Night School

Imagined Malaysia is a youth-driven initiative to promote critical historical discourse to the Malaysian public. In this episode, we welcome the team behind it to explore the challenges of promoting greater awareness of history in Malaysia and how specialist research discourse can be made more accessible to a non-academic public.

Ibn Khaldun remains one of the most influential thinkers who has ever lived. In this episode, special guest Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas offers us an overview of Ibn Khaldun's key ideas and legacy, and how we might be able to engage with his body of work for a renewed appreciation of the social sciences.

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Ibn Khaldun remains one of the most influential thinkers who has ever lived. In this episode, special guest Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas offers us an overview of Ibn Khaldun's key ideas and legacy, and how we might be able to engage with his body of work for a renewed appreciation of the social sciences.

Faiz Abdullah offers us a more critical understanding of the Shariah's philosophy and worldview. What are some of its most common misconceptions? How do we approach it with a more open and inclusive lens? What can it offer to correct the blind spots and weaknesses of Western law?

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Faiz Abdullah offers us a more critical understanding of the Shariah's philosophy and worldview. What are some of its most common misconceptions? How do we approach it with a more open and inclusive lens? What can it offer to correct the blind spots and weaknesses of Western law?

We welcome Carl Belle, a noted scholar of the Malaysian Indian diaspora, to the show to hear his journey of spiritual transformation and social scientific enlightenment. He recounts his earliest days in Malaysia in the 1970s, and his profound encounter with Hinduism, which began his life-long love affair with the country.

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We welcome Carl Belle, a noted scholar of the Malaysian Indian diaspora, to the show to hear his journey of spiritual transformation and social scientific enlightenment. He recounts his earliest days in Malaysia in the 1970s, and his profound encounter with Hinduism, which began his life-long love affair with the country.

In this episode, we welcome Tim Rackett to the show to discuss the legacy of Loius Althusser, one of France's most canonical philosophers. We locate his significance in the milieu of 1970s radicalism, as well as his subsequent impact in cultural studies and post-structuralist thought.

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In this episode, we welcome Tim Rackett to the show to discuss the legacy of Loius Althusser, one of France's most canonical philosophers. We locate his significance in the milieu of 1970s radicalism, as well as his subsequent impact in cultural studies and post-structuralist thought.

We welcome Yap Sau Bin and Au Sow Yee, two of the key people behind “Escape From The SEA” to Night School! We ponder how to envision borders and identities in an increasingly contested region with a complex history as Southeast Asia, and the unique intervention art brings to the discourse.

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