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Existential Questions - Manifestos: Worth The Paper They Are Written On?
1 hr 2 mins·18:00, 31 Oct 2022
Existential Questions - Manifestos: Worth The Paper They Are Written On?
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18:00, 31 Oct 2022
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Guest: Dr Benjamin Loh, Senior Lecturer, School of Media & Communication, Taylor's University, Associate Professor Dr Surinderpal Kaur, Dean for the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya
Manifestos are many things: statements of intent, promises... maybe double-edged swords? We kick things off in our latest election-themed miniseries, Existential Questions, by taking a critical look at manifestos, and whether they play the role they should, in our political systems.
Image source: Su Casa Panamá, Pexels
Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan
Producer: Kelly Anissa
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