AKC @ King's College London

AKC Podcast

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Welcome to the AKC podcast! The Associateship of King’s College (AKC) is the original award of King's College London, dating back to its foundation in 1829 and reflecting its first motto: ‘sancte et sapienter’ (with holiness and wisdom). AKC lectures enrich and broaden the academic curriculum at King’s in a unique way. All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London.

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Episodes

S12 E02: Cunning Encounters: Love as Bravery and Defiance 21.01.2025 40:40

Dr Selma Dabbagh explores Arab women's poetry

S12 E01: On Marriage: A Conversation 14.01.2025 40:42

Stephen Frosh hosts a conversation on marriage and philosophy with Devorah Baum and Clare Carlisle

S11 E09: Wounds Inside: The Anticipated Mental Health Consequences of the Genocide in Gaza 02.12.2024 35:52

Prof Hanna Kienzler shares research on mental health and conflict

S11 E01: When Calm is Violence: Media and Power in Israel-Palestine 29.11.2024 36:02

Amjad Iraqi, from Al-Shabaka & +972 Magazine, discusses the events of October 7th 2023 from a journalistic perspective. All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London. These lectures often explore contentious subjects and viewpoints and we welcome constructive debate at these events.

S11 E03: The Greater War Is Against Your Ego: A Sufi View on Inner Struggle 29.11.2024 33:30

Dr Kazuyo Murata discusses the human struggle with the ego from a Sufist perspective All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London.

S11 E04: Is Gandhi Pacifist? Violence and Ethics in Anticolonial Thought 29.11.2024 40:07

Dr Moiz Tundawala explores Gandhi's approach to non-violence All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London.

S11 E05: What Is ‘Holy’ in This War? Religions and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine 29.11.2024 38:01

Professor Marat Shterin discusses religion and politics in the Ukraine conflict All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London.

S11 E06: The Right to Peace 29.11.2024 39:55

Dr Maria Varaki discusses the United Nations declaration of human rights All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London.

S11 E07: Art for Peace and Justice 29.11.2024 1:05:16

Professor Rachel Kerr discusses art's role in peacemaking, reconciliation and justice All AKC lectures are delivered from the perspective of the academic delivering them and do not represent an official position of King’s College London.

S10 E09: Narrative Imagination and Moral Perfection in Indian Buddhism 25.03.2024 38:57

Professor Naomi Appleton discusses Buddhist philosophy through story telling

S10 S08: Self and World in Early Indian Philosophy 18.03.2024 48:51

Dr Shalini Sinha explores concepts of the self, reality and consciousness in early Indian thought

E10 E07: Tolerance: South Asian Islamic Conceptions 11.03.2024 39:08

Professor Humeira Iqtidar discusses South Asian Islamic Thought on tolerance, liberalism and diversity

S10 E06: Annam Brahma: Hindu Theology of Eating 04.03.2024 41:17

Professor Diwakar Acharya examines Hindu approaches to diet, food and theology

S10 E05: Isolated or Co-responsible? Perfected Souls in Jainism 19.02.2024 42:09

Dr Marie-Helene Gorisse, University of Birmingham discusses Jain philosophy and metaphysics

S10 E04: Between Past and Future: Muslim Political Philosophy in Colonial India 12.02.2024 32:59

Dr Taushif Kara explores Muslim philosophy in colonial India through poetry, literature and art

S10 E03: Hindu Worldviews: Theories of Self, Ritual and Reality 05.02.2024 46:33

Dr Jessica Frazier discusses the concept of Self in ancient Hindu philosophy and yogic texts

S10 E02: The Self-Other Dialectic in the Religious Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore 29.01.2024 37:20

Dr Ankur Barua discusses the poetry and theology of Rabindranath Tagore

S10 E01: The Gendered Self in a Masculinist World: the Mahābhārata 22.01.2024 43:55

Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, University of Lancaster

S09 E09: Universities in Our Contemporary Society 11.12.2023 26:39

Professor Shitij Kapur considers the role of the university in facilitating free speech and fostering respect in contemporary society

S09 E08: Are We Too Easily Offended Nowadays? 04.12.2023 40:25

Professor Linda Woodhead discusses generational differences in dealing with offence and emotion

S09 E07: Too Important to Be Offended—the Doctor Has to Ask 27.11.2023 33:41

Dr Shunagyu LI discusses offence and the medical profession

S09 E06: Visualising Africa: The Offence of Misrepresentation 20.11.2023 39:07

Dr Edward Ademolu discusses the misrepresentation of Africa in charity campaign images

S09 E05: A Blonde Enters a Lecture Hall…and Offers a Feminist Examination of Sexist Humour 13.11.2023 34:00

Dr Nicole Graham examines sexist humour

S09 E04: Free Speech Against a Faith—When the Faith is Not Ours 30.10.2023 35:12

Professor Satvinder Juss discusses freedom of speech and religion. Content warning: this lecture contains references to material which some listeners may find offensive.

S09 E03: The State of Free Speech in UK Universities: What Students and the Public Think 23.10.2023 40:43

Professor Bobby Duffy returns to the AKC to discuss his research into the state of free speech in UK universities