de la Fuente, Eduardo (2008) Traditionals understand theory. The Australian, 26 December 2008. pp. 1-4.

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Abstract

[Extract] It's not easy being a conservative. Most of the time your colleagues and peers regard your views as embarrassingly old-fashioned. The culturati and the academy love to poke fun at you. And, when you're at a dinner party, there is no more sure-fire way to upset the bonhomie than to express sympathy for a conservative position on any subject matter.

Then, just as conservatism seemed destined to remain decidedly unfashionable, Deakin academics Geoff Boucher and Matthew Sharpe publish their provocatively titled The Times Will Suit Them: Postmodern Conservatism in Australia. Apparently, during the past decade or so, conservative ideas have not only been very much in fashion, they took a decidedly postmodern turn. The vanguard of this latest postmodern conspiracy is neither Jacques Derrida nor Michel Foucault; the culprits, this time, are John Howard and the entire editorial board of Quadrant.

Item ID:	40496
Item Type:	Article (Editorial)
ISSN:	1038-8761
Keywords:	postmodern; postmodernism
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2015 02:49
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