Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Exclusion and Diversity in Philosophy

20/11/2025 18 min
Rethinking South Asian Philosophy: Exclusion and Diversity in Philosophy

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Episode Synopsis

Welcome to 'Rethinking South Asian Philosophy', a journey through the world of philosophy and where South Asian philosophy and philosophers currently stand in this complex academic space. In our opening episode, we sit down with Dr. Bryan Mukandi (UOW), Assoc. Prof. Karen Jones (University of Melbourne), and Dr. Helen Ngo (Deakin University) to discuss with them diversity issues within Australian academic philosophy and why non-Western perspectives our underrepresented in our curriculum. We swap stories about loneliness among minority students, why non-Western philosophy gets overlooked, the financial pressure the University sector is facing, and how exclusion in academic philosophy functions. Beyond all of this, we try to work out what to do to bring about meaningful change. Listen now, only on SBS Spice, wherever you get your podcasts.