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Michael Chanan's video blog: On Campus

FILM: Terry Eagleton and others on the anti-cuts movement.

 

In Michael Chanan's video On Campus, Terry Eagleton speaks at a meeting at the London School of Economics about the contradiction between education for society and education for the economy. South of the river, the vice chancellor of Roehampton University, Paul O'Prey, considers the implications of government measures with colleagues.

With Terry Eagleton, Paul O'Prey, Joe Kelleher, Nina Power, Laurie Penny and Ruby Hirsch.

Michael Chanan blogs at Putney Debater. Read more about his video blog here.

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Richard Armstrong's picture

Whatever the history books say about the British higher education debate of the late-2000s, one thing is certain, the Internet truly came into its own as a tool of protest and public record. And this blog may be one of the most cogent interventions in the debate...

M's picture

"It's not a football match"

AMEN. Either learn how to engage with politics in a fair & reasonable manner, or forever be confined to the extremist fringes.

Anyone else noticed that UKUncut hasn't really achieved anything yet? Well this video shows why...

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