Podcast, Social Justice, Community
Episode 224: The Reason for Reason — with Samir Gandesha
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In this conversation, Samir and Am discuss the importance of challenging ideas in academia, how family trauma has impacted his perspective, and the long history of the Institute for the Humanities–leading up to the celebration of the Institute's 40 year celebration in October 2023.
About Our Guest
SAMIR GANDESHA
Samir Gandesha is currently Professor in the Department of the Humanities and the Director of the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University.
He specializes in modern European thought and culture, with a particular emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Samir was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and immigrated with his parents as an infant to Canada in the mid-1960s. Members of his extended family were expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972.
Cite This Episode
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Johal, Am. “The Reason for Reason — with Samir Gandesha.” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, October 24, 2023. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/224-samir-gandesha.html.
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