AKC Podcast

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.

S12 E09: Grammars of Animacy: Geographies of Care

S12 E09: Grammars of Animacy: Geographies of Care by AKC @ King's College London

03-25
43:49

S12 E08: Love, Relationship and Existential Culture

S12 E08: Love, Relationship and Existential Culture by AKC @ King's College London

03-17
44:35

S03 E07: Against 'Mental Health'

Professor Nikolas Rose presents a case against 'mental health' and medicalisation

03-17
46:28

S12 E07: Last Love: Lessons from Care at the End of Life

S12 E07: Last Love: Lessons from Care at the End of Life by AKC @ King's College London

03-10
40:37

S12 E06: Who Controls the Narrative of Lived Experience in High Control Communities?

S12 E06: Who Controls the Narrative of Lived Experience in High Control Communities? by AKC @ King's College London

02-28
33:59

S12 E05: Impossible Subjects? Autistic People’s Belonging in Religious Groups

Dr Krysia Waldock explores neurodiversity in religious contexts

02-10
43:47

S12 E04: On Love, Non-attachment and Liberation

Guilaine Kinouani, Founder of Race Reflections & Author, Scholar and Activist, reflects on non-attachment with reference to Freud, bell hooks, and her own lived experience

02-03
33:08

S12 E03: Vulnerability and Control: Smartphones and Queer Men's Cultures of Intimacy

Dr Jamie Hakim discusses the role of smartphones in queer men's relationships

01-27
42:01

S12 E02: Cunning Encounters: Love as Bravery and Defiance

Dr Selma Dabbagh explores Arab women's poetry

01-21
40:40

S12 E01: On Marriage: A Conversation

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

01-14
40:42

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

Prof Hanna Kienzler shares research on mental health and conflict

12-02
35:52

S11 E07: Art for Peace and Justice

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.

11-29
01:05:16

S11 E06: The Right to Peace

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.

11-29
39:55

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

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.

11-29
38:01

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

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.

11-29
40:07

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

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.

11-29
33:30

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

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.

11-29
36:02

S10 E09: Narrative Imagination and Moral Perfection in Indian Buddhism

Professor Naomi Appleton discusses Buddhist philosophy through story telling

03-25
38:57

S10 S08: Self and World in Early Indian Philosophy

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

03-18
48:51

E10 E07: Tolerance: South Asian Islamic Conceptions

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

03-11
39:08

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