Consider This: The Malaysian Mind: From Post-colonial to Decolonial

Every year, we celebrate Merdeka, Malaya’s independence day, at the end of August, marking the start of what we now refer to as a post-colonial era. But is colonialism truly a thing of the past in Malaysia? How do colonial legacies continue to influence our collective consciousness, and what it means to break free from these mental shackles? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Alberto Gomes, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Aus