Cooper’s Last

Oct 2016

Censorship and freedom in digital capitalism

"Inhaling the consequences of market emancipation in the La Trobe Valley

Hazelwood is Burning, by Simon Cooper

Arena Magazine 129

Simon Cooper

Apr 2014

Inhaling the consequences of market emancipation in the La Trobe Valley

"Whenever anyone declares that what they are doing is neutral or free of ideology we…

Enlightened Barbarism: On Zero Dark Thirty and the Torture Debate

Arena Magazine 122

Feb 2013

Whenever anyone declares that what they are doing is neutral or free of ideology we ought to be suspicious. This is even more so in relation to contemporary terrorism. How would it be possible to take a neutral stance on post 9/11 events and even have anything to say? And yet this is precisely what […]

"Simon Cooper

Knowledge Markets

Arena Magazine 114

Oct 2011

Simon Cooper

"How might artists respond to the social transformations occurring today? Can artists take on a…

Arena Forum: Questioning Art and Politics

Arena Magazine 112

Jun 2011

How might artists respond to the social transformations occurring today? Can artists take on a political agenda without compromising their creativity?

"The humanities’ vital contribution to the public sphere