The SCAS Talks Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Theme: Parliaments and Constitutions
Keywords: Parliaments, democracy, participatory democracy, referendums, history of parliaments, debate
Theme: Religion & Religious Studies
Keywords: Buddhism, world history, religion, religious politics, Inner Asia
Theme: Women and Medicine
Keywords: Immunology, menstruation, women's health, wound healing, construction of knowledge
Theme: Knowledge, Epistemes, Universities
Keywords: Global university, Cité U, empire and education, knowledge production, academic freedom
A collection of voices from "A Week on Academic Freedom" 2025.
Keywords: Academic freedom, democracy, student protests, Institutes for Advanced Study, political interference
A collection of voices from "A Week on Academic Freedom" 2025.
Keywords: Academic freedom, university autonomy, free speech, self-censorship, democracy
Theme: Global Governance
Keywords: Global governance, economic sanctions, cross-border trade, tariffs, regional connections
A collection of voices from the jubilee symposium "Future Trajectories of Institutes for Advanced Study (IASs) in Academia".
Keywords: Institutes for Advanced Study, academic hospitality, academic diplomacy, early career researchers, intellectual exchange
Theme: Knowledge, Epistemes, Universities
Keywords: Academic freedom, democratic society, individual and institutional autonomy, knowledge, organizational dynamics
A collection of voices from the jubilee symposium "Future Trajectories of Institutes for Advanced Study (IASs) in Academia".
Keywords: Institutes for Advanced Study, academic freedom, knowledge, intellectual curiosity, academic ecosystem
Theme: The Anthropocene
Keywords: Anthropocene, science fiction, utopianism, political imagination, social theory
A collection of voices from the symposium “Climate Policy in a Turbulent World: Complementary Perspectives”.
Keywords: climate policy, public-private partnerships, Agenda 2030, energy transition, anthropocene
Theme: Languages
Keywords: Indo-European languages, Rigveda, agricultural vocabulary, Center for the Human Past, academic career
Theme: Knowledge, Epistemes, Universities
Keywords: universities, history of knowledge, Europeanization, interdisciplinarity, Pro Futura Fellowship
Theme: Migration & Displacement
Keywords: Chinese migration, indentured labor migration, labor intermediaries, global history, migration patterns
Theme: Migration & Displacement
Keywords: migration, displacement, city making, political economy, social anthropology
Theme: Migration & Displacement
Keywords: migration, displacement, internally displaced persons, early modern history, historical concepts
A collection of voices from the Nobel Symposium NS191: Efficient Light to Electric Power Conversion for a Renewable Energy Future