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IN 2005 MAroa VARGAS LLOSA DELIVERED HIS LECTURE "CONFESSIONS of a Liberal" for the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. A summation of Vargas Llos's intellectual evolution since the ...

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This chapter examines community-based media projects that have attempted to shift racialized discourse and improve the representation of Muslim and Arab communities in mainstream Australian news media since 200l. By seeking ...

When one approaches contemporary literacy studies one might feel like Kafka tackling the bureaucratic structures of 20th century European civilization. Where should one start? How can one make sense of governmental ...

A central area for research among scholars of women's suffrage around the world in recent years has been the exploration of the decades immediately after suffrage victories. The goal of "post-suffrage studies" is to ...

The Matrix (1999) is movement, establishing the kinesics that characterise the trilogy generally and make their viewing a breathtaking experience. From the opening scenes of the first film to the final battle between Neo ...