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AKC Podcast

The AKC podcast is a free resource for all King’s staff and students, bringing together researchers from the College and beyond to consider theological, philosophical and ethical questions from a diverse range of perspectives.

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

2024/5

  1. "Why War? Living with Peace and Violence" curated by Dr Taushif Kara

  2.  "Enduring love? Intimacies and Care in Turbulent Times" curated by Dr Ruth Sheldon

2023/4 

  1. "Free Speech and Offence: Where Do You Draw the Line?" curated by Dr Nicole Graham

  2.  "Self and World: Exploring Indian Philosophies" curated by Dr Karen O'Brien-Kop

2022/3 

  1. "Inside London: The Story of a City in Nine Artworks" curated by Professor Ben Quash

  2.  "Climate Change: What can we do?" curated by Professor Clare Carlisle

2021/2 

  1. "Spirituality and the Body: What Can Our Bodies Do?" curated by Professor Joan Taylor

  2. "Radical Religion: Rethinking 'Radicalisation" curated by Dr Daniel Nilsson DeHanas

2020/1

  1. "The Life of the Mind: What is Mental Health?" 

  2.  "Voices in the Wilderness: Leadership in Troubled Times"

You can find the AKC podcast on SoundCloud or on iTunes/Apple Podcast

 

You can also find the AKC podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcast

Sample Lectures

 

 
 

 

Starting Here: Excavating the Foundations of King's

This lecture is the first in the AKC series Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings. The lecture is given by Dr Clare Carlisle, AKC Programme Director and Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. This lecture explores the history of King’s College, how the university has evolved over time and the buildings that embody it.

Re-thinking 'Radicalisation'

This lecture is the first in the AKC Series Radical Religion: Re-Thinking ‘Radicalisation’. The lecture is given by Daniel DeHanas, Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Religion at King's College London. This lecture examines what we mean when we describe an act as ‘radical’, how we might identify a ‘radical’ act and how these acts are sometimes mislabelled.

The East London Mosque: Building an Islamic Whitechapel

In the second lecture of the series Inside London: The Life-Story of a City in Nine Buildings Dr Daniel DeHanas, Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Religion, discusses the history of Whitechapel and the East London Mosque. This lecture explores how the East London Mosque and our understanding of buildings have changed over time.

AKC Conversation: Sikh philosophy

As part of the AKC series Self and World: Exploring Indian Philosophies, series curator and lecturer in modern Asian religions Dr Karen O'Brien-Kop discusses Sikh philosophy with Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, Professor in Asian languages and culture from the University of Michigan. This conversation explores Professor Mandair’s most recent book ‘Sikh Philosophy’, examining key concepts in Sikh Philosophy.

AKC Conversation: Leadership in 21st Century Africa

Series convenor Dr Daniel DeHanas speaks to Dr Eka Ikpe, Director of the African Leadership Centre at King's and Reader in Development Economics in Africa, about political leadership in African nations post-COVID, the work of the African Leadership Centre (ALC), the space that this work creates at King's for the elevation of ideas from Africa and other nations in the global south, and her research on the role of political leadership in the development process. Dr Ikpe also reflects on her work as the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy Curriuculum Lead on the decolonising the curriculum project at King's.