David Rowe
David Rowe is Professor of Cultural Research in the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney. He has published extensively in the areas of media and popular culture, especially sport, music and journalism. Prof Rowe has published many essays and commentaries on cultural and social matters in print, broadcast and online media, and has been a research consultant for several government departments, local councils, professional organisations and community groups. His work has been translated into Chinese, French, Arabic, Italian and Turkish, and his books include Globalization and Sport: Playing the World (2001, co-authored), Sport, Culture and the Media: The Unruly Trinity (2004, second edition) and Global Media Sport: Flows, Forms and Futures (2011).
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Shh! Don’t tell my highbrow chums I liked the Twenty20!
I went to the KFC T20 Big Bash League game at the Sydney Cricket Ground in character. My self-assigned role…... Read more
Is it unAustralian to barrack for the other team?
Norman Tebbit - a key confidante of Margaret Thatcher entirely ignored in the recent film The Iron Lady - is…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
Like a fat full-stop, it lay in my hand. A small orange – not exactly fresh, but purchased anyway…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
