Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsPolitical activistsHistoryIan Brackenbury Channell, known as 'The Wizard', flourished at the University of Melbourne 1970-73. Apparently funded by the Student Union, he was given premises to establish a Department of Levity in which he formulated 'alternative' scientific and social theories, and undertook writings and activities debunking political and ideological beliefs, writing a series of open letters to dignitaries and others, and self-publishing a number of works. Some of his antics took the form of creating diversions in order to subvert or defuse serious political protest meetings.
Melbourne University Department Of Levity. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 07/03/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/58528
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