Legacies and Influences

Friday 15 November, 10.10-10.30am

What is Donald Horne’s legacy? Surely a writer’s legacy is his work and this paper will take a concise look at his writings with particular emphasis on his liberal humanism, pluralism and thoughts about social change. In the belief that thoughts don’t spontaneously generate this paper will also examine the forces that shaped Horne. To what extent are the ideas and ideals of a person, of a country, up for grabs?

About the speaker

Nick Horne

Nick Horne, son of Donald, completed his BA before briefly working as a semi-professional conga player in an African pop band and has driven taxis in Sydney for three decades. In 2017 he edited Donald Horne: Selected Writings. Like The Lucky Country, he turns sixty this year.

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