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Richard Dawkins & the humanist’s dilemma: When faced with Islamic State does “moderate” religious discrimination really matter?
This piece first appeared in The Big Issue magazine – journalism worth paying for. Available from street vendors UK wide or subscription. Blackwell’s bookshop in Oxford has 3 and a half miles of books. It’s a wonderful place. The deputy … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime and Justice, History, Media, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged atheism, Babu Gogineni, Blackwell's bookshop, British Humanist Association, Catholic, Christianity, culture, EM Forster, Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Hinduism, humanism, India, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Leo Igwe, media, Nigeria, oxford, publishing, Richard Dawkins, Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses, Sheldonian Theatre, superstition, Switzerland, terrorism, Valentin Abgottspon, World Humanist Congress
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Murder, Mirth and Care Bears: The uses of an Oxford English degree
Photo copyright and courtesy of: Ian Fraser at Virtual Archive Writing for news bulletins, writing for standup comedy, writing murders for tv drama, writing for comics and fantasy gaming novels. These were some of the uses to which a group … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comedy, Comics/graphic novels, Culture, Education, Media, Uncategorized
Tagged culture, elitism, English literature, FTW, journalism, literature, media, oxford, publishing, St Edmund Hall, Stewart Lee, terrorism, tv, universities
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The Truth About The Jam Generation (80s remix)
Since David Cameron claimed class war anthem “Eton Rifles” as one his Desert Island Discs, many political journalists seem to have bought the argument that they are “The Jam Generation”; the subject of a recent Radio 4 series. It seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Culture, Education, Film, journalism, Media, Music, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 80s, books, cinema, culture, elitism, ferris bueller, film, FTW, gove, journalism, literature, media, music, oxford, politics, smiths, universities
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Michael Gove on educational elitism — a flashback to Oxford 1988
Hearing the attacks for alleged “elitism” made on Education Secretary Michael Gove’s plans to make the National Curriculum of English state schools more academically rigorous, I remembered something he wrote about that very subject 23 years ago, in January … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 80s, elitism, gove, oxford, politics, universities
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