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A selection of articles by Frank Furedi: 2005
The
Age of Unreason
The Spectator, 18 November 2005
Celebrities, healers and new age gurus transmit the message that
normal human beings cannot do it on their own.
On
the hunt for a conspiracy theory
Christian Science Monitor, 18
November 2005
Often we are less interested in what politicians say or do than
in attempting to decipher the hidden agenda that motivates their
behavior.
French
lessons for us all
spiked, 8 November 2005
The riots reveal the political exhaustion of Europe.
Welcome
to this New Age of Deference
The Times, 25 October 2005
The collapse of respect for authority hasn’t freed us -it’s
just made us slaves to a new set of masters
Give
them a little textual pleasure
Times Higher Education Supplement,
21 October 2005
Forget course guides and handouts, students need to embrace the
book.
Why
do we fear freedom?
spiked, 18 October 2005
The first casualty of the politics of fear is open debate.
Bird
flu prophets of doom spread nothing but needless alarm
Daily Express, 18 October 2005
Health officials seem to be motivated by being seen to do something
rather than producing sensible health policies.
Forget
SARS, West Nile, Ebola and avian flu. The real epidemic is fear.
Macleans (Canada), 29 September
2005
We keep bracing ourselves for one cataclysmic threat after another.
Our perceived lack of safety has become an obsessionagenda
The
market in fear
spiked, 26 September 2005
Politics has become a contest between different brands of doom-mongering.
Be
afraid, be very afraid... no, don't
Times Higher Education Supplement,
16 September 2005
Academics are helping to spread scare stories in their bid to exert
influence and gain funds from states with fear-based agenda
Politics
of Fear
spiked, 15 September 2005
Frank Furedi talks to Jennie Bristow about his new book.
Dissent?
Not today, thank you
Times Higher Education Supplement,
9 September 2005
Freedom of speech is no longer a fashionable cause. It is suffering
from a bad case of academic indifference
The rise of the
Rising Sun
BBC History, September 2005
The defeat of Russia by Japan 100 years ago this month had long
lasting implications for race relations [pdf format]
The
blame game
BBC News, 6 September 2005
Who is responsible for natural disasters? God, nature, governments...
These days, we are more likely to pin the blame on people in power.
But that can leave victims even more traumatised.
When
fear leaves us paralysed
Observer, 4 September 2005
After Hurricane Katrina: apocalyptic visions keep us in a permanent
state of anxiety. But we are not as powerless as we think
The
sum of our fears
Sydney Morning Herald, 6 August
2005
An interview with Frank Furedi by Michael Duffy
Fear?
We're revelling in it
Times, 30 July 2005
In the face of terror, altruism, black humour and sex are the therapies
that will see us through
I
don't want to meet the parents
Times Higher Education Supplement,
29 July 2005
The growing infantilisation of campus life is not doing students
or lecturers any favours
Behind
the Executive smoke screen
Sunday Herald, 3 July 2005
The imposition of a smoking ban sums up the hypocrisy of our nannying
state.
A
degree is now a rite of passage
THES, 17 June 2005
University qualifications have become the minimum requirement for
getting a job. Welcome to the credentialist academy.
From
Europe to America: the populist moment has arrived
Spiked, 13 June 2005
On both sides of the Atlantic, the political class has become convinced
that the people do not know what is best for them.
'To
say or imply that the public is too stupid to grasp the high-minded
and sophisticated ideals of the advocates of the EU is to express
a profound sense of contempt towards ordinary people'
New Statesman, 13 June 2005
Europe's political classes, particularly on the left, are bending
over backwards to claim that no doesn't really mean no. This is
an insult to democracy.
The
reawakening of European democracy
Spiked, 31 May 2005
The French people's rejection of the EU Constitution represents
a positive political event.
For
accreditation, see indoctrination
THES, 6 May 2005
Courses in teaching have little to do with producing better lecturers
and much to do with learning to conform.
None
of them knows what we're thinking
spiked, 4 May 2005
The political class is running on empty.
I
refuse to hand it to students on a plate
THES, 25 March 2005
Lectures must be a good starting point for inquiry, not an easy
ride.
Our
unhealthy obsession with sickness
spiked, 23 March 2005
Why is being ill now embraced as a positive part of the human experience?
The
new Chief Inquisitor on campus
spiked, 16 February 2005
From ethics committees to ‘learning outcomes’, the threat
to academic freedom comes from within the university as much as
from without.
You'd
better make some noise while you can
THES, 11 February 2005
It's time to take risks in the name of academic freedom.
Citizens
can't be made in class
Daily Telegraph, 3 February 2005
Citizenship is 'the worst taught secondary-level subject' and pupils
have little idea what it is about. However, it is the curriculum,
not teachers, that is to blame.
Symbol clash
the Parliament magazine, 31 January
2005
The swastika: intolerance is not a way to engage with a symbol of
hatred. [pdf format]
A
blast for the past
Daily Telegraph, 15 January 2005
History is vital as well as enjoyable so we should focus on teaching
it properly.
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