Joanna Bourke, the NSW arts minister, and the unruly contradictions of cancel culture

  • Written by: Jennifer Ann McDonell, Associate professor, University of New England
Joanna Bourke, the NSW arts minister, and the unruly contradictions of cancel cultureScold's bridle, a torture device used to prevent women speaking.Wikimedia commons, CC BY-SA

An earworm has gnawed its way into my brain, looping the same melody over and over. It is Italy’s most famous resistance song, Bella Ciao, which I recently heard played as a high-decibel dance remix in an exclusive Balinese bar overlooking the Indian...

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