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This page contains all of the posts and discussion on MemeStreams referencing the following web page: The City of Words, by Alberto Manguel | CBC Radio | Ideas | Massey Lectures. You can find discussions on MemeStreams as you surf the web, even if you aren't a MemeStreams member, using the Threads Bookmarklet.

The City of Words, by Alberto Manguel | CBC Radio | Ideas | Massey Lectures
by possibly noteworthy at 9:10 pm EST, Dec 16, 2007

The end of ethnic nationalism, building societies around sets of common values, seems like a good idea. But something is going wrong. In the 2007 Massey Lectures, writer Alberto Manguel takes a fresh look at some of the problems we face, and suggests we should look at what stories have to teach us about society. “How do stories help us perceive ourselves and others?” he asks. “How can stories lend a whole society an identity...?” From Gilgamesh to the Bible, from Don Quixote to The Fast Runner, Alberto Manguel explores how books and stories hold the secret keys to what binds us together.

These lectures are still available as podcasts, but only for a very limited time.


 
 
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