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Jiang oversaw China’s reemergence on the global stage, and sustained growth at home. But his policies also set the scene for excess and the growth of President Xi Jinping.
HIs outrageous talent was matched by a personal life marked by bigamy, violence, drugs, alcohol and his 1958 marriage to his 13-year-old cousin.
The titan of French film has died, aged 91. His was a career of immense creativity, which redefined the grammar of cinema.
Javier Marías has died at 70. His works of fiction, which sold over 8 million copies, mined themes such as secrecy and betrayal, the weight of the past and the limits of cross cultural understanding.
The author, who died Sept. 1, 2022, inspired countless researchers to probe the injustices working people face.
Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91 on Aug. 30, 2022. A historian of the Soviet era assesses his impact and the consequences of his failed attempts to reform state socialism.
Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently transpired.
Much of his work was imbued with a sense of the end, so it is fitting to look back at three of his best works to mark the illustrator’s passing
The pioneering Japanese designer leaves behind a legacy of innovative fashion design.
Olivia Newton-John leaves a legacy as a sweet girl-next-door type with a sublime voice, who embraced the country that claimed her as its own.
Shirley Barrett burst onto the international scene when her debut film, Love Serenade won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes Film Festival.
Judith Durham was lead singer of The Seekers and a solo artist. One of Australia’s most recognisable voices, she has passed away at 79.
In Uncle Archie Roach, we find the most profound sense of an alternate masculinity. It is difficult to put words to this loss.
Famous for his Gaian theory, James Lovelock was a maverick and a revolutionary thinker.
Frank Moorhouse devoted himself to advancing the interests of authors, but his greatest legacy is his own writing.
The pandemic has forced people to discover new ways of maintaining connection with one another and to consider their own mortality — obituaries played a part in making this easier.
Letizia Battaglia’s images of Mafia bloodshed made it impossible for people to turn a blind eye to the criminal outfit’s reign of terror.
Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of humor.
John Willsteed talks to Ed Kuepper, Peter Milton Walsh and Kenny Gormley about the man who would change Brisbane music forever.
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Gender, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
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Head of Film, University of Southampton
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Scientia Professor in English and Film Studies, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, RMIT University
