June 18, 2021
CRITICAL PEDAGOGY IN OUR UNIVERSITIES
Professor Mahmudul H Sumon (Jahangirnagar University) and I will engage in a dialogue to understand the state of critical pedagogy in our universities on June 18 at 9 PM Bangladesh. We live in a hyper-connected globalized world that is in many ways defined by multiple existential crises, economic instability, unprecedented socioeconomic inequalities, intolerance, and political conflicts. Uncertainty is the only certainty of our times! I don't think we will be able to build a peaceful world if we do not learn to think critically. Unfortunately, critical thinking remains painfully absent in our education in Bangladesh nearly at all levels.
June 15, 2021
PROMISES AND PERILS OF PLATFORM CAPITALISM
Data is indispensable for the growth of Platform Capitalism. According to a 2017 article published in The Economist, the world's most valuable resource is no longer oil but data. Unfortunately, our critical data literacy and data governance remain largely inadequate in a country like Bangladesh. Professor Katherine Reilly (Simon Fraser University) and I will engage in a critical conversation to understand the politics and political economy of Platform Capitalism on June 15 at 10 PM Bangladesh time. Let's not forget that one hundred million people are connected to the internet in Bangladesh at the moment. The discussion about data sovereignty is critical for us. As Bangladeshis, we need to critically understand Platform Capitalism's implications to preserve our individual and collective interests.
June 14, 2021
ARE SOCIAL INEQUALITIES INVISIBLE IN BANGLADESH'S PUBLIC HEALTH DISCUSSION?
Social inequalities directly impact public health in any society, but this link seems to be often ignored and absent in public health discussions in Bangladesh. I will engage in a critical conversation with my next guest Shamim Ahmed to examine the connection between the social inequalities and public health in Bangladesh. COVID crisis has made us acutely aware of the need for robust public health policies and practices to protect our collective interest in Bangladesh, similar to the rest of the world. You are invited to join us and be part of this important conversation.
June 7, 2021
Data Colonialism and the Costs of Connection
Professor Nick Couldry (London School of Economics) and Professor Ulises Mejias (State University of New York) will join us in a conversation about DATA COLONIALISM on June 7 at 9 PM Bangladesh time. The conversation about critical data literacy is urgent for a country like Bangladesh to understand the nature of ongoing COMPUTATIONAL COLONIALISM on a global scale. Let's not forget that data is the most profitable commodity globally, and one hundred million people in Bangladesh are connected to the internet at the moment.