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Podcast: Insight Myanmar
Episode: Dreaming Forward
Description: Episode #502: This episode, part of the Decolonizing Southeast Asian Studies Conference series, features two powerful voicesâShakil Ahmed and TĂźmĂźzo Katiryâwho approach decolonization from distinct but complementary perspectives. Together, they show how imagination, identity, and place intertwine in the struggle to reclaim meaning and possibility. Shakil Ahmed, a futurist and educator, explores how his academic field can serve as a decolonial tool. âFuture Studies is a study of the future, but the future has not happened yet,â he explains. âSo how do you study something that hasn't happened yet? You study how people think about the fu...