Shows
AKC PodcastS12 E09: Grammars of Animacy: Geographies of CareS12 E09: Grammars of Animacy: Geographies of Care by AKC @ King's College London2025-03-2543 min
AKC PodcastS03 E07: Against 'Mental Health'Professor Nikolas Rose presents a case against 'mental health' and medicalisation2025-03-1746 minAKC PodcastS12 E08: Love, Relationship and Existential CultureS12 E08: Love, Relationship and Existential Culture by AKC @ King's College London2025-03-1744 minAKC PodcastS12 E07: Last Love: Lessons from Care at the End of LifeS12 E07: Last Love: Lessons from Care at the End of Life by AKC @ King's College London2025-03-1040 minAKC PodcastS12 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 London2025-02-2833 min
AKC PodcastS12 E05: Impossible Subjects? Autistic People’s Belonging in Religious GroupsDr Krysia Waldock explores neurodiversity in religious contexts2025-02-1043 min
AKC PodcastS12 E04: On Love, Non-attachment and LiberationGuilaine Kinouani, Founder of Race Reflections & Author, Scholar and Activist, reflects on non-attachment with reference to Freud, bell hooks, and her own lived experience2025-02-0333 minAKC PodcastS12 E03: Vulnerability and Control: Smartphones and Queer Men's Cultures of IntimacyDr Jamie Hakim discusses the role of smartphones in queer men's relationships2025-01-2742 minAKC PodcastS12 E02: Cunning Encounters: Love as Bravery and DefianceDr Selma Dabbagh explores Arab women's poetry2025-01-2140 minAKC PodcastS12 E01: On Marriage: A ConversationStephen Frosh hosts a conversation on marriage and philosophy with Devorah Baum and Clare Carlisle2025-01-1440 minAKC PodcastS11 E09: Wounds Inside: The Anticipated Mental Health Consequences of the Genocide in GazaProf Hanna Kienzler shares research on mental health and conflict2024-12-0235 min
AKC PodcastS11 E06: The Right to PeaceDr 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.2024-11-2939 min
AKC PodcastS11 E01: When Calm is Violence: Media and Power in Israel-PalestineAmjad 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.2024-11-2936 min
AKC PodcastS11 E03: The Greater War Is Against Your Ego: A Sufi View on Inner StruggleDr 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.2024-11-2933 minAKC PodcastS11 E04: Is Gandhi Pacifist? Violence and Ethics in Anticolonial ThoughtDr 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.2024-11-2940 minAKC PodcastS11 E07: Art for Peace and JusticeProfessor 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.2024-11-291h 05AKC PodcastS11 E05: What Is ‘Holy’ in This War? Religions and Russia’s Invasion of UkraineProfessor 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.2024-11-2938 min
AKC PodcastS10 E09: Narrative Imagination and Moral Perfection in Indian BuddhismProfessor Naomi Appleton discusses Buddhist philosophy through story telling2024-03-2538 minAKC PodcastS10 S08: Self and World in Early Indian PhilosophyDr Shalini Sinha explores concepts of the self, reality and consciousness in early Indian thought2024-03-1848 minAKC PodcastE10 E07: Tolerance: South Asian Islamic ConceptionsProfessor Humeira Iqtidar discusses South Asian Islamic Thought on tolerance, liberalism and diversity2024-03-1139 minAKC PodcastS10 E06: Annam Brahma: Hindu Theology of EatingProfessor Diwakar Acharya examines Hindu approaches to diet, food and theology2024-03-0441 minAKC PodcastS10 E05: Isolated or Co-responsible? Perfected Souls in JainismDr Marie-Helene Gorisse, University of Birmingham discusses Jain philosophy and metaphysics2024-02-1942 minAKC PodcastS10 E04: Between Past and Future: Muslim Political Philosophy in Colonial IndiaDr Taushif Kara explores Muslim philosophy in colonial India through poetry, literature and art2024-02-1232 minAKC PodcastS10 E03: Hindu Worldviews: Theories of Self, Ritual and RealityDr Jessica Frazier discusses the concept of Self in ancient Hindu philosophy and yogic texts2024-02-0546 minAKC PodcastS10 E02: The Self-Other Dialectic in the Religious Poetry of Rabindranath TagoreDr Ankur Barua discusses the poetry and theology of Rabindranath Tagore2024-01-2937 minAKC PodcastS10 E01: The Gendered Self in a Masculinist World: the MahābhārataProfessor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, University of Lancaster2024-01-2243 minAKC PodcastS09 E09: Universities in Our Contemporary SocietyProfessor Shitij Kapur considers the role of the university in facilitating free speech and fostering respect in contemporary society2023-12-1126 minAKC PodcastS09 E08: Are We Too Easily Offended Nowadays?Professor Linda Woodhead discusses generational differences in dealing with offence and emotion2023-12-0440 minAKC PodcastS09 E07: Too Important to Be Offended—the Doctor Has to AskDr Shunagyu LI discusses offence and the medical profession2023-11-2733 minAKC PodcastS09 E06: Visualising Africa: The Offence of MisrepresentationDr Edward Ademolu discusses the misrepresentation of Africa in charity campaign images2023-11-2039 minAKC