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Scholē IRL

Scholē IRL
Para-Academia
Scholē
Melbourne School Of Continental Philosophy
Festival Of Para-Academia
University
3ecologies Project
Abolition
Open Humanities Press
Off-University
Scholē IRL
Reconstruction
Independent Philosophy Institute
Institute For Social Ecology
Higher Education
Open Access
Academic Freedom

Scholē IRL is a podcast about thinking and worldmaking. We talk to ordinary people who have created spaces for leisurely study outside crumbling university ecosystems, searching for scholē in real life.

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This week, we are joined with Jon Roffe and Matt Keyter from the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy and FOPA.

The Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy (MSCP) is an independent teaching and research organization established in 2002 by ... more

This week, we are joined with Mason Herson-Horvath from the Institute for Social Ecology, an independent institution of higher education dedicated to the study of social ecology, an interdisciplinary field drawing on philosophy, political and social ... more

This week, we are joined with Tuba İnal Çekiç, Cagla Diner, and Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi (Safi), from Off University, a self-organisation of scholars at risk who seek new strategies to sustain academic life threatened by anti-democratic and authoritar... more

This week, we are joined with Erin Manning and Brian Massumi from 3Ecologies, an autonomous learning environment exploring collective techniques for creative thought and practice. Its activities are radically open, guided by an ethos of self-organiza... more

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Jon Roffe
Original convener of MSCP; long-time lecturer; author and editor in French philosophy
Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy (MSCP); FOPA
Episode: You could be doing this with Jon Roffe and Matt Keyter from the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy and FOPA
Matt Keyter
Former MSCP executive member; currently involved with FOPA
Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy (MSCP); Festival of Para-Academia (FOPA)
Episode: You could be doing this with Jon Roffe and Matt Keyter from the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy and FOPA
Mason Herson-Horvath
program director of the Institute for Social Ecology, organizer, writer, communal gardener, and neighborhood democracy militant
Institute for Social Ecology
Episode: Cadre model with Mason Herson-Horvath from the Institute for Social Ecology
Tuba İnal Çekiç
Co-founder of Off-University; researcher in urban sociology and planning
Off-University
Episode: Universal exile with Tuba İnal Çekiç, Cagla Diner, and Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi (Safi) from Off University
Cagla Diner
Sociologist; Academy in Exile Fellow; focus on economics, knowledge, and politics
Off-University
Episode: Universal exile with Tuba İnal Çekiç, Cagla Diner, and Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi (Safi) from Off University
Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi (Safi)
PhD in political philosophy; Arabic encyclopedia of political philosophy project
Off-University
Episode: Universal exile with Tuba İnal Çekiç, Cagla Diner, and Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi (Safi) from Off University
Erin Manning
Co-founder of SenseLab and 3Ecologies Project interdisciplinary thinker
3Ecologies Project
Episode: Emergence with Erin Manning and Brian Massumi from 3Ecologies
Brian Massumi
Contemporary political theorist, translator and collaborator with 3Ecologies
3Ecologies Project
Episode: Emergence with Erin Manning and Brian Massumi from 3Ecologies
Sigi Jöttkandt
Associate Professor in English, UNSW; Open Humanities Press director
Open Humanities Press / University of New South Wales
Episode: Friendship, and other ways of producing knowledge

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Sara Begebeck
Host of Scholē IRL and central interviewer on para-academic topics.
Ira Allen
Co-host focusing on philosophy and open-access education.

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Cadre model with Mason Herson-Horvath from the Institute for Social Ecology
Q: How did you get involved with the Institute for Social Ecology and what conditions made it possible and necessary?
Mason explains a personal shift from traditional academia to community organizing, highlighting the ISE as a space that merges political education with movement work, rooted in a longer historical arc and influenced by events like Occupy and Rojava.
People think with Rafael Khachaturian from the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Q: How does BISR differ from traditional higher education in its approach to pedagogy and community building?
He emphasizes that BISR prioritizes voluntary participation, community-based learning, and long-term engagement with texts in seminar formats, allowing participants to pursue study for its own sake rather than for credentialing or instrumental outcomes.
People think with Rafael Khachaturian from the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Q: What is the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, and how did you get involved?
Rafael describes BISR as a para-academic institution offering cross-disciplinary courses designed for non-traditional learners, explaining his personal trajectory from a graduate student to an associated faculty member and his early outreach to Ajay and other faculty.

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This show explores thinking, learning, and worldmaking outside traditional universities. Across episodes, guests discuss para-academic ecosystems, self-organized learning spaces, and open-access knowledge production. Highlights include cadre-style educational models, exile and scholarship beyond credentialed institutions, and collaborative publishing ventures that challenge conventional academia. The conversations emphasize practical how-tos for sustaining alternative spaces, funding and governance, and the social and political potential of Scholē-like communities. The format often weaves philosophy, political education, and grassroots organizing into accessible dialogues aimed at people curious about independent learning, public scholarshi... more

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1. Jon Roffe
2. Matt Keyter
3. Mason Herson-Horvath
4. Tuba İnal Çekiç
5. Cagla Diner
6. Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi (Safi)
7. Erin Manning
8. Brian Massumi

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