WEEK 5: THE AUSTRALIAN CULTURE WARS

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WEEK 5THE AUSTRALIAN CULTURE WARS

• Dr Norman Abjorensen

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THE BIG QUESTION

• Who are some of the key players in the Australian
  culture wars? What are they pushing for?
• Commentators
• Newspapers and Journals
• Political Figures
• Academics
• Think Tanks

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THE CULTURE WARS MYTH?

• What, Who and Why the Culture Wars?
• The Centrism of Americans
• Why the Culture Wars?
• Considerations and/or Contestations

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ARE THE CULTURE WARS OVER?

• YES Liberalisms Triumph
• The Audacity of Liberalism
• New Ideas and Individuals The Liberal Moment
• New Events The Great Disruption
• New Christian Values
• NO The Enduring Cultural Right
• Enduring Conservatism
• The Renewed Culture Wars
• Progress in the Culture Wars