Reading for Battle
Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Media
Documentary in crisis
We watch more factual television than any other nation. Reflecting on recent controversies, Malcolm Clark argues in defence of the genre
Malcolm Clark, New Statesman, 23 October 2000
We watch more factual television than any other nation. Reflecting on recent controversies, Malcolm Clark argues in defence of the genre
Malcolm Clark, New Statesman, 23 October 2000
Wired World, Wired Learning: The Serf Surfs
Perhaps the most important difference between Old Media (television, radio, print) and the Net is the fundamentally different way they engage the user.
Ellen Hume, NetMedia Conference, 1 July 1999
Perhaps the most important difference between Old Media (television, radio, print) and the Net is the fundamentally different way they engage the user.
Ellen Hume, NetMedia Conference, 1 July 1999
The Political Game-show
Multiculturalism and Identity politics get game show treatment in this fast paced fun show filmed with guests and volunteers in the WORLDbytes studios complete with ‘holiday shrub’.
WORLDbytes
Multiculturalism and Identity politics get game show treatment in this fast paced fun show filmed with guests and volunteers in the WORLDbytes studios complete with ‘holiday shrub’.
WORLDbytes
Reality Bytes: Eight Myths about Video Games debunked
A large gap exists between the public's perception of video games and what the research actually shows. The following is an attempt to separate fact from fiction.
Henry Jenkins, PBS
A large gap exists between the public's perception of video games and what the research actually shows. The following is an attempt to separate fact from fiction.
Henry Jenkins, PBS
Memorialising the Holocaust: the challenge of history?
"The rules of the game at The Battle of Ideas makes beating about the bush impossible. When you are given 5 minutes to make your point, you either say something essential, or you reveal that you have nothing really to say. This eliminates 'the unbearable lightness' of speculation that haunts public debate."
Albena Azmanova, social philosopher, political commentator and activist
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