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.
Choose a theme from the listing on the left to narrow your search, or view all readings.
Recent Readings
Do you think that we have a need in society to demonise parents who don't play by the rules?
Edited transcript of a live online chat with sociologist Frank Furedi, author of Paranoid Parenting
mumsnet
Edited transcript of a live online chat with sociologist Frank Furedi, author of Paranoid Parenting
mumsnet
Against the Populist Temptation
The French and Dutch NO to the project of European constitution was a clear-cut case of what in the "French theory" is referred to as a floating signifier: a NO of confused, inconsistent, overdetermined meanings, a kind of container in which the defense of workers' rights coexists with racism, in which the blind reaction to a perceived threat and fear of change coexist with vague utopian hopes.
Slavoj Zizek, lacandotcom
The French and Dutch NO to the project of European constitution was a clear-cut case of what in the "French theory" is referred to as a floating signifier: a NO of confused, inconsistent, overdetermined meanings, a kind of container in which the defense of workers' rights coexists with racism, in which the blind reaction to a perceived threat and fear of change coexist with vague utopian hopes.
Slavoj Zizek, lacandotcom
Principles into Practice
A teacher's guide to research evidence on teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
A teacher's guide to research evidence on teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Abortion
The abortion debate asks whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before normal childbirth.
BBC Religion and Ethics,
The abortion debate asks whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before normal childbirth.
BBC Religion and Ethics,
What's in a game?
Interview with Derek Robertson on his use of new technologies to enhance students’ maths attainment.
connectedlive
Interview with Derek Robertson on his use of new technologies to enhance students’ maths attainment.
connectedlive
Neuroscience and Education: Issues and Opportunities
Explores the scope for our emerging knowledge of the working of the brain to contribute to better educational outcomes, especially for children.
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Explores the scope for our emerging knowledge of the working of the brain to contribute to better educational outcomes, especially for children.
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Why are emerging economies an issue for design?
Are emerging economies using design strategically enough, and if they are, does this pose a threat to UK designers? Or does it present opportunities for our design industry?
Design Council
Are emerging economies using design strategically enough, and if they are, does this pose a threat to UK designers? Or does it present opportunities for our design industry?
Design Council
Hard Focus
Digital technology is transforming photojournalism in hot spots around the world.
Andrew Blum, PRINT Magazine
Digital technology is transforming photojournalism in hot spots around the world.
Andrew Blum, PRINT Magazine
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What makes life sacred?
"The 2012 Battle of Ideas at the Barbican was the best ever. It was bustling with interesting people, punchy debates and new ideas. I can't wait for 2013's."
Philippe Legrain, adviser to José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
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