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Indigenous Warfare in Australia and New Zealand (2024)
Book Chapter
Connor, J., Charney, M. W., & Roy, K. (2024). Indigenous Warfare in Australia and New Zealand. In K. Roy, & M. W. Charney (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Global History of Warfare. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429437915-5

Historiography on aboriginal warfare in australia and new Zealand has generally focused on the periods for which there are substantial written records. this has meant most atten- tion is on the period after the arrival of the europeans and has been f... Read More about Indigenous Warfare in Australia and New Zealand.

Trans‐gender things: Objects and the materiality of trans‐femininity in Ming‐Qing China (2024)
Journal Article
Huang, A. (2024). Trans‐gender things: Objects and the materiality of trans‐femininity in Ming‐Qing China. Gender and History, 36(1), 52-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.12766

This article demonstrates that objects, more specifically the trans usage of objects that disrupted and rearticulated the normative alignment of objects, sexed bodies and gender embodiments, served a formative role in helping male‐assigned individual... Read More about Trans‐gender things: Objects and the materiality of trans‐femininity in Ming‐Qing China.

Mapping a research-advocacy-policy agenda on human rights and albinism: a mixed methods project (2024)
Journal Article
Reimer-Kirkham, S., Astle, B., Ero, I., Beaman, L., Ibhawoh, B., Imafidon, E., Sawatzky, R., Tettey, W., Buyco, M., & Strobell, E. (2024). Mapping a research-advocacy-policy agenda on human rights and albinism: a mixed methods project. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-02064-5

Background: Persons with albinism face challenges to their wellbeing, safety, and security, ranging from vision impairment and skin cancer to stigma and discrimination. In some regions, they also face human rights atrocities including mutilation and... Read More about Mapping a research-advocacy-policy agenda on human rights and albinism: a mixed methods project.

Intoxicants and Hindu Subject Formation in Nineteenth-Century Bengal (2024)
Thesis
Mitra, S. Intoxicants and Hindu Subject Formation in Nineteenth-Century Bengal. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The PhD dissertation traces the history of two categories of intoxicants, namely alcohol and opium, in nineteenth century Bengal. The dissertation contributes to the historical literature on intoxicants by concentrating on the colonial state’s attemp... Read More about Intoxicants and Hindu Subject Formation in Nineteenth-Century Bengal.

Holy sites and sanctuaries of the pre Islamic Near and Middle East: To what extent is there a link between pre Islamic and Islamic notions of sacred space? (2024)
Thesis
Habib, M. Holy sites and sanctuaries of the pre Islamic Near and Middle East: To what extent is there a link between pre Islamic and Islamic notions of sacred space?. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Islamic origins have been studied extensively in the past, however, there is a significant gap in scholarly knowledge in this area, particularly in the realm of sacred space. It is truethat there have been discussions regarding the origins of Islamic... Read More about Holy sites and sanctuaries of the pre Islamic Near and Middle East: To what extent is there a link between pre Islamic and Islamic notions of sacred space?.

God, Time, and the World: Abū l-Barakāt Al-Baghdādī’s Theory of Divine Temporality (2024)
Thesis
Shehata, M. M. A. M. God, Time, and the World: Abū l-Barakāt Al-Baghdādī’s Theory of Divine Temporality. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In the intricate mosaic of twelfth-century Islamic philosophy, Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (d.c.560/1165) emerges as a pivotal figure whose unique perspective has yet to be thoroughly explored. This thesis reevaluates his theory of time, rooted in his... Read More about God, Time, and the World: Abū l-Barakāt Al-Baghdādī’s Theory of Divine Temporality.

The Conclusion of the Ritual: A Critical Edition of Yasna 62–72 with Linguistic and Ritual Commentary (2024)
Thesis
Damanins, S. The Conclusion of the Ritual: A Critical Edition of Yasna 62–72 with Linguistic and Ritual Commentary. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Written as part of my collaboration at the ERC-funded “The Multimedia Yasna” (MUYA) project, this thesis is concerned with the final ten chapters 62–72 of the Zoroastrian ritual known as Yasna. The work comprises a discussion of the methodology emplo... Read More about The Conclusion of the Ritual: A Critical Edition of Yasna 62–72 with Linguistic and Ritual Commentary.

Pacifying Palestine: Colonial Violence, Space and the British Response to the Great Revolt, 1936-1941 (2024)
Thesis
Freidank, M. W. Pacifying Palestine: Colonial Violence, Space and the British Response to the Great Revolt, 1936-1941. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This PhD thesis contributes to the growing body of scholarship on the phenomenon of colonial violence in the history of the modern Middle East by analysing the campaign that British civil and military authorities launched against the Great Revolt in... Read More about Pacifying Palestine: Colonial Violence, Space and the British Response to the Great Revolt, 1936-1941.