Month: August 2007

As most of you know I am something of a Blake fanatic (teaching a course on him in third year at the moment)… so I was keen not to miss the Blake Prize for Religious Art Opening Ceremony last night at the National Art School in East Sydney. Macolm Turnbull was the guest speaker (yawn!)……

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I had the good fortune to find time to see two excellent films this weekend, both having a direct bearing on the literature I have been teaching in these last weeks. First there was Michael Moore’s “Sicko” which gives a terrifying glimpse of the way American Imperialism is leaching the wealth of its own people:…

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Hi Folks- thank you all who made the effort to come. It is always a joy to me to be able to introduce students not only to Australian painting, but also to the many hidden links between painting and literature. I hope in your own teaching in years to come (for some) you will take…

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