Catherine Churchman: China, South-East Asia, New Zealand (Episode 25)

05/21/22 • 69 min

Dr. Catherine Churchman is Lecturer in the Asian Studies Programme in the School of Languages and Cultures. We talked about the mysterious bronze drum culture; Chinese languages, both within and outside of China; and to what extent the CCP is impacting academic freedom in New Zealand.
Catherine's book on the bronze drum culture: https://www.amazon.com/People-between...
Salvatore Babones' article on China and Australian universities: https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2022...

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Dane Giraud is a comedy writer with a background in performance (music and acting). He's also an active member both of the NZ Jewish community and of the NZ Free Speech Union. We talked to him about the government's proposed 'hate speech' laws, the importance of free expression in the arts, and how things have changed since the days of Monty Python.
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