Night School

Imran Rasid and Netusha Naidu of Imagined Malaysia join us to discuss Gayatri Spivak's germinal essay, "Can the Subaltern Speak?"

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This week we revisit Foucault's contentious position on the Iranian Revolution. Why did a "radical" intellectual risked his career and image to support what turned out to be a conservative movement? What lessons does this present for us today in thinking about politics and revolt in a multicultural and globalised world?

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This week, Douglas Shang joins us to give an introduction to the world of contemporary psychology. Among the things we touch on are its scientific assumptions and the importance of mental health awareness.

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As the virtual information age is exposing us to newer ways of being and feeling, we ponder what it means to love in an era of complexity. Pang Khee Teik joins us to share his thoughts.

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What is the appeal of sexual debasement? When and why do desire and love diverge? Why can't some men feel sexual towards the women they love? We explore these questions and more by considering a classic essay by Sigmund Freud.

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This week, we are joined by art historian and curator Simon Soon for an excursion into the history of leftist art movements across Southeast Asia during the Cold War. What were the cultural patterns they shared, despite their differences? What did it mean to be "for the people"? Join us to find out!

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This week, we profile the legendary activist, scholar and former politician, Dr. Rohana Arifin. She talks us through her upbringing, experiences. intellectual influences and the background for her groundbreaking research on the history of trade unionism in Malaysia.

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Now that everyone has at their disposal the means to represent the world in seemingly accurate images, what is the role of the artist? Looking at an exhibition on Kelantan and religiosity, we explore the role and possibilities for contemporary art practice.

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Islam is the religion of free markets and profits. It's earliest icons were investors and entrepreneurs. This week Benedikt Koehler, economic historian and former banker, explains how and why this is the case.

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An intellectual history consists not just in tracing the trajectory of ideas but also how these ideas were embedded in societies - who and how they were created, circulated and clashed with other ideas. Professor Brena has worked mainly on the political and intellectual history of the Spanish and Atlantic worlds during the first quarter of the 19th century. In this episode we discuss the trajectory of liberalism.

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