Gagging clauses’ – NDAs or non-disclosure agreements – have been rarely out of the headlines in recent months. High profile cases in business, politics and celebrity life have prompted calls for an outright ban, particularly …
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Contracts of Silence
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Shhh! A Narrative History of Secrecy
Secrets have never been more suspect. Post Snowden, post Saville, post the Catholic Church abuse scandal, institutions which keep secrets are automatically seen as having something to hide, and openness and transparency are seen as the new imperatives. Any deviation from the new orthodoxy of honesty is punished – by exposure. But the story of secrecy is not as black and white as our contemporary prejudices would have it. For centuries secrecy has been seen to serve a useful purpose. It has protected citizens from the prying eyes of governments, it has protected the feelings of individuals and kept couples together. Have we lost more than we have gained by abandoning our respect for the power and sanctity of secrecy? Tiffany Jenkins presents a history of secrecy driven by a thesis which challenges the conventional wisdom of the moment.
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On the need for judgement about quality in art, culture and life.
In this talk recorded for Radio 4, Tiffany Jenkins argues that we need more judgement about quality in art, culture and life.
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Debating the value of culture, Radio 4
Radio 4 debate on the value of culture Melvyn Bragg, Sir Christopher Frayling, Dr Tiffany Jenkins, and Matt Ridley discuss the meaning and value of culture in the twenty-first century. In a programme recorded in …
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Start the Week, on Radio 4, on maths, big data and measurement.
Start the Week, Radio 4. In this programme, Lisa Jardine discusses how complex maths has broken free of the laboratory and now influences every aspect of our lives.Tiffany Jenkins sounds a note of caution about …
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Beauty and the Brain, Radio 4
What makes an artwork beautiful? Radio 4 programme – Beauty and the Brain – Presented by Tiffany Jenkins. In this programme, I investigate what studying our brains can tell us about art. Can there ever …
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Judgement At Last, Four Thought, Radio 4
In this programme for Four Thought on Radio 4, I argue that we need more judgement about quality in art, culture and life. Judgement about quality is unfashionable in today’s art world, and this is …
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Newsnight Review
I was on Newsnight Review talking about art and climate change. Johan Hari, Simon Armitage, Jonathan Bate were on the panel as well, which was chaired by Martha Kearney. We discussed the films 2012 and …
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