Battles in Print & Culture Wars
Battles in Print are specially-commissioned essays that explore topics being discussed at the Battle of Ideas, serving as introductions to the debate and encouraging further reflection. Battles in Print take a variety of forms, from short provocation essays to longer think pieces and interviews, and are available both online and in print at the festival itself. They are complemented by themed book reviews on Culture Wars, the Academy of Ideas' online review.
Editors: Dolan Cummings and Sarah Boyes
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Should schools be engines of social mobility?, Sally Millard
The value of poetry, Michele Ledda
An Islamic education for all?, Rania Hafez
For subject-centred education: 6. bonfire of the quangos, Toby Marshall
Is philosophy becoming therapy?, Dennis Hayes
Judgement in crisis, Chris Kerr
Criticism in crisis?, Nick Westbrook
Rethinking therapy culture, Kathryn Ecclestone
The Empty Staffroom, Richard Swan
Can philosophy change your life?, James Gledhill
Debating Matters head-to-head on space exploration: man not machine should explore space, Daniel Green and Charlotte Blair
Won't read, can't read, don't read?, Angus Kennedy
What is education for?, Michael Young interview by Toby Marshall
A culture of relativism and misanthropy is undermining the teaching of geographic knowledge, Alex Standish
No academic freedom or no ideas?, Dennis Hayes
Citizenship education is not working, Kevin Rooney
History and its values, Seán Lang
After the bubble has burst , Toby Marshall
Is ICT transforming learning?, Keri Facer
Beyond technology: rethinking learning in the age of digital culture, David Buckingham
The Tyranny of Skills, Alec Turner
The role of parents in education, Kevin Rooney
Pupils taking over the classroom, Michele Ledda
"The Battle of Ideas goes from strength to strength. The intensity, variety and depth of debate, sustained for an entire weekend, makes for a unique experience charging the intellectual batteries for the rest of the year."
Raymond Tallis, emeritus professor of geriatric medicine, Manchester University
