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The world is in crisis – what role should our universities play?

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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AI-generated influencers: A new wave of cultural exploitation

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Food as a tool of oppression - Podcast episode

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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We curated a podcast playlist for you: Revisit these conversations for Black History Month
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Revisit these conversations for Black History Month

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

This holiday season, ‘Don’t Call Me Resilient’ brings you a booklist with your playlist

This holiday season, ‘Don’t Call Me Resilient’ brings you a booklist with your playlist

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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We curated a podcast playlist for you: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Marisa Sittheeamorn, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Israel-Gaza conflict: Home and away

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Some of our favourite episodes you may have missed: Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation; Jennifer Moroz, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Don't Call Me Resilient: Season 7

As war rages in Sudan, community resistance groups sustain life
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As war rages in Sudan, community resistance groups sustain life

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

A different way to address student encampments

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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A different way to address student encampments
In India, film and social media play recurring roles in politics

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Digging into the colonial roots of gardening

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Starvation is a weapon of war: Gazans are paying the price

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Husein Haveliwala, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Why students harmed by addictive social media need more than cellphone bans and surveillance

Why students harmed by addictive social media need more than cellphone bans and surveillance

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Catherine Zhu, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

The chilling effects of trying to report on the Israel-Gaza war

Dannielle Piper, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

The chilling effects of trying to report on the Israel-Gaza war
Indigenous media: From stereotypes to sovereignty

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Colonialists used starvation as a tool of oppression

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Colonialists used starvation as a tool of oppression
Asylum seekers from Gaza and Sudan face prejudiced policies and bureaucratic hurdles

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Asylum seekers from Gaza and Sudan face prejudiced policies and bureaucratic hurdles

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How we treat migrant workers who put food on our tables

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Palestine was never a ‘land without a people’

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Colonialists used starvation as a tool of oppression

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