Friday, August 21, 2015

Philip Pullman attacks 'barbarian' downgrading of UK arts education

The His Dark Materials author says shift away from these subjects in English baccalaureate threatens an area of ‘incalculable worth’

'You’re lacking a human dimension of some sort if you’re not interested in the arts' ... Philip Pullman.
Philip Pullman. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian
Philip Pullman has defended the study of the arts, saying “they’re of incalculable worth in what it means to be a human being”, and slamming the UK’s government of “philistines and barbarians” for failing to understand this.

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