Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to BenWilson,
Finance majors have been my bitches for years. They're seldom aware of quite how dogmatically they are trained.
Nice
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Hard News: Time to get a grip, in reply to James W,
operates under a higher bar
You may believe that, but I doubt TVNZ does
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Hard News: Time to get a grip, in reply to James W,
Henry got fired for PR reasons.
What, you don't think the BSA-regulated complaints process played any role in that?
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Kiwipolitico's discussion about NZ public intellectuals from a couple o years ago - many reflections and links in the comments.
One thing that is striking about the tone of contemporary public policy debates in NZ is the absence of intellectuals. Although various academics are trotted out by the media to give sound bites and opinion based on their supposed “expertise” in given subject areas, they otherwise do not loom large in the national conversation on issues of policy. Likewise, activists and partisans of various stripes make their views known on a number of fronts, but their contributions are notable more for their zeal than their intellectual weight. So, what happened to NZ’s public intellectuals, or perhaps better said, has there ever been a real tradition of public intellectuals in Aotearoa?
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Danyl Mclauchlan,
realising when someone makes fun of himself
You're not seriously expecting the spotting of sarcasm amidst this melee? :)
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Danyl Mclauchlan,
In my defence, it means I speak with some authority.
Only if you have developed some expertise in how your particular experience relates to those of others. Academic study is only one way to do that, but it's a pretty efficient one.
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Hard News: Time to get a grip, in reply to James W,
I'm not saying a private company can't hire him.
Red herring.They are subject to the same broadcasting standards and laws. Which Henry breached. Repeatedly.
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Jolisa,
we can benefit from any given intellectual conversation (science, arts, whatever) without knowing the names
I suppose it depends what you mean by the word 'public'
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Mr Litterick topically tackles media studies.
You think Suckerpunch is just wank-fodder for teenage boys and their fathers. But you didn't do Media Studies, like our author, who has done a reading of this text and can see through the obvious (breasts, thighs) to the concealed reality.
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Jolisa,
... Te Rangi Hîroa, Elsie Locke, Ranginui Walker, Marilyn Waring, Denis Dutton, Michael King, Jane Kelsey ...
It would be interresting to see how many New Zealanders have even heard of those people, let alone can tell you what field of knowledge they bring to the conversation.