PodcastS09 E05: A Blonde Enters a Lecture Hall…and Offers a Feminist Examination of Sexist HumourDr Nicole Graham examines sexist humour2023-11-1334 minAKC PodcastS09 E04: Free Speech Against a Faith—When the Faith is Not OursProfessor Satvinder Juss discusses freedom of speech and religion. Content warning: this lecture contains references to material which some listeners may find offensive.2023-10-3035 minAKC PodcastS09 E03: The State of Free Speech in UK Universities: What Students and the Public ThinkProfessor Bobby Duffy returns to the AKC to discuss his research into the state of free speech in UK universities2023-10-2340 minAKC PodcastS09 E02: Free Speech and the UniversityProfessor Arif Ahmed discusses the role of free speech in Higher Education2023-10-1636 minAKC PodcastS09 E01: Free Speech and Offence: Can We Draw a Line?Professor David Ruebain examines freedom of speech from a legal perspective2023-10-0946 min
AKC PodcastS08 E09: Witnessing Catastrophe: Theology and Climate ChangeTim Middleton discusses the role of theology and religion in response to climate change and collective trauma2023-03-2740 minAKC PodcastS08 E08: Is climate change a security threat?Robert Falkner considers climate change from an International Relations perspective2023-03-2048 minAKC PodcastS08 E07: Minimal ethics for a planetary crisisDr Joanna Zylinska takes a deep dive into the philosophy of climate change2023-03-1338 minAKC PodcastS08 S06: Climate Change: What can we do?A panel discussion concerning climate change and our response to it, with a keynote address from Sarah Lunnon (Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil), convened by AKC Director Professor Clare Carlisle2023-03-0647 minAKC PodcastS08 E03: Public Education in an Era of Planetary EmergencyBen Rawlence, founder of Black Mountains College, discusses the role of education in preparing us to live in a new era of planetary emergency and climate crisis2023-03-0641 minAKC PodcastS08 E05: Art and ActivismMargaret Heffernan considers the role of activism in the arts2023-02-2038 minAKC PodcastS08 E04: Palaeolithic Climate Change: What can we learn from our ancient ancestors?Hilary Davies talks about sites of historic interest in the Dordogne valley and beyond, and asks what lessons we can learn from palaeolithic societies2023-02-1339 minAKC PodcastS08 S02: Climate Change: Finding the Right StoryProfessor Mike Hulme discusses a variety of narratives concerning climate change2023-01-3043 minAKC PodcastS08 E01: Taking the Planet into Uncharted TerritoryDame Professor Julia Slingo discusses the impact of humanity on planet earth2023-01-2343 minAKC PodcastS07 E09: St Francis at the Engine RoomJulie Gittoes, Andrew Kwapong and Graeme Mortimer Evelyn discuss Graeme's work at St Francis at the Engine Room2022-12-1250 minAKC PodcastS07 E08: St Paul's Cathedral: art old and newPaula Gooder examines the memorials and artwork in St Paul's Cathedral in the light of the contested history debate2022-12-0540 minAKC PodcastS07 E07: Devotion, Doubt and the 'Down-and-Out': Jean Cocteau's MuralsCaroline Levitt discusses the murals of Jean Cocteau in the Église Notre Dame de France, Leicester Place2022-11-2844 minAKC PodcastS07 E06: Crossing Borders: Art and Religion at the National GalleryAyla Lepine discusses her work at the National Gallery intersecting art and religion2022-11-2140 minAKC PodcastS07 E05: Westminster Abbey: Art and MemoryJamie Hawkey discusses the art of Westminster Abbey and its role in the curation of national memory2022-11-1448 minAKC PodcastS07 E04: Paying to enter our Father's house: the cost of living our metaphorsNeil MacGregor discusses the ethics of places of worship charging for entry2022-10-3149 minAKC PodcastS07 E03: Call to Holy Ground: Connecting People and PlaceLaura Moffatt from Art & Christianity describes her partnership with the artists Fourthland and faith communities in Epping Forest and Walthamstow2022-10-2434 minAKC PodcastS07 E02: Diasporic Longings: Exploring Migration and Entanglement Through ArchitectureDr Shahed Salem shares some of his work on mosque design in the UK and discusses how migration and architecture relate to each other2022-10-1733 minAKC PodcastS07 E01: How Art and the Sacred Interact in Contemporary London: A Live(ly) ConversationProfessor Ben Quash introduces this semester's lecture series by examining sacred spaces in London, and the interplay between art, commerce and sacred space in the capital.2022-10-1045 min
AKC PodcastS06 E09: Free speech in the secular universityDr Ruth Sheldon2022-03-2844 minAKC PodcastS06 E08: The Dance of Radical and Moderate ReligionProfessor Linda Woodhead discusses what makes religion go radical2022-03-2138 minAKC PodcastS06 E07: Religion and the Black Radical TraditionDr William Ackah discusses the history of the black radical tradition2022-03-1436 minAKC PodcastS06 E06: The Recruitment and Roles of Women and Children in the Islamic State GroupDr Gina Vale discusses the roles of women and children within the Islamic State group2022-02-2845 minAKC PodcastS06 E04: Gender and FundamentalismDr Sukhwant Dhaliwal discusses the intersection between gender, fundamentalism and human rights2022-02-1452 min
