Dear colleagues,
Sharing this link to a play broadcast on Radio 4 yesterday - Oliver Emanuel's 'Ancient Greek'. It's a version of (and had the same impact on me as when I first read) Antigone by Jean Anouilh - the same discussion of how the elevated values of Greek tragedy are squashed down to apathy in a modern democracy, the pointlessness or not of protest, the disappointment of the young in the apathy of the older generation who did nothing as the world got worse for them than it was for us (I really felt that moment in this play) - Antigone was one of the high points of my French degree, and has always stayed with me, largely because it remains so very relevant. I think this play raises a number of issues that are key to the kinds of solidarity that might still be (but often won't be) possible between academics and students at this point - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017mv20 (if link doesn't work just google BBC afternoon drama oliver Emanuel ancient greek). Have a listen if you get time.
All the best,
Pat
Dr Patricia Noxolo,
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK
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Sent: 06 September 2017 21:04
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Subject: BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Oliver Emanuel - Ancient Greek
Just listened to this. Very close to the bone. Protesting about higher education. Worth a listen.
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