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Fear of dissent.(Critical Essay)
IT IS EXHILARATING finally to see an authentic debate emerging between Australian historian Keith Windschuttle and professors Henry Reynolds and Lyndall Ryan. Historians, it seems, are just as likely to "see" the facts that support their political views, as museum directors are to create exhibits supporting theirs. Though histories may well have been written by the victors, are we going to be better off if they are written by those championing the vanquished?
I wonder if all the players in this debate feel that they are presenting a dissenting view of our history. Although history is a discipline which should not be subject to personal political views, I think ...
- Bernardin supports `legitimate' dissent
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ANDREW HERRMANN October 25, 1996 700+ words
...institutional creativity. But dissent ceases to be legitimate when...teachings. "The problem of dissent today is not so much the voicing...Bernardin said. Illegitimate dissent assumes "church authorities...you didn't choose, whose political views drive you crazy," he said...
- Weaving a lasting message; Gardner's 'Threads of Dissent' examines power of...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Sherman, Mary November 1, 1999 700+ words
...Gardner Museum's "Threads of Dissent." The exhibit subtly demonstrates...also been used to express political views and personal beliefs as well...the fascinating "Threads of Dissent" by hanging contemporary...show. As such, "Threads of Dissent" encourages us to re-examine...
- Dissent and basketball. (Comment).(player speaks out against war )
- Magazine article from: The Nation Polner, Murray March 31, 2003 700+ words
...about the threat of war--and if dissent among big-time athletes hadn't...disrespect your sport to catapult your political views." The Boston Herald called her...way. I wasn't trying to advance my political views, and I gave it a lot of thought...
- Chinese scholars protest crackdown on Internet dissent.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Johnson, Tim November 6, 2003 700+ words
...campaign to arrest those who voice dissent on the Internet. By one count, Chinese...dissuade Internet users from voicing political views. "It's increased very seriously...authorities to dissuade people from writing political views on the Internet," said Nicholas Becquelin...
- Globalizing dissent; essays on Arundhati Roy.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News February 1, 2009 700+ words
9780415995597 Globalizing dissent; essays on Arundhati Roy. Ed...that reveal the spirit of political dissent in both her fiction and non-fiction...discuss Roy's controversial socio-political views on such topics as the caste system...
- Making History: Czech Voices of Dissent and the Revolution of 1989.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Oral History Review Foster, Stephen Paul June 22, 2006 700+ words
MAKING HISTORY: CZECH VOICES OF DISSENT AND THE REVOLUTION OF 1989. By Michael...Making History explores the lives and political views of eleven Czechs who were prominent...educational system because of their political views an opportunity to participate in the...
- ALLOW MORE DISSENT, U.S. TELLS CONGO.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) December 13, 1997 700+ words
...definition of democracy, especially when it comes to political dissent. Albright said she made it clear to Kabila in their one...Kabila discussed ``the importance of dealing with numerous political views.'' Asked by a reporter about the jailing of a political...
- Norwegian Americans and the Politics of Dissent: 1880-1924.
- Magazine article from: Scandinavian Studies Larson, Bruce L. March 22, 1993 700+ words
...political and economic conditions, concludes that the political views of Norwegians in America were shaped both by Old World background...there? On balance, Norwegian Americans and the Politics of Dissent, 1880-1924 is a significant contribution to Norwegi