AKC PodcastS06 E03: Choosing to follow radical religionsProfessor Eileen Barker discusses radical religions and cults2022-02-0747 minAKC PodcastS06 E02: Culture Wars in the UKProfessor Bobby Duffy discusses research from the KCL Policy Institute on Culture Wars in the UK2022-01-3146 minAKC PodcastS06 E01: Radical Religion: Re-thinking ‘Radicalisation’Dr Daniel DeHanas introduces this semester's lecture series and discusses theories of radicalisation and 'radical religion'2022-01-1845 minAKC PodcastS05 E09: Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives MatterThe Very Revd Dr Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary shares a lecture based on her 2021 book, 'Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter'.2021-12-0631 minAKC PodcastS05 E08: The making of gay Muslim bodiesDr Shanon Shah discusses Islamic law and sexuality2021-11-2947 minAKC PodcastS05 E07: Buddhism and the case of the disappearing bodyProfessor Kate Crosby discusses the role of the body in Buddhism2021-11-2251 minAKC PodcastS05 E06: The Resurrection BodyDaniel Hayter discusses differing views on the resurrection of the body within Jewish and early Christian thought2021-11-1544 min
AKC PodcastS05 E05: Maori Tatou: A conversationMaori tattoo artist Moko Smith, in conversation with Prof Joan Taylor, discusses the history and practice of Maori tatou (moko), its history and significance within the Maori culture and beyond.2021-11-0848 minAKC PodcastS05 E04: Yoga: the subtle bodySandi Sharkey, founder of YogaMatters, discusses the practice and philosophy of yoga, including the koshas, nadis, and the chakras.2021-10-2542 minAKC PodcastS05 E03: Jewish touchDr Ruth Sheldon explores issues of Jewishness, embodiment, integration and otherness2021-10-1850 minAKC PodcastS05 E02: Muslim Women’s Bodies: Self and Spirituality on InstagramRenasha Khan discusses the role and impact of social media on the construction of muslim female identity2021-10-1131 minAKC PodcastS05 E01: What did Jesus look like?Professor Joan Taylor discusses past and present concepts of Jesus of Nazareth's physical appearance and asks: what did the real body of Christ look like?2021-10-0449 minAKC PodcastS04 E08: Political LeadershipProfessor Vernon Bogdanor discusses political leadership in the 20th century2021-03-1543 minAKC PodcastS04 E06: Protesting PutinProfessor Sam Greene discusses Putin's hold on power in contemporary Russia2021-03-0142 minAKC PodcastS04 E04: Women in Political LeadershipProfessor Rosie Campbell2021-02-0828 minAKC PodcastS04 E05: The Complex Contexts of Epidemic ResponsesDr Hayley MacGregor discusses the role of context in governmental responses to epidemics past and present2021-02-0351 minAKC PodcastS04 E02: Religious Leadership: Learning from the Desert EldersRevd Dr Ellen Clark-King, Dean of King's College London, talks about what good spiritual leadership looks like, drawing on wisdom from early Christianity2021-02-0241 minAKC PodcastS04 E03: The Civic UniversityBaroness Deborah Bull, Vice President & Vice-Principal (London) at King's College London, discusses the civic university2021-02-0144 minAKC PodcastS04 E01: Leadership in Troubled TimesDr Daniel DeHanas introduces this semester's lecture series and discusses some different lenses through which we can view leaders past and present2021-01-1851 minAKC PodcastS03 E09: Saying More Than We Have To Say: Poetry and the Procreative MindThe Reverend Canon Mark Oakley from the University of Cambridge discusses the power of poetry2020-12-0741 min
AKC PodcastS03 E08: Mindfulness Meditation: Secular Therapy or Religious Movement?Dr Matthew Drage from the Warburg Institute discusses the emergence and development of the contemporary mindfulness movement.2020-11-3051 minAKC PodcastS03 E06: Plato’s Tyrant: the Unhealthy Soul and Interpersonal RelationshipsDr Margaret Hampson from Trinity College Dublin discusses Plato's Tyrant2020-11-1647 minAKC PodcastS03 E05: Mental Health Within Holistic Medicine: A History of AlternativesDr Ayesha Nathoo explores the history of alternative approaches to mental health within the 20th century anglo-American context.2020-11-0952 minAKC PodcastS03 E04: Addiction: Thoughts, Emotions and BehavioursProfessor John Marsden discusses mental and emotional triggers relating to cocaine addiction2020-10-2637 minAKC PodcastS03 E03: “Inner Lives” – Learning from Literature about Mental HealthProfessor Neil Vickers discusses the emerging concept of selfhood and understandings of mental health in the nineteenth century2020-10-1954 min
AKC PodcastS03 E02: How is Mental Health Understood in Different Countries and Cultures?Autumn 2020 Lecture Series: The Life of the Mind: What is Mental Health?
