Admassu Kebede

Contributing Writer

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A Brief History of the Museum
Having its origins in ancient Alexandria, the museum opened its doors to the public in 18th century France and spread in the wake of the great world's fairs.
Oct 27, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
Nick Griffin's Media Coup Stirs Public Debate
The appearance of the British National Party leader Nick Griffins on BBC's flagship Question Time raises questions about freedom of speech and its limitations.
Oct 23, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
Michel Foucault and the Disciplinary Society
Foucault's analysis of social institutions centres the human body amidst power relations where it is the object of knowledge and power exercise.
Oct 20, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
The Doctrine of the Eternal Recurrence
Nietzsche objects to religion in particular to Christianity because he believes it shifts emphasis from the real world to an unsubstantiated ideal realm.
Oct 20, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
The Myth of The Eternal Return
In The Myth of the Eternal Return, Eliade argues that humankind needs to appeal to a meta-historical power in the form of Christianity to justify historical suffering.
Oct 20, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House is a pessimistic symbolic depiction of a larger society called England at the outset of the First World War.
Oct 19, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly is a play rich with layers of meaning that attempt to deconstruct fixed perceptions about gender, race and sexuality.
Oct 18, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
The Short Stories of Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz is one of the finest writers of social protest literature in the US. He was committed to social justice and opposed worker exploitation, racism and fascism.
Oct 18, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
Albert Maltz, Writer, Hollywood Ten Member
Maltz was an author, screenwriter and Hollywood Ten Member. He stood up to Congressional witch-hunt and chose personal integrity over his promising film career.
Oct 18, 2009 - Admassu Kebede
Poetry and Politics in the Divine Comedy
In the Commedia, the character of Manfred has served Dante well as a protagonist to denounce papal expansionism and assert the supremacy of grace over clerical censure.
Sep 24, 2009 - Admassu Kebede