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CBC IDEAS’ Greg Kelly to explore changes in authority and public discourse

Jackman Dramatic Art Centre.Jackman Dramatic Art Centre at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (LINDSAY CHARLTON/ University of Windsor)

From viral posts to public addresses, the way authority figures speak is changing — and the effects are being felt far beyond the podium.

CBC Ideas executive producer Greg Kelly will be the next speaker in the Humanities Research Group’s (HRG) talk series, delivering a public lecture Thursday on language, authority and public discourse.

Humanities Research Group hosts national broadcast event

Photo of Musa al-Gharbi Musa al-Gharbi, author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite.

By John-Paul Bonadonna

The University of Windsor’s Humanities Research Group (HRG) is once again bringing national attention to campus, hosting an event in partnership with CBC Ideas that will broadcast across Canada and beyond.

The campus community is invited to Musa al-Gharbi's lecture, We Have Never Been Woke: Symbolic Capitalists and The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, Thursday Sept. 25 at the SoCA Armouries Performance Hall, 37 University Avenue East.