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Juvenal, the true satirist of Rome

  • Written by: Robert Cowan, Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Sydney
Juvenal, the true satirist of RomeThomas Couture, The Romans and their Decadence, 1847. Wikimedia

An angry man stands at the crossroads and rails against the moral cesspit around him, teeming with sexual deviants and jumped-up immigrants. This is the image which the Roman poet Juvenal paints of the satirist castigating the vices of contemporary Rome.

Juvenal’s Satires provide...

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Holographic teachers were supposed to be part of our future. What happened?

  • Written by: Michael Cowling, Associate Professor in Educational Technology, CQUniversity Australia
Holographic teachers were supposed to be part of our future. What happened?Mixed reality can enhance teaching in ways not possible with pen and paper, or even virtual reality.Shutterstock

Cast your mind back to the turn of last century. Experts predicted that by now classrooms would no longer feature human teachers, and holographic virtual entities would deliver lessons instead.

This certainly hasn’t happened. The...

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The far-right may think they own 'nationalism', but we can reclaim it as a force for good

  • Written by: Rachel Busbridge, Lecturer in Sociology, Australian Catholic University

We see the word “nationalism” as problematic. The weekend rally on St Kilda beach, organised by far-right activist Neil Erikson, reminds us nationalism is the territory of fringe groups who hold bigoted views, particularly towards people who aren’t “white”.

Nationalism means:

Identification with one’s own nation...

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The off-topic Conversation #173

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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