Race & Health

Reconnect - Bowie Kung

A Hong Kong-native, Bowie Yin Sum Kung is an environmental activist, writer, and educator based in Costa Rica. Everyday, she finds herself in awe of nature's power in regeneration, recycling, and reciprocity. She is pursuing a MS in Climate Change and Development at SOAS and holds a BA in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.  

Reconnect is an audio about relating ourselves and our climate anxiety with compassion and understanding. She combines her own voice and recorded songs of different birds in Costa Rica, including Yellow-Tailed Oropendola, Lineated Woodpecker, Pigeon, Great Kiskadee, Yigüirro, and more.

Listen to Bowie’s Reconnect here.

Global South Feminist Solidarities- Harshul Singh

Harshul Singh is an International Politics Master's graduate at SOAS, University of London, where he is currently pursuing his studies in Advance Research Skills. He is currently a member of the IAPSS Student Research Committee, and currently serving as its General Research Coordinator. He serves as a Research Associate and Analyst for various youth-led global university research projects and organisations aimed at public policy and political discourse engagements.  His current research work revolves around the discourse of Nationalism in India in regards to caste. He has read Political Science from the University of Delhi and holds a Diploma in International Affairs and Diplomacy. He has also published papers, editorials, and featured articles at various places covering socio-economic and political issues. He upholds an appreciative perspective on issues and things in academia to bring out critical and dynamic contrasts.  

Harshul presents his visual and text-based work on Global South Feminist Solidarities into Race and Health. He encapsulates various feminist figures and their initiatives towards raising awareness regarding climate justice and the racialised aspects that often affect the marginalised community groups of the Global South.  

Access Harshul’s’ work here.

Tilenga Oil Project- James Luk

James Luk is a MSc Political Thought student at SOAS University of London. He has a background in open source research and an interest in post-colonial political thought, which led him to write his dissertation on developing a post-colonial approach to open source investigations.

The Climate Health Action Incubator (CHAI) provided him with an invaluable opportunity to take his research interest beyond theorisation and apply a post-colonial approach to open source investigations by centring the needs of local communities.

Access James’ Open Source Research on the Tilenga Oil Project here.

The Great Wave- Precious Ricalde

Precious Ricalde is a final year student here at SOAS studying International Relations and Global Development.

The painting she created for her final project depicts the paradox and reality of climate change in the global north and south. The painting's central feature, the wave, which draws inspiration from Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kangawa," emphasises how sea levels are rising globally and, more significantly, how they affect people living in developing nations. The painting should serve a reminder that, even if climate change affects everyone, injustice and inequality still exist as a result of it.  

Access Precious’ work here.

Harmony in Diversity: Bridging Climate, Health and Belief- Lesley Quin

As a philosophy student passionate about metaphysics, Lesley was inspired to create this poster.

In our current era dominated by science, there is a growing ignorance of humanity's cultural needs, leading to discrimination between scientific and religious perspectives. Scientific views often label religious beliefs as irrational and superstitious. Moreover, the famous philosopher Aristotle propagated that humans have the right to dominate nature, using the environment to advance human prosperity. My appeal is grounded in these two key points. Through this poster, I aim to prompt reflection, encouraging people to contemplate the scientific methods employed in environmental protection while acknowledging and addressing spiritual needs. The ultimate goal is to foster harmony and unity by bridging the gap between science and humanities. 

Access Lesley’s work here.