 Hello, I'm Edward Simpson, a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS. I thank you for taking interest in our MA, Anthropology of Global Futures and Sustainability. This programme focuses on the big challenges of our times, offering you opportunity to explore, communicate and address the major trends in debate as engaged global citizens. The programme is suited to those who are interested in climate change, sustainability and global equality, and for those who want to find out how to influence policy and practice in places of power. Climate politics, mass extinction, inequalities, racial injustice and global health crises raise questions about how we currently live our lives and pose crucial questions about how we can build a sustainable future. We believe that SOAS graduates should be equipped with the skills to talk about what you've learned and to engage and make debate, not only internalise academic ideas. We ask fundamental questions about what it is to be human in a complex and ever-changing world, critically questioning existing assumptions and knowledge, and productively thinking about how to envision and create a more just and equitable and sustainable world. Hi, I'm Catherine Dolan. I'm one of the co-conveners in the MA of Global Futures and Sustainability here in the Anthropology Department. Topics we explore are wide-ranging and global in scope, from climate change, indigenous knowledge and racial justice to urban politics, alternative food systems and sustainable capitalism. The module includes both critical engagement with current academic debates and efforts to work together to shape alternative visions of the future. We interrogate the assumptions and taken for granted knowledges that are built into our global economic system. For example, how we think about economic growth, the value we attach to natural resources, issues of racial justice and gender equality, and the role of state and corporate power. But we also move beyond the status quo to explore how we might think about the future differently, asking questions such as, do smart cities represent the future of a healthier planet? How can the voices of black and indigenous communities be part of alternative food networks? And is sustainable capitalism possible? As we discover, there are no easy answers for any of these questions. But the module offers students the possibility and time to reflect, discuss and debate pathways to a more equitable and sustainable future.