Troy reviews Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, a fascinating look into the rabbit hole of social media and misinformation, and trying to understand how we got there and what we can do about it
A Nasty Little War: The West’s Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution by Anna Reid
Troy reviews A Nasty Little War: The West’s Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution by Anna Reid looks at the military interventions by the Allied powers in the former Russian Empire after its revolutions in 1917.
WORD Christchurch 2023: Turning Points: 150 Years of University of Canterbury History
Troy reports back from a session with the creators of new book, A New History: The University of Canterbury 1873-2023.
Turning Points: 150 years of University of Canterbury history: WORD Christchurch Festival 2023
For this book, many of those telling the stories of the University’s 150 years have strong connections with it: whether as students or employees. This panel discussion event looks like it’ll be a great insight into how they wrote this particular book, but also how the different speakers approach writing history more generally. Come along and learn all about how messy it can be to write history and what it’s like to try and tell the stories of 150 years of an institution and its people!
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