Professor Sir Graham Thornicroft discusses the differing global approaches to mental health issues, treatment gaps, and the problem of stigma2020-10-1234 minAKC PodcastS03 E01: The Life of the Mind: A Philosophical PerspectiveAutumn 2020 Lecture Series: The Life of the Mind: What is Mental Health?
Dr Clare Carlisle discusses the concept of mental health in relation to the works of Spinoza2020-10-0556 minAKC PodcastS02 E07: Westminster Abbey: Worship, Memory, IdentitySpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
The Revd Dr Jamie Hawkey, Canon Theologian at Westminster Abbey, talks us through the history and purpose of the Abbey and its position in London.2020-03-1747 minAKC PodcastS02 E06: Warburg’s Library: Ark, Observatory, LaboratorySpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
Professor John Tresch introduces the Warburg Institute, a unique library with extensive collections in classical and renaissance culture.2020-02-2749 minAKC PodcastS02 E05: The Barbican: Architecture and CommunitySpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
Dr Vittorio Montemaggi & Dr Michelle Fletcher examine the architecture and history of the Barbican.
We apologise for the audio quality of this lecture recording.2020-02-1345 minAKC PodcastS03 E04: South Quay Plaza: Gentrification, Terrorism and London’s MulticultureSpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
Dr George Legg discusses the Docklands development, terrorism and the IRA bombing of South Quay Plaza2020-02-0440 minAKC PodcastS02 E03: A Gift to the Nation: a Home for the National GallerySpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
Professor Ben Quash & Dr Jennifer Sliwka delve into the history of the National Gallery, and examine some of its architecture and works.2020-01-2848 min
AKC PodcastS02 E02: The East London Mosque: Building an Islamic WhitechapelSpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
Dr Daniel DeHanas returns to the AKC to guide us through the history of the East London Mosque in London's Whitechapel2020-01-2139 min
AKC PodcastS02 E01: Inside London: The Life-story of a City in Nine BuildingsSpring 2020 Lecture Series: Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings.
AKC Programme Director Dr Clare Carlisle introduces this spring lecture series by examining the history of King's College London2020-01-1648 min
AKC PodcastS01 E08: Identity and Justice Seeking: The Experiences of Gay MuslimsAutumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Dr Shannon Shah shares his research on the experiences of gay muslims, including issues of identity, sexuality, gender and faith.2019-11-2647 min
AKC PodcastS01 E07: Thinking Differently: Diversity and InnovationAutumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Sarah Guerra, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at King's College London, examines what equality, diversity and inclusion means and what role Higher Education Institutions have to play in making the world a better place2019-11-1936 min
AKC PodcastS01 E06: Religion and (In)EqualityAutumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Dr Marat Shterin asks: does religion legitimise inequality?
We apologise for the audio quality issues in this lecture.2019-11-1241 min
AKC PodcastS01 E05: The University Challenge: How to be InternationalAutumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Professor Funmi Olonisakin, Vice-President and Vice-Principal International and Professor of Security, Leadership and Development at King's College London, examines what it means for a university to be truly international in the 21st century.2019-11-0537 min
AKC PodcastS01 E04: Grime, Drill and Gospel: Speaking Truth to Power?Autumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Professor Robert Beckford draws on examples from the musical genres of UK Gospel, Grime and Drill and examines to what extent they are prophetic in nature.2019-10-2431 min
AKC PodcastS01 E03: Identities and Communities in the Diaspora: The Case of "Religion"Autumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Dr Andrea Schatz explores the interplay between identity, community and religion.2019-10-1749 min
AKC PodcastS01 E02: Culture Eats Strategy for BreakfastAutumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Syreeta Allen, Associate Director of Student Success at King's College London discusses the difference between diversity and inclusion, and what this looks like in a university context2019-10-1026 min
AKC PodcastS01 E01: Identity, Authenticity and RecognitionAutumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality
Dr Kate Kirkpatrick introduces this semester's lecture series with a discussion of identity politics, Sartre, Beauvoir and so much more.2019-10-0441 min