School of Social and Political Science

Of Eyebrows, Moustaches and Revolutionary Spirit

Lu Xun is seen as the founding father of modern Chinese literature; thanks to the propagandistic efforts of the Chinese Communist Party, he was posthumously framed as a revolutionary fighter wielding his pen for the sake of the nation, and the revolution.

Hijras in South Asia: Rethinking the Dominant Representations

Hijras in South Asia: Rethinking the Dominant Representations

Assault and Batteries: The AD-X2 Affair and the Political Awakening of American Science

The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java

2024 UK General Election Series - The Election Campaign: Candidate Selection, Messaging and Political Branding

This session examines how political parties approached candidate selection, crafted their messaging, and built their political brands during the 2024 general election campaign.

We were all in the same storm, but not the same boat

We were all in the same storm, but not the same boat: experiences of working parents during Covid-19 social restrictions in Scotland

Inaugural lecture: Professor Andrew Neal

Terrible things are done in the name of security; national, international, or otherwise. I have been studying them for my whole adult life...

Administering the ‘Rape Clause’

In 2016, the UK’s Conservative government limited the number of children for whom a low-income family could claim a means-tested benefit (worth up to £3,250 per annum) to two. Shortly thereafter, they announced three ‘exceptions’ to this ‘two-child limit’...

Race, Taste and the Grape: Forces that Shaped the South African Wine Industry (Book Launch)

The Centre of African Studies, in collaboration with History Research Seminars, is delighted to invite you to the following book launch as part of their CAS Seminar Series 2024/2025.

CRITIQUE-EEHN Session: Animals and Capital

CRITIQUE and the Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Network will be hosting a special reading group session on Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel’s new book, Animals and Capital (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).

GENDER.ED Welcome Reception

We are kicking off the new academic year with the GENDER.ED Welcome Reception for 2024-25, and everyone is invited!

RTC Talking Methods Seminar: Distancing the Past: Racism as History in South African Schools

How are histories of racial oppression dealt with in contexts of diversity? Chana Teeger tackles this question by examining how young South Africans, born into democracy, confront their country’s racist apartheid past in high school history lessons.