Martin Leet
Biographic Data
| ID | 4373257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Leet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Leet |
| SIGNATURE | LEET M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
JAS review of books
David Carter ed, The Ideas Market, Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 2004, pp 298 pages, pb $32.95, ISBN 0522851126. Joan Eveline, Ivory Basement Leadership: Power and Invisibility in the Changing University, Nedlands, UWA Press, 2004, pp 260, pb $39.95, ISBN 1920694218. Graham Seal, Inventing Anzac: The Digger and National Mythology, St Lucia, API Network and UQP, 2004, pp 232, ISBN 0702234478. Anna Shnukal Guy Ramsay and Yuriko Nagata eds, N…
From the Sublime to the Subliminal
Key events in international politics, such as terrorist attacks, can be characterised as sublime: our minds clash with phenomena that supersede our cognitive abilities, triggering a range of powerful emotions, such as pain, fear and awe. Encounters with the sublime allow us an important glimpse into the contingent and often manipulative nature of representation. For centuries, philosophers have sought to learn from these experiences, but in polit…
JAS review of books
Bain Attwood and S G Foster (eds), Frontier Conflict: The Australian Experience, National Museum of Australia, 2003, pp 218, pb S39.95, ISBN 1876944110. Walmajarri Storytellers, edited by Eirlys Richards, Joyce Hudson and Pat Lowe, Out of the Desert: Stories from the Walmajarri Exodus, Magabala Books, 2003, pp 186, pb $39.95, ISBN 1875641491. Veronica Brodie as told to Mary‐Anne Gale, My Side of the Bridge, Wakefield Press, 2002, pp 190, pb $24.9…
Democracy and the Individual
The main question informing this paper is whether it is possible to extend democracy beyond its liberal forms. The paper reflects upon this question with regard to its implications for the individual. For the radicalization of democracy implies a need for self-transformation, if the everyday egoism of contemporary citizens is not to thwart reasonable discussion and participation. Theorists such as Richard Rorty argue that the philosophical resour…
JAS review of books
David Burchell and Andrew Leigh (eds), The Prince's New Clothes: Why Do Australians Dislike Their Politicians?, University of New South Wales Press, 2002, pp 191, pb $34.95. ISBN 086840604X. Don Watson, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: a portrait of Paul Keating, Random House, 2002, hb $45.00. ISBN 0091835178. Warwick Anders, The Cultivation of Whiteness: Science, Health and Radical Destiny in Australia, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 364…
JAS review of books
Brigid Hains, The Ice and the Inland: Mawson, Flynn and the Myth of the Frontier, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 218, pb S49.95. ISBN 0522850367. John Connor, The Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1838, University of New South Wales Press, 2002, pp 176, pb $29.95. ISBN 0868407569 John Carroll, Terror: A meditation on the meaning of September 11, Scribe Publications, pp 106, pb $16.95. ISBN 0908011849. Helen Caldicott, The New Nuclear Danger: G…
Aftereffects of Knowledge
A distinction between nature and culture is usually thought to be a condition of possibility of criticism. The idea is that, in comparison to natural laws, norms and conventions are merely relative and, therefore, susceptible to criticism and change. This paper contests this view and argues that critical practice is still possible, and even more productive, when nature and culture are seen to be continuous with one another. A general contrast is …
Recovering the Individual
The Politics of Suffering
A concern for progress is central to the public agendas of modern societies. Political actors compete with one another mainly with regard to their respective claims to bring about a better future, particularly in the economic and technological spheres. The focus on progress has, however, deeper roots which date back to the aspirations of the Enlightenment. Around that time, the belief arose that systematic improvements are made possible by the st…
Labour movements and welfare states
While it is commonly accepted that the organisation and mobilisation of labour movements has been critical to the development and nature of welfare states across the OECD, considerable uncertainty remains as to the specific mechan isms and means by which labour movements secure social wage benefits. Emphasis in the evaluation of labour politics can be placed on the role of left and labour party control over government, on the effect of union move…
Labour and Citizenship
This paper is concerned with the political determinants of the significantly different rates of welfare expenditure which characterise advanced capitalist countries. The research concentrates on the connections between the organization and mobilization of a key political actor pursing social wage benefits – the labour movement – and different levels across nations of welfare provision, including expenditure on health, social security consumption …
From the Sublime to the Subliminal
Key events in international politics, such as terrorist attacks, can be characterised as sublime: our minds clash with phenomena that supersede our cognitive abilities, triggering a range of powerful emotions, such as pain, fear and awe. Encounters with the sublime allow us an important glimpse into the contingent and often manipulative nature of representation. For centuries, philosophers have sought to learn from these experiences, but in polit…
Labour and Citizenship
