About Research Degrees (mphil/phd) In South Asian Studies in SOAS University of London

SOAS has an international reputation for excellence in the field of South Asian studies earned by the world leading research undertaken. The South Asia Section of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics welcomes applications for the degrees of PhD on any topic related to the research interests and disciplines of the Department’s research-active staff. Prospective candidates should consult the details of the various staff members’ research areas and adapt their proposal accordingly. These presently include, but are not limited to:

• Indian film and screen studies
• diaspora studies
• postcolonial literature
• literary studies associated with Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Sanskrit
• classical Hinduism
• feminism
• translation
• current representations of Muslims
• the politics of Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan.

Broader topics can be accommodated through joint supervision with colleagues in other Departments and Centres REF 2014 Submissions by members of the Department included significant and paradigm-shifting monographs, edited collections, journal articles and book chapters on literature, cinema cultural history and postcolonial studies.