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Is history fiction?
Published date: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
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Ann Curthoys and John Docker base their 2006 book Is History Fiction? on two beliefs: their belief in truth and the search for truth and their belief that historians cannot declare that they have objectively established the truth about the past. As they state: ‘Our general argument is that the very doubleness of history - in the space between history as rigorous scrutiny of sources and history as part of the world of literary forms - gives it ample

Filed under : Book ReviewsHistory & Philosophy
Enough rope, dope and hope
Published date: Thursday, January 18, 2007
By:

greg_clarke

Greg Clarke comments on Andrew Denton’s feature-length documentary, God on My Side.

Is God on your side, my side, no-one’s side, or everyone’s side?

And how can you tell? Visit America and find out, with the help of your favourite TV host, Andrew Denton!

The host of popular ABC TV talk show, Enough Rope, has produced a remarkable and entertaining documentary in which he explores this question through the eyes and mouths of participants at the

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Filed under : Arts & Education
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