Can nostalgia be a force for good? | Stuart Semple, Grafton Tanner, Jenni Murray

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Published on February 2, 2023 6:38:31 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS49kT_5rcc

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Stuart Semple, Grafton Tanner, Jenni Murray debate the role of nostalgia in politics and culture.

Are we stifled by our obsession with the past?

00:00 Intro
01:00 Grafton Tanner
02:30 Stuart Semple
04:53 Jenni Murray

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A century ago, in what some would see as the highpoint of modernism, the new held all the cards. New literature, new art, new music, this was the driving force of culture. But now with a vast archive available to all, the past is in. Not one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time was born less than 60 years ago. Old tv series are some of the most popular shows. Might we be losing faith in the new and reverting to an era of safety and tradition? And is this a broader sign of our loss of belief in progress itself?

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British artist Stuart Semple, English journalist and broadcaster Jenni Murray and author of 'The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia' Grafton Tanner debate whether we should see our attachment to the Beatles, Blackadder and Bach as a deep conservativism that should be overcome. Myriam François hosts.

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