talk about Arabic poetry from the crusading period. It's hybrid and free (but you need to register). Warning: may include performance! 🎶🎵 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/... #medievalsky #Arabic

Illustration from a British Library manuscript (probably 13th century CE) of the Maqāmāt of al-Harīrī, Add. MS. 22114. f.94. The Maqāmāt were supposedly written to demonstrate mastery of grammar and vocabulary. The picture shows the character Abu Zayd (an eloquent rogue!) as an orator/preacher; so representing the power of recitation to persuade.
SOAS History@soashistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The SOAS History seminar series continues next Wed, 18 Feb, 4pm: @proftjcurry.bsky.social will speak on Under-MAN: A Genre Analysis of the Ethnological and Psycho-analytic Demonization of the Black Male. Hosted & co-sponsored by (see next skeet): Register here: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

Under-MAN: A Genre Analysis of the Ethnological and Psycho-analytic Demonization of the Black Male

A seminar presented by Prof. Tommy J. Curry (University of Edinburgh) as part of the SOAS History Seminar Series

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SOAS History@soashistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The programme is eligible for the SOAS New Programme Scholarships which awards a fee waiver of £10,000 for international students. For more info see: www.soas.ac.uk/study/studen... #scholarships

SOAS New Programme Scholarships

The SOAS New Programme Scholarships (International) recognise and award overseas applicants with outstanding academic performance.

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SOAS History@soashistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We're excited to announce the launch of the MA Race and Empire at @soasuni.bsky.social convened by our very own Samia Khatun & Henny Ziai. The MA is enriched by the Histories of Capitalism and Race seminar series, running since 2022. For more info see: www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-c...

Kate Arnold@dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Delighted to inform you I will be back at my alma mater @soasuni.bsky.social next month talking about medieval Arabic poetry related to the Crusades, and possible musical /sonic approaches to it. Hybrid event. More details nearer the time! www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/... @soashistory.bsky.social

Arabic 'anti-Frankish' poetry of the crusading era: an introduction and some practical approaches

Seminar presented by Kate Arnold (Nottingham Trent) as part of the SOAS History Seminar Series.

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SOAS History@soashistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The SOAS History Seminar continues this week on Wed 4 Feb 5pm in C426 (SOAS Main Building). Uditi Sen (Nottingham) will speak on 'From Extermination to Containment: Mapping the history of Ang/Jarawa Survival in the Andaman Islands (1925-1956).' All welcome! In person or online. For more info see

From Extermination to Containment: Mapping the history of Ang/Jarawa Survival in the Andaman Islands (1925-1956)

Seminar presented by Uditi Sen (Nottingham) as part of the SOAS History Seminar Series.

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

'There is a phenomenon in artificial intelligence and deep learning called model collapse. Model collapse is the slow erosion of a generative AI system grounded in reality as it learns more and more from machine-generated data rather than from human-generated content.' 1/3

From model collapse to citation collapse: risks of over-reliance on AI in the academy

The way GenAI surfaces sources for literature reviews risks exacerbating the citation Matthew effect, writes David Joyner. Here, he offers ways to prevent AI-driven search from blunting the impact of ...

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SOAS History@soashistory.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Alongside the exhibition, there will be a series of events, starting with a talk by Malavika Kasturi titled Contextualising Jahandar Shah and the 'Later' Mughals of Banaras. Wed 21 Jan, 6.15pm, KLT. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/contextual...

Contextualising Jahandar Shah and the 'Later' Mughals of Banaras

A talk by Professor Malavika Kasturi on Banaras’s Mughal past, revealing the city’s cosmopolitan histories.

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SOAS University of London@soasuni.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣SOAS Event 15 Jan 2026 Mughal Banaras - a new gallery exhibition exploring the diversity and forgotten history of the community in North India. Find out more: bit.ly/4pvRfg1

Andrea Janku@zamarginalities.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Just published: OA piece about #inclusion and #attainment in HE based on concrete practice at #SOAS by my fabulous colleagues @e-newbigin.bsky.social and Sarah Tucker:

Teaching History Inclusively: A Pedagogical Case Study from an Institution Shaped by Empire | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core

Teaching History Inclusively: A Pedagogical Case Study from an Institution Shaped by Empire

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@e-newbigin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Excited to end the year with the publication of this article about the critical pedagogies for history teaching at an institution like SOAS. I’m keen to know how this resonates with work on these issues in other contexts @soashistory.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Andrew WM Smith@smidbob.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I really enjoyed this article, both for the interesting discussion of course creation and especially the methodological focus on evaluative frameworks and building that into design. I've already shared it with 2 sets of colleagues this morning!

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 9mo ago

New today in Transactions: 'Teaching History Inclusively: A Pedagogical Case Study from an Institution Shaped by Empire' bit.ly/4pHzECD Eleanor Newbigin and Sarah Tucker on the value of developing critical pedagogies in history for HE education @soashistory.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

Front page to the Transactions article: 'Teaching History Inclusively: A Pedagogical Case Study from an Institution Shaped by Empire'. Abstract in full: 'The Royal Historical Society’s June 2024 Update to the ‘Race Ethnicity & Equality in UK History: A Report and Resource for Change’ notes some important progress in terms of increased ethnic and racial diversity amongst history students and staff but acknowledges that more work is needed to both sustain and further advance these changes. In this Comment we argue that colleagues and the RHS should prioritise the development of critical pedagogies in history university education and evidence their impact on student outcomes. We share reflections on and data from our collaborative work between September 2021 and August 2024 developing an innovative module with the highly diverse history student cohort at SOAS, University of London, to help colleagues consider how they might undertake related projects in their own institutions.'