EPISODE · Jun 30, 2021 · 40 MIN
A Conversation with Phil Gurski
from Modes of Inquiry with Mathew Giagnorio · host Mathew Giagnorio
In this episode, Mathew talks with Phil Gurski, a 32 year veteran in the Canadian intelligence community, and a former member of CSIS, on the topic of terrorism. Taking a linguistic point of view, Mathew and Phil discuss the words and language used regarding terrorism, the role of narratives, and recent trends in the removal of established descriptive terms in favour of new, neutral terms to describe all forms of terrorism, and types of terrorist acts and terrorist groups.
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In this episode, Mathew talks with Phil Gurski, a 32 year veteran in the Canadian intelligence community, and a former member of CSIS, on the topic of terrorism. Taking a linguistic point of view, Mathew and Phil discuss the words and language used regarding terrorism, the role of narratives, and recent trends in the removal of established descriptive terms in favour of new, neutral terms to describe all forms of terrorism, and types of terrorist acts and terrorist groups.
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