What is Stupid? The rejection of the discomfort of intellectual rigor in favor of the mentally comfortable and convenient. Stupid takes many forms, and they change over time, but always reflect an inability or unwillingness to grasp basic reasoning and use of evidence, willful i…
Recently, a mutual desperation at the faltering quality of public debate led blogger, columnist and author Helen Razer and political commentator, author and Crikey regular Bernard Keane to the desperate move of befriending each other. Over many long rants against the state of th…
Recently, a mutual desperation at the faltering quality of public debate led blogger, columnist and author Helen Razer and political commentator, author and Crikey regular Bernard Keane to the desperate move of befriending each other. Over many long rants against the state of th…
In June 1992, the High Court of Australia ruled in favour of a claim by a group of Indigenous Australians, led by Eddie Koiki Mabo, to customary, 'native title' to land. In recognising prior Indigenous occupation of the continent, the Mabo decision shook the foundations of white…
In June 1992, the High Court of Australia ruled in favour of a claim by a group of Indigenous Australians, led by Eddie Koiki Mabo, to customary, 'native title' to land. In recognising prior Indigenous occupation of the continent, the Mabo decision shook the foundations of white…
This book examines the broader impacts on Australian culture and cultural practice of the Australian High Court's landmark Mabo decision of 1992. It considers how history, linguistics and anthropology as well as film, fiction, poetry and memoir writing have been challenged or tr…
