This week Allegra and James roundup some local and international news in higher education, interspersed with music from the Shang Ri Las including “Leader of the Pack”, and local act Mutiny.
James kicks off with analysis of the recent student protests at Berkeley campus of the University of California. State financial crisis putting pressure on the USA’s premier public higher education system, leading to staff and student protests at undemocratic management edicts aimed at transferring the burden of balancing the budget onto the backs of lecturers students and workers. Doesn’t the situation sound familiar?
After a killer track from the collection of MC, mad radio host and jelly bean providore John, Allegra goes in depth on the student protest in Iran, the continuation of the movements contesting the legitimacy of the revolutionary government that have courageously disregarded the threat of police crackdowns to challenge the labelling of the humanities and arts as seditious subject areas.
Following an eclectic jump to the Shang Ri Las, Allegra rounds out the show with updates on Premier Brumby’s comments in India, and the continuing issue of the State Government’s response to violence against Indian students in Melbourne. Mutiny takes us out, and onwards towards next week.
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