I was recently asked to give recommendations to someone who wanted some grounding in educational theory. I gave the fairly standard response – all the big names. After which I was mortified to realise just how stupendously white and male my recommendations were.
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It seems that when it comes to facts and figures, as far as the government is concerned anything goes. From the beginning of this coalition’s reign, there has been a propaganda campaign which has somehow managed to convince the nation firstly that the national debt is the most significant problem the nation faces, and secondly that the cause of this problem is almost exclusively the public sector and welfare.
The Democratic Convention is underway, which means that the election campaigning is now going to switch into overdrive, and for outside observers like myself the real fun is going to start. One thing has become quickly clear. The ‘American Dream’ is again at the heart of both the promises and the warnings both parties are hinging their campaigns on. Last week I was caught out expressing my default exasperation at this dream. 'What' I was challenged 'did I have against dreams?' A great question. After a fair number of years teaching predominantly left-wing American drama a fundamental opposition to the American Dream becomes almost a given. However, when even some of the most forceful proponents of liberal ideologies can candidly confess a sea-change in some of their most deep-felt political views it is worth reminding ourselves that any views we hold need constant appraisal and re-valuation. David Mamet's ripping asunder of corpora...
A friend of mine has just been to visit the Department of Philosophy at the National and Kapodestrian Athens University. She sent back these amazing photos: