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From Marx to Starmer, socialists have a long history of being killjoys There is something grotesque about the PM snaffling freebies while he inflicts misery on the rest of us It should not be up to ...

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Rolfe, Mark 2008. New Wine into Old Bottles: Ethical Appeals and Democratic Discourse. Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 43, Issue. 3, p. 513. Gorton ...

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"These days, I'm more interested in Asian literature," said Iain Levison ... such as intensified puritanism, "cultural appropriation" lawsuits and the role of sensitive readers, who are tasked ...

Hone your skills in comparative literary studies while soaking up the expertise of interdisciplinary specialists. The Comparative Literature MA enables you to develop your own interests while gaining ...

Han Kang is the first South Korean winner and only the 18th woman to win the Nobel literature prize. The actor tells an audience at Wigtown Book Festival how he graduated from playing "Bigfoot lumps".