27 April 2008
Massey Lectures 2007: The City of Words, Lecture 5,The Screen of Hal
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In his final lecture, Alberto Manguel examines an unfinished novel by Jack London. In The Assassination Bureau, a shady organisation believes it can purify society by killing off 'undesirables'. Manguel compares London's dark creation with our world of interconnected multinational corporations who, he says, hide behind a screen of countless anonymous shareholders, threatening the planet and our very humanity.
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Further Information
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Publications
Title: The City of Words:Understanding civilisation through story
Author: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Queensland University Press
Music
CD title:
Towards the sea
Track title:
Sonate pour flute et harpe, Adagio - presto
Artist: Robert Aitken/ Erica Goodman
Composer: Jean-Michel Damase
CD details: Grammofon AB BIS, Djursholm: BIS CD 650
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