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Every Joke is a Little Revolution
Every joke resembles a tiny revolution, George Orwell once wrote. He had a point. Even when they’re instantly forgotten, of little or no consequence or just plain silly, jokes momentarily disrupt the settled routines of our daily lives. The joker...
Read MoreComing to Terms with the Past: The Puzzling Politics of Memory
Javier Cercas, Spain’s most celebrated contemporary writer, was recently in Sydney, where I had the great pleasure of interviewing him before an audience in the University’s Great Hall. For those who may not know his work, Cercas was born in Ibahernando,...
Read MoreKeeping Politics Honest with Social Media Matters to John Keane
Does keeping politics honest with social media matter to you? Professor John Keane investigates how citizens outflank governments and expose corruption through social media....
Read MorePirates Ahoy! A New European Challenge to Party Politics
John Keane
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Pirate Party campaign ‘ship’, Cologne, March 2008 Tobias Walter/flickr Is there life after conventional parliamentary politics? That’s the intriguing question on the lips of many German citizens this weekend as supporters of the Pirate Party assemble in the north German city of...
Read MoreMediacracy: Rupert Murdoch’s "Toxic Shadow State"
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="237"] Keith Rupert Murdoch, 2011 DonkeyHotey/Flickr[/caption] When Rupert Murdoch gives further evidence to the Leveson Inquiry this week it will mark another turning point in his public disgrace. The legal noose around the neck of News International, on...
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