Speaking: 'Britain has become indifferent to beauty' Intelligence Squared / National Trust, 19 March 2009

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Series[UMA-SRE-20170009] SPEAKINGAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2017000900726Scope and ContentContains: Invitation, correspondence and schedule on Greer participation in a debate staged by Intelligence Squared (IQ2) with The National Trust, 19/3/2009, on the topic 'Britain has become indifferent to beauty'. Greer was the opening speaker against the motion, for fee of £500 plus travel. Includes laser print of typescript, 3 pages, unnumbered, begins: "'Britain has become indifferent to beauty. Condescending nonsense...". Correspondents: Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Hannah Kaye, Intelligence Squared; Leah Middleton, Aitken Alexander Associates; Dame Fiona Reynolds, Director-General, The National Trust; Stephen Bayley (second speaker against the motion). Subjects: Lectures and lecturing; Debates and debatingAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2017.0009 Unit 0021

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date5 February 2009-27 March 2009

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Speaking: 'Britain has become indifferent to beauty' Intelligence Squared / National Trust, 19 March 2009