This paper is concerned with the political determinants of the significantly different rates of welfare expenditure which characterise advanced capitalist countries. The research concentrates on the connections between the organization and mobilization of a key political actor pursing social wage benefits – the labour movement – and different levels across nations of welfare provision, including expenditure on health, social security consumption …
The Politics of Suffering
A concern for progress is central to the public agendas of modern societies. Political actors compete with one another mainly with regard to their respective claims to bring about a better future, particularly in the economic and technological spheres. The focus on progress has, however, deeper roots which date back to the aspirations of the Enlightenment. Around that time, the belief arose that systematic improvements are made possible by the st…
Labour movements and welfare states
While it is commonly accepted that the organisation and mobilisation of labour movements has been critical to the development and nature of welfare states across the OECD, considerable uncertainty remains as to the specific mechan isms and means by which labour movements secure social wage benefits. Emphasis in the evaluation of labour politics can be placed on the role of left and labour party control over government, on the effect of union move…
Labour and Citizenship
This paper is concerned with the political determinants of the significantly different rates of welfare expenditure which characterise advanced capitalist countries. The research concentrates on the connections between the organization and mobilization of a key political actor pursing social wage benefits – the labour movement – and different levels across nations of welfare provision, including expenditure on health, social security consumption …
JAS review of books
David Burchell and Andrew Leigh (eds), The Prince's New Clothes: Why Do Australians Dislike Their Politicians?, University of New South Wales Press, 2002, pp 191, pb $34.95. ISBN 086840604X. Don Watson, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: a portrait of Paul Keating, Random House, 2002, hb $45.00. ISBN 0091835178. Warwick Anders, The Cultivation of Whiteness: Science, Health and Radical Destiny in Australia, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 364…
JAS review of books
Brigid Hains, The Ice and the Inland: Mawson, Flynn and the Myth of the Frontier, Melbourne University Press, 2002, pp 218, pb S49.95. ISBN 0522850367. John Connor, The Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1838, University of New South Wales Press, 2002, pp 176, pb $29.95. ISBN 0868407569 John Carroll, Terror: A meditation on the meaning of September 11, Scribe Publications, pp 106, pb $16.95. ISBN 0908011849. Helen Caldicott, The New Nuclear Danger: G…
Aftereffects of Knowledge
A distinction between nature and culture is usually thought to be a condition of possibility of criticism. The idea is that, in comparison to natural laws, norms and conventions are merely relative and, therefore, susceptible to criticism and change. This paper contests this view and argues that critical practice is still possible, and even more productive, when nature and culture are seen to be continuous with one another. A general contrast is …
Recovering the Individual
The Politics of Suffering
A concern for progress is central to the public agendas of modern societies. Political actors compete with one another mainly with regard to their respective claims to bring about a better future, particularly in the economic and technological spheres. The focus on progress has, however, deeper roots which date back to the aspirations of the Enlightenment. Around that time, the belief arose that systematic improvements are made possible by the st…
JAS review of books
Bain Attwood and S G Foster (eds), Frontier Conflict: The Australian Experience, National Museum of Australia, 2003, pp 218, pb S39.95, ISBN 1876944110. Walmajarri Storytellers, edited by Eirlys Richards, Joyce Hudson and Pat Lowe, Out of the Desert: Stories from the Walmajarri Exodus, Magabala Books, 2003, pp 186, pb $39.95, ISBN 1875641491. Veronica Brodie as told to Mary‐Anne Gale, My Side of the Bridge, Wakefield Press, 2002, pp 190, pb $24.9…
Democracy and the Individual
The main question informing this paper is whether it is possible to extend democracy beyond its liberal forms. The paper reflects upon this question with regard to its implications for the individual. For the radicalization of democracy implies a need for self-transformation, if the everyday egoism of contemporary citizens is not to thwart reasonable discussion and participation. Theorists such as Richard Rorty argue that the philosophical resour…
JAS review of books
David Carter ed, The Ideas Market, Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 2004, pp 298 pages, pb $32.95, ISBN 0522851126. Joan Eveline, Ivory Basement Leadership: Power and Invisibility in the Changing University, Nedlands, UWA Press, 2004, pp 260, pb $39.95, ISBN 1920694218. Graham Seal, Inventing Anzac: The Digger and National Mythology, St Lucia, API Network and UQP, 2004, pp 232, ISBN 0702234478. Anna Shnukal Guy Ramsay and Yuriko Nagata eds, N…
From the Sublime to the Subliminal
Key events in international politics, such as terrorist attacks, can be characterised as sublime: our minds clash with phenomena that supersede our cognitive abilities, triggering a range of powerful emotions, such as pain, fear and awe. Encounters with the sublime allow us an important glimpse into the contingent and often manipulative nature of representation. For centuries, philosophers have sought to learn from these experiences, but in polit…
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