▶Scholarly conversations
Scholars, guest lectures & podcasts.
Conversations with scholars and authors whose work illuminates Islamic philosophy, intellectual history, and the wider world of ideas.
Podcast archive
Watch the conversations.
Browse the public podcast playlist or visit the full YouTube channel. This page brings together guest lectures, scholarly conversations, and related public recordings from the wider Silk Roads project.
Featured playlist
Podcast conversations & recorded discussions
The main public archive of conversations is available on YouTube. Use the embedded playlist below to browse the series, or open it directly on YouTube for the full viewing experience.
Guest scholars and conversations
Learning through dialogue.
The book club complements guided reading with lectures, special sessions, and scholarly conversations. The people featured below have participated in course sessions or conversations hosted by the organizer. These appearances do not imply formal institutional affiliation.
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Course guest lecture · Academic conversation
Dr. Asad Q. Ahmed
Research on Islamic philosophy, logic, and the intellectual history of South Asia.
Featured topic in the Islamic Philosophy course: What Was Philosophy in Late Pre-Modern South Asia?
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Scholarly conversation
Prof. Peter Adamson
Historian of philosophy whose work explores philosophy in the Islamic world and its wider intellectual contexts.
His Philosophy in the Islamic World formed a central reading for the second course.
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Scholarly conversation
Prof. SherAli Tareen
Scholar of South Asian Islam, Islamic thought, and debates surrounding tradition and modernity.
Part of the broader programme of Islamic intellectual history and public conversation.
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Scholarly conversation
Dr. Waleed Ziad
Historian whose work examines Islamic networks, scholarly traditions, and South and Central Asian history.
Part of the broader programme of Islamic intellectual history and public conversation.
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Author conversation
Prof. Peter Frankopan
Historian and author of The Silk Roads, contributing to wider discussions of global and connected history.
Previously joined discussions hosted by the organizer.
Watch & listen
Public recordings and course culture.
Public video recordings are separate from private course recordings, which are shared with enrolled participants through the book club. The public podcast playlist offers a window into the wider intellectual conversations around the project.
A living archive
More sessions to come.
Browse the individual podcast recordings above. Public lectures and conversations are separate from private course recordings for enrolled students.