Not a Safe Space: The Politics of Academia
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EP79: Learning for Liberation: The Life & Legacy of Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire offers activists and academics everywhere a lesson in what it means to be a radical intellectual. He is known as the founder of critical pedagogy, which asks teachers and learners to understand and resist their own oppression. On this episode, we look at the life and legacy of Freire.Listen now -
EP75: The Hippie High-Rise
From 1968 to 1975, one eighteen story high-rise was the heart of Canada's counterculture. Rochdale College in Toronto was jammed full with leftist organizers, hippies, draft dodgers, students, artists, and others just looking for a good time. Rochdale wasn't really a "college." It was something much bigger: it was a radical experiment. However, was this an experiment worth doing? We investigate.Listen now -
EP74: PlasticPills on AI & the New Crisis of Humanities Education
The Darts team is working on another big episode! In the meantime, we're sharing this one from our friends at PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast. They do a great discussion of OpenAI and its implications in academia.Listen now -
EP73: Drafts & Letters — Vietnam War Resisters Come to Canada
The idea of moving to Canada figures prominently in the imagination of many disaffected Americans. Between the mid-60s and early-70s they really did come--and in the 10s of thousands. Yet, when these Americans made their way, they did not always find the Canada they expected.Listen now -
EP72.1 BONUS: Kino Lefter & Darts on Discordia (2004) and Student Activism
Our host Gordon and producer Marc join Evan MacDonald of Kino Lefter to discuss our latest episode - a retrospective on the 2004 documentary "Discordia".Listen now