Sunday
Apr182010
EA's Academic Conference of 2010: "Monty Python in International Context"
Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 13:09
Colleagues at the University of Lodz in Poland inform us that they will be hosting the conference, "Monty Python in Its British and International Cultural Contexts, or How to Recognise the Spanish Inquisition from Quite a Long Way Away", will be held on 28-29 October 2010.
We have known for some time that modern Britain is defined to a great extent by Python (but no, we are not posting the Dead Parrot Sketch, as that is just too flaming obvious; instead, readers are referred to the best three-minute explanation of Marxist theory ever put on film). Still, we were initially skeptical of the international dimension, given that no one really recognises or can even expect the Spanish Inquisition:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gldlyTjXk9A&feature=fvst[/youtube]
However, on further reflection, we see the value of new international perspectives. Consider, for example, Python's examination of Australian culture, carried out in association with the Philosophy Department of the University of Woolloomooloo:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f_p0CgPeyA[/youtube]
And how could we ever forgot the incisive portrayal of our Canadian friends?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg[/youtube]
We have known for some time that modern Britain is defined to a great extent by Python (but no, we are not posting the Dead Parrot Sketch, as that is just too flaming obvious; instead, readers are referred to the best three-minute explanation of Marxist theory ever put on film). Still, we were initially skeptical of the international dimension, given that no one really recognises or can even expect the Spanish Inquisition:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gldlyTjXk9A&feature=fvst[/youtube]
However, on further reflection, we see the value of new international perspectives. Consider, for example, Python's examination of Australian culture, carried out in association with the Philosophy Department of the University of Woolloomooloo:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f_p0CgPeyA[/youtube]
And how could we ever forgot the incisive portrayal of our Canadian friends?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg[/youtube]
Reader Comments (2)
IRI imprisonment of dissidents, modern day inquisition?
I found this article, its a short history on the Spanish Inquisition:
http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/history/inquisition.htm
"Many economically important citizens were expelled or killed. The censorship of books and the prevention of students studying overseas, to stop them bringing Protestant ideas into the country, and the general atmosphere of fear and mistrust cut Spain off from many of the intellectual developments in Europe"
"Spanish universities, some of the oldest and most prestigious in Europe, became academic backwaters. Additionally, of course, the need to protect royal legitimacy, power and prestige forced Spain into fighting wars it could not win – causing even more damage to the country's society and economy.
someone forward this article to the Iranian Govt.
"The arrival of the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century began to put a stop to the activities of the Inquisition".
I think it fair to say that Iran is in that stage
danial,
And every saint day was a day of rest. So many saints, so many days off! I don't know how they got things done. The Protestants got rid of all that - hence the 'Protestant work ethic'.