So many of our artistic geniuses have complicated legacies. What do we do with work we love by artists whose behaviour is more difficult to admire?
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Articles on Barry Humphries
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Through characters such as Bazza McKenzie, the late comedian promoted Australian vernacular – the witty, the crude and both – to new audiences.
The Australian comedian has died at 89, after a career spanning seven decades.
Public taste has changed and that is that. It’s not just the references that date in topical satire. Audiences are powerful, and if they feel insulted they can shut down a comedian.
There is still a lot of misunderstanding about what being transgender means and how it relates to drag.
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Kidman Chair in Australian Studies and Director, JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, University of Adelaide
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