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Launch of Prof Parvati Nair's New Book
19 March 2025
On February 11th 2025, Prof. Parvati Nair’s latest book Displacement, Environments, and Photo-Politics in the Mediterranean: Migrant Sea was launched at Book Marks bookstore in Bloomsbury, London.
New report co-authored by Prof Parvati Nair analyses refugee resilience and hostility in Cairo
19 March 2025
A new report, The Refugee Influx from Syria and Sudan in Cairo: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Resilience, Hospitality and Hostility, examines the complex realities faced by Syrian and Sudanese refugees in Egypt’s capital.
Dr Rachel Randall's video essay shortlisted for BAFTSS
6 March 2025
A video essay co-authored by Dr Rachel Randall has been shortlisted for a Practice Based Research award in the category of Best Videographic Criticism by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS).
ESRC project Generations of London English launches website
28 February 2025
‘Cyber Divination’ (saibo xuanxue)
28 February 2025
This blog post explores the growing popularity of cyber divination (saibo xuanxue) among urban Chinese youth, where AI-powered tools are utilised to enhance traditional spiritual practices, creating personalised, interactive experiences that serve as spaces for self-cultivation, collective storytelling, and therapeutic relief from modern anxieties.
AI and Film Masterclass with Rahul Puri
18 February 2025
“It’s important to find a balance between using AI and human creativity”, says India’s top film school director at Queen Mary University of London
Rahul Puri, Director of Academics at Whistling Woods International—India’s top film school and one of the world’s top 10 film schools—recently delivered a masterclass on AI and Film at Queen Mary’s School the of Arts. The session, chaired by Professor Anat Pick, Head of the Department of Film, was part of a growing academic partnership between the two institutions.