Mary Beard: “Learning to think should be destabilising” - New Statesman

The historian on eviscerating Boris Johnson, making students cry, and why classics is “not just for posh people”.  
When Mary Beard took aim at Boris Johnson, she shot to kill. It was a 2015 debate on Greece vs Rome: Johnson, then mayor of London on the side of the Greeks, Beard the Romans. “The confession I have t

Interviews - New Statesman

Interviews - New Statesman

Kaitlyn Beard Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Kaitlyn Beard Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

George Eaton on X: “Learning to think can be very uncomfortable, very destabilising. And in some ways it has to be destabilising.” Fascinating interview by @RMCunliffe with her former teacher @wmarybeard. / X

Interviews - New Statesman

The Culture Interview - New Statesman

The Culture Interview - New Statesman

Mia Beard Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

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Mia Beard Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Mia Beard Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Kaitlyn Beard Facebook, Instagram & Twitter on PeekYou

Mary Beard: “Learning to think should be destabilising” - New Statesman

The Culture Interview - New Statesman