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The spheres of media and politics will, I think, always be intertwined to some degree. If, like me, you believe that any meaningful objectivity in the social sciences is a delusion, and any claims to objectivity merely strengthen the status quo, this idea becomes even more challenging. My question is this: are the media simply…

An intriguing post title, I know, but what I really want to talk about is not the Sydney Opera House or the actress who plays Hermione Granger, but democracy. Surprise, surprise, I hear you say. And fair enough. I mean, we all will never get back the three hours of our life that Rob Oakeshott…

I had the feeling that my efforts to explain reflexivity in my last point were pretty ordinary – a lot of half-understood gobbledegook, so I have decided to revisit the topic after a little more reading, in an effort to see whether I have got the hang of it. Time will tell. Okay, the first…

I’ve been reading a lot about the notion of reflexivity at the moment, especially as it is used in relation to young people and the making of films. It’s not a topic that I’ve had much to do with before, but I’m thinking that there is a lot here that may be of use. Basically,…

Last night I went to the rally against the Toxic Waste being dumped at Kemps Creek – or at least, the Toxic Waste that is planned to be dumped at Kemps Creek. Apparently, this 5,500 tons of soil is being moved from Hunter’s Hill, where it has been linked to the development of some cancer…

I’m currently reading Stanley Aronowitz’s ‘Against Schooling’. It’s powerful stuff. What Aronowitze does is set out a damning critique of the current state of higher education in the US, showing the way that higher education colleges and schools have been transformed from a places of critical thought and freedom into instrumentalized gateways into the workforce….

I’ve been struggling with Bourdieu’s Distinction for a little while now. My supervisor believes that my work will be improved if I have a working knowledge of the French sociologist’s ideas regarding social and cultural reproductions so, like the dutiful student that I am, I went straight to the source – the 700 odd pages…

Firstly, I should apologise for that rather ridiculous title, but I couldn’t think of anything better. Obviously, I’m referring to the fact that the Prime Minister has declared an election for September 2013. It’s a pretty big deal, regardless of the politicking that’s already taken place about the matter. Some people have claimed that it’s…

So, that’s that. Week One is done and dusted, thank goodness, and there are only ten weeks until the next holidays. And what a week it was. In my role as admin coordinator, I was new to the level of organisation needed to get a school up and running – from really basic things like…

I think I write one of these messages every year. It seems that, just like everyone else out there, I’m troubled by what Australia Day means, and what it means to be Australia. I’m not going to spend too much time on that in this post, though – I think more than enough time and…