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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.
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S06 E04: Gender and Fundamentalism from 2022-02-14T12:00:17
Dr Sukhwant Dhaliwal discusses the intersection between gender, fundamentalism and human rights
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S06 E03: Choosing to follow radical religions from 2022-02-07T12:00:05
Professor Eileen Barker discusses radical religions and cults
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S06 E02: Culture Wars in the UK from 2022-01-31T12:30:15
Professor Bobby Duffy discusses research from the KCL Policy Institute on Culture Wars in the UK
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S06 E01: Radical Religion: Re-thinking ‘Radicalisation’ from 2022-01-18T14:41:44
Dr Daniel DeHanas introduces this semester's lecture series and discusses theories of radicalisation and 'radical religion'
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S05 E09: Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter from 2021-12-06T09:00:02
The 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'.
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S05 E08: The making of gay Muslim bodies from 2021-11-29T12:00:44
Dr Shanon Shah discusses Islamic law and sexuality
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S05 E07: Buddhism and the case of the disappearing body from 2021-11-22T09:00:09
Professor Kate Crosby discusses the role of the body in Buddhism
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S05 E06: The Resurrection Body from 2021-11-15T12:00:41
Daniel Hayter discusses differing views on the resurrection of the body within Jewish and early Christian thought
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S05 E05: Maori Tatou: A conversation from 2021-11-08T12:00:04
Maori 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.
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S05 E04: Yoga: the subtle body from 2021-10-25T11:00:02
Sandi Sharkey, founder of YogaMatters, discusses the practice and philosophy of yoga, including the koshas, nadis, and the chakras.
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S05 E03: Jewish touch from 2021-10-18T08:00
Dr Ruth Sheldon explores issues of Jewishness, embodiment, integration and otherness
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S05 E02: Muslim Women’s Bodies: Self and Spirituality on Instagram from 2021-10-11T08:00:07
Renasha Khan discusses the role and impact of social media on the construction of muslim female identity
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S05 E01: What did Jesus look like? from 2021-10-04T09:00:50
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?
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S04 E08: Political Leadership from 2021-03-15T12:00:08
Professor Vernon Bogdanor discusses political leadership in the 20th century
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S04 E06: Protesting Putin from 2021-03-01T12:01:02
Professor Sam Greene discusses Putin's hold on power in contemporary Russia
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S04 E05: The Complex Contexts of Epidemic Responses from 2021-02-03T13:30:05
Dr Hayley MacGregor discusses the role of context in governmental responses to epidemics past and present
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S04 E02: Religious Leadership: Learning from the Desert Elders from 2021-02-02T11:45:04
Revd Dr Ellen Clark-King, Dean of King's College London, talks about what good spiritual leadership looks like, drawing on wisdom from early Christianity
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S04 E03: The Civic University from 2021-02-01T12:00:07
Baroness Deborah Bull, Vice President & Vice-Principal (London) at King's College London, discusses the civic university
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S04 E01: Leadership in Troubled Times from 2021-01-18T11:59:59
Dr Daniel DeHanas introduces this semester's lecture series and discusses some different lenses through which we can view leaders past and present
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S03 E09: Saying More Than We Have To Say: Poetry and the Procreative Mind from 2020-12-07T12:00:05
The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley from the University of Cambridge discusses the power of poetry
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S03 E08: Mindfulness Meditation: Secular Therapy or Religious Movement? from 2020-11-30T12:00:02
Dr Matthew Drage from the Warburg Institute discusses the emergence and development of the contemporary mindfulness movement.
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S03 E07: Against 'Mental Health' from 2020-11-23T12:00:02
Professor Nikolas Rose presents a case against 'mental health' and medicalisation
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S03 E06: Plato’s Tyrant: the Unhealthy Soul and Interpersonal Relationships from 2020-11-16T12:00:01
Dr Margaret Hampson from Trinity College Dublin discusses Plato's Tyrant
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S03 E05: Mental Health Within Holistic Medicine: A History of Alternatives from 2020-11-09T11:59:59
Dr Ayesha Nathoo explores the history of alternative approaches to mental health within the 20th century anglo-American context.
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S03 E04: Addiction: Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviours from 2020-10-26T12:00:06
Professor John Marsden discusses mental and emotional triggers relating to cocaine addiction
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S03 E03: “Inner Lives” – Learning from Literature about Mental Health from 2020-10-19T08:00:34
Professor Neil Vickers discusses the emerging concept of selfhood and understandings of mental health in the nineteenth century
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S03 E02: How is Mental Health Understood in Different Countries and Cultures? from 2020-10-12T08:00:05
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,...
S03 E01: The Life of the Mind: A Philosophical Perspective from 2020-10-05T08:00:37
Autumn 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 Spinoza
S02 E07: Westminster Abbey: Worship, Memory, Identity from 2020-03-17T10:41:59
Spring 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 pur...
S02 E06: Warburg’s Library: Ark, Observatory, Laboratory from 2020-02-27T10:01:04
Spring 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 i...
S02 E05: The Barbican: Architecture and Community from 2020-02-13T09:57:54
Spring 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.
S03 E04: South Quay Plaza: Gentrification, Terrorism and London’s Multiculture from 2020-02-04T11:37:48
Spring 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 Plaza
S02 E03: A Gift to the Nation: a Home for the National Gallery from 2020-01-28T13:27:09
Spring 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 ...
S02 E02: The East London Mosque: Building an Islamic Whitechapel from 2020-01-21T09:44:45
Spring 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 Lon...
S02 E01: Inside London: The Life-story of a City in Nine Buildings from 2020-01-16T12:30:23
Spring 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 histo...
S01 E08: Identity and Justice Seeking: The Experiences of Gay Muslims from 2019-11-26T12:20:32
Autumn 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, sexual...
S01 E07: Thinking Differently: Diversity and Innovation from 2019-11-19T13:37:10
Autumn 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, diversi...
S01 E06: Religion and (In)Equality from 2019-11-12T14:27:44
Autumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Dr Marat Shterin asks: does religion legitimise inequality?
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S01 E05: The University Challenge: How to be International from 2019-11-05T12:04:08
Autumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Professor Funmi Olonisakin, Vice-President and Vice-Principal International and Professor of Security, Lead...
S01 E04: Grime, Drill and Gospel: Speaking Truth to Power? from 2019-10-24T11:59:45
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 exami...
S01 E03: Identities and Communities in the Diaspora: The Case of "Religion" from 2019-10-17T09:36:41
Autumn Lecture Series: Power to the People? Identity, Difference and Inequality.
Dr Andrea Schatz explores the interplay between identity, community and religion.
S01 E02: Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast from 2019-10-10T10:48:06
Autumn 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 betw...
S01 E01: Identity, Authenticity and Recognition from 2019-10-04T00:00
Autumn 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...