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Oh, the Humanities

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The Morrison government’s doubling of fees for humanities degrees is the latest manoeuvre in a long-waged culture war. But what do we stand to lose as arts, history and culture departments shrink, future students are saddled with huge loans or deterred from studying, and academia is forced to defend itself on increasingly neoliberal terms? Featuring Who Gets to Be Smart author Bri Lee, former ABC managing director and Sydney University vice-chancellor Mark Scott, and La Trobe emeritus professor of politics Judith Brett, in discussion with ABC RN’s Big Ideas host Paul Barclay.

Recorded for MWF in 2021.

Supported by the Australia Institute

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