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Katayoun Shahandeh, Lecturer in Museum Studies, SOAS, University of London

The memoir that changed my mind – 11 experts share a perspective‑shifting read

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Our beliefs aren’t fixed. They’re shaped, stretched and sometimes overturned by the ideas we encounter as we move through life. For many of us, memoirs are the moments where that shift happens, through an argument that unsettles us or an inspiring story that re-frames how we see the world. We asked 11 academic experts to share a memoir that challenged their assumptions and changed their thinking in a lasting way.


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