Dr Tim Black
 | Tim is the books and essays editor at the online magazine spiked. His writing has also appeared in the EU Observer, the Australian, the Independent, La Republicca and many others. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Sussex |
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Saturday 19 October 2013, 10.30am Hammerson Room
Sunday 20 October 2013, 5.15pm Cinema 1
Lessons from America: the new culture wars
"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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