Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Man Booker is announced

The judge chair announced that the choice of a winner was simple: it won because it was the best.
However, 3 out of 5 judges voted for it, which means that 2 judges do not think it is the best! Spot the contradiction?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/oct/12/howard-jacobson-the-finkler-question-booker

Monday, October 4, 2010

Afghan Star question

The documentary, "Afghan Star" uses the prize narrative (Street, 2005, p.832) to explore what defines "Afghan identity". How is this identity represented?

Sunday, October 3, 2010

The Ig Nobels

The silly, but serious, alternatives to the Nobels: http://chronicle.com/article/A-Whale-of-a-Time-at-the-Ig/124759/?sid=at