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Evil Subject Number Three – Zuidervaart’s defence of Arts funding pt.2

By - David
Posted on October, 20, 2014October, 20, 2014

So far Zuidervaart has argued that the Arts are needed, but who should pay for them? And what is the economic argument for doing so? This is what Zuidervaart calls his Public Justice Premise, the second premise of the three found in his book ‘Art In Public’. Zuidervaart argues that Civil Society should be given

“Something Nice, Like An Otter” – Zuidervaart’s defence of Arts funding (pt.1)

By - David
Posted on October, 13, 2014October, 14, 2014

Imagine this scenario. Two children come running into your kitchen, screaming and shouting over each other. The first child is shouting ‘He pushed me! He snatched my scooter!’ And the second one is shouting ‘It’s mine, it’s not his. He shouldn’t be touching my scooter!’ Now on the face of it, these children are totally

No Country For Old Capitalists: WG Sebald and Agricultural Idealism

By - David
Posted on September, 30, 2014

The recent collection of WG Sebald’s biographical writings, entitled A Place In the Country, invites us to consider the influence of six great writers that were dear to Sebald during his life, the implication being that he too belongs on the list. The six greats are ‘tormented souls,’ and it is ‘their absolute failure to

Be First Up Against The Wall (With Your Concierge Key)

By - David
Posted on September, 19, 2014July, 10, 2015

I was embarrassed by the cover of a DVD I borrowed recently from my local library. The DVD cover design was totally different from the one I had seen online, giving the friends I was with the impression I had just hired a Rom Com starring George Clooney, when the cover I had seen online

Category: Literature

Evil Subject Number Three – Zuidervaart’s defence of Arts funding pt.2

“Something Nice, Like An Otter” – Zuidervaart’s defence of Arts funding (pt.1)

No Country For Old Capitalists: WG Sebald and Agricultural Idealism

Be First Up Against The Wall (With Your Concierge Key)