Monthly Archives: October 2009

A Museum of Intolerance in Jerusalem

Posted on 15 October, 2009 by

An excellent address by Saree Makdisi who was in Australia recently as the 2009 recipient of the Adelaide-based Edward Said Memorial Lecture (there is also a US-based Edward Said Memorial lecture series). The second half of this 60 minute address … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: Empire of Illusion

Posted on 15 October, 2009 by

Author and journalist Chris Hedges discusses his new book, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, which describes what he considers to be the economic, political and moral collapse of American culture. He is interviewed … Continue reading →

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Obama's Nobel in cartoons

Posted on 10 October, 2009 by
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On Rage: Germaine Greer

Posted on 10 October, 2009 by

Intellectual powerhouse provocateur Germaine Greer is always good for some brain food. Here she offers a thought-provoking talk on her ‘rage’ thesis about colonialism, militarism and the current state of indigenous or occupied peoples. This is a keynote address from … Continue reading →

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