Cultural Dissent

New book on the ‘red armband view of history’

AUSTRALIA “This book is part of the red armband view of Australian history”, Marxist historian Humphrey McQueen told an audience at Brisbane’s Paddington Workers Club at the May 28 launch of his new book, Framework of Flesh: Builders’ Labourers Battle for Health and Safety. » Sustainable films at Sydney Film Festival

AUSTRALIA Carbon footprints, melting icecaps and ecological disasters — the hot-button issue of the century is explored in a series of films that focus on sustainability at the Sydney Film Festival. » Chavez: in memory of Mario Benedetti

On May 18, President Hugo Chavez sent condolences on behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the death the previous day of revolutionary Uruguayan poet, novelist and playwright Mario Benedetti. The following is abridged from Chavez’s letter. » In occupied Jerusalem, politics hits lit fest

On its opening day, Israeli soldiers walked past piles of books for sale and commemorative PalFest’09 tote bags into the Palestine National Theatre in Jerusalem to tell the owner that the Palestine Festival of Literature was an event organised by the Palestinian Authority and therefore illegal. » On the box

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