Whenever anyone declares that what they are doing is neutral or free of ideology we ought to be suspicious. This is even more so in relation to contemporary terrorism. How would it be possible to take a neutral stance on post 9/11 events and even have anything to say? And yet this is precisely what [...]
Tag Archives: Simon Cooper
Arena Forum: Questioning Art and Politics
How might artists respond to the social transformations occurring today? Can artists take on a political agenda without compromising their creativity?
Reflections on the Current Condition
The Arena publications respond to the current crisis. By Geoff Sharp, Nonie Sharp, John Hinkson, Paul James, Alison Caddick, Simon Cooper
Murdoch’s Boyer Lectures
Simon Cooper asks why the News Corp chief was given yet another soap box to air his views
Short Memory
Simon Cooper What will be the consequences of a quick, high-tech war?
The World is Not Enough
Simon Cooper Conservative responses to September 11 reveal a wilful blindness to the line between culture and power.
The World is Not Enough
Simon Cooper Conservative responses to September 11 reveal a wilful blindness to the line between culture and power
The Small Matter of Our Humanity
Simon Cooper Cloning, embryonic stem cell research, xenotransplantation, genetic screening … the onslaught of new medical and biological technologies are pushing us towards a posthuman future whose meanings, possibilities and peril we have barely begun to contemplate.


