It was here that he established the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) in 1964, an interdisciplinary postgraduate research centre that sought to synthesize literary studies with sociological ideas and analytical methods.

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His emphasis is on "cultural literacy" - certain facts, ideas and literary works that he says people need to know in order to operate effectively as citizens of the country in which they live - and learning in a highly structured way.

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The Daily Reckoning provides over half a million subscribers with literary economic perspective, global market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

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The Storymoja Hay literary festival is an annual gathering that celebrates contemporary culture and ideas through storytelling, books, live discussion forums, workshops, debates, live performances, and music.

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Set in America in the not-too-distant future, the novel braided countless characters and ideas into a deliriously strange and self-consciously literary plot, involving a tennis academy, a recovery facility, a dysfunctional family and a debilitatingly gripping film.

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In 2010 a great friend and literary agent, Lorin Rees talked me into writing a book (www.greggfairbrothers.com) on turning ideas into success, despite the fact I'm no writer, and now here I am writing about leadership and being entrepreneurial in a blog, despite the fact I'm no blogger either.

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