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“A family friend of mine once said “But Inayah, you shouldn’t forget the fact that you’re Pakistani then and that there’s a way of doing things”. Perhaps, what I thought was normal to conduct myself in the dating atmosphere was then thus offending my Pakistani-ness and that I need to retain that." –Inayah Inam This week, we spoke to Angbeen Abbas and Inayah Inam, two penultimate year Pakistani stu...

“Archives are raw history in a sense. They record an event at a certain time. And it’s only when you look back that you can interpret it … but archives are the raw face of history.” In this episode of the Pride miniseries, we talk to Dr. Gillian Murphy, the Curator for Equality, Rights, and Citizenship at the LSE Library. We discuss the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), which met for the first time 50 y...

In our most recent event we were joined by Robert Vitalis, a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "White World Order, Black Black Power Politics: the birth of American International Relations". We discussed his most recent book "Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy" and his motivations for writing it but also his previous work that has rev...

“I just don’t want any student to feel the way I felt, isolated or marginalised, and that’s what moves me. I want LGBTQ+ students to, when they look into universities, consider LSE because it will be the best place for LGBTQ+ students. And when I hear that some of our work is actually working, it’s really rewarding.” - Thiago Pontes, LGBTQ+ Officer. In this episode of our Pride series, we look bac...

“So that when these young people go into positions of power at big organizations in the private sector or public sector…. they become more responsible leaders. Because that’s really what the world is lacking. It's a leadership issue- it's not a technical issue, not a scientific issue. Everyone knows climate change is happening and the science is not disputed...the lacking is political will.” Welco...

“So I kinda had built [London] up as this idyllic queer paradise in my head when really, it’s a lot more complicated than that…for instance, I did not think about racism.”  - Christina Ivey, from Jamaica. For this year's Pride Month, we're taking a look at LGBTQ+ experiences at LSE. In the first episode of this series, we look back at an episode from last year that examines students' experiences a...

“We’re here with the arctic on fire.. not because of personal actions but because there are systems at play.. and it's challenging these systems and dismantling them that will be the challenge of your generation. There are four major systems: capitalism, patriarchy, consumerism and the fossil fuel economy”. Welcome to Guftagu’s monthly series on Climate Change and South Asia. In this series, we si...

 “There needs to be someone to start to dispel the confusion and dismantle the stigma of what neurodiversity means.” – Sam Crutcher, second-year International Social and Public Policy.     This year, there is one free spot for a new part-time student officer within LSE. Sam Crutcher is advocating for a Neurodiversity Officer, to represent a part of the student body that he believes receives no ins...

On December 2, Grimshaw hosted an event on The Women of Kashmir with Amina Mahmood Mir, a doctoral researcher at the Centre of Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. She has been trying to understand the Kashmir conflict for the last ten years. Amina has travelled, lived and engaged with young people and scholars in both Indian - and Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir. This event ai...

“What a way to kick off the decade, right?”   Welcome to the final chapter of We Know The End, presented and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.  In this episode, we look back at 2020 one last time before we go into the new year.   

“Even with the whole world on fire, you’re still up to your antics? Even Satan rests.” In this chapter, we look back at some of the heroes and villains of 2020, and think about the people who made this year better, and the ones who simply added to the chaos.    This is ‘ We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.

“Carole Baskin definitely killed her husband.” In this chapter, we pay ode to the stories, told to us through movies, tv or music, that kept us sane and helped us escape the absurdity of 2020.   This is ‘ We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.

"The fact that I was the only black woman running, the fact that I was the only Muslim woman running ... I think a lot of people resonated with that." Get ready to hear from one of lse’s boldest and most genuine new voices.... women’s officer Sumaya Osman. Here we discuss the closure of the LSE nursery, lad culture and handling racialized micro-aggressions. Listen to be reminded of the ways LSE is...

“If you’re a racist, feel free to take a straw and suck your mum.” In this chapter we recall the reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement that erupted after the murder of George Floyd, and consider the impact of conversations that have been long overdue.  This is ‘ We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira.

“I don’t agree with killing animals for food [...], but unfortunately [banning cattle farming and meat consumption globally] is not practical in the real world.” In this episode of Crossing the Globe, we talk about the ethics and politics of meat consumption with Ricky from South Africa, Paula from Spain and Brazil, and Shruti from India. All three of our guests follow a vegetarian diet for differ...

“You know, you got the general sensation that people were collectively losing their minds” In this chapter, we remember Lockdown and take ourselves back to the time when our entire existence seemed defined by the small confines of our homes, amidst what felt like the end of the world.  This is ‘ We Know the End’, brought to you by Beaver Sound, and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos F...

On our first Headlines event of the year we welcomed Dr. Luca Tardelli, an Assistant Professorial Lecturer in International Relations at LSE. Dr. Tardelli’s research focuses on international security, military intervention, and US foreign policy. We discussed the aftermath of the US elections and the implications of the result to US foreign policy. Presented and produced by Beatriz Silva. To hear...

“ It’s like we’ve been given a mystery with no clues, a crime with no suspects, a story with no sense. ”    Welcome to the first chapter of We Know The End, presented and produced by Judah Abraham-Silas and Luis Campos Ferreira. Each episode retraces and remembers a defining part of 2020, retold through our experiences, and those of others, in the hope we can find some connection amidst the absurd...

“I just don’t want any student to feel the way I felt, isolated or marginalised, and that’s what moves me. I want LGBTQ+ students to, when they look into universities, consider LSE because it will be the best place for LGBTQ+ students. And when I hear that some of our work is actually working, it’s really rewarding.” In this episode, we talk with Thiago Pontes, the LSESU LGBTQ+ officer for the aca...

For our first Evening Conversation of the year we spoke with Ghida Fakhry, an international broadcast journalist with over 20 years experience as a reporter, news anchor, columnist/opinion writer and moderator based in Washington DC. We discussed Ghida's career as a journalist and a woman in the field, how she prepares for interviews and moderating panels in global forums, the state of the US demo...

"I didn't realise how easy it is for governments to change structures ... I just hope that when we go back to normal, things will be different." - Tilly Mason. In this episode of Limelight, we're turning our attention towards stories of isolation, and how students at LSE had been coping through the COVID-19 crisis. Compiling interviews we did over the summer, we talked to students about how they'd...

In our first Expert Insights event of the new academic year, we spoke with Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, a researcher and community organizer with a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Bondaroff talked to us about his paper “Micronationalism and Performative Sovereignty: the Origins of the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Reef” and discussed the origin...

"The liberal way of the Democratic party is so doomed to failure when you're marketing things to upper-middle class millenials." - Zehra Jafree In our wrap-up for October, we talk about Dolly Parton, the Netflix movie The Devil All the Time , the US Presidential debate, and the London Film Festival.  Welcome to The Last Dam Word from the Review team at The Beaver, a Beaver Sound creation! We’ll be...

“I think there is a tendency for people at LSE to suffer with their mental health but think they’re not bad enough to seek support, and that’s really not the case. If in any way your mental health is affecting your ability to produce work, it’s worth speaking to someone.” - Ella Marshall, BSc IR and History.  In the final episode of ‘The LSE Starter Pack’, we discuss the help available for student...

"Things like public transport, getting accustomed to the sheer size of London, I think it took a few months before I started getting used to London.” - Hussain Abbas, Alumnus.  In this episode, we talk to Hussain Abbas about the experience of being an international student at LSE and settling into London. This is 'The LSE Starter Pack' from Beaver Sound. We bring you the real introduction to start...