Public figures, authors, artists and journalists have long written about their experience of dying. But why do they do it? And what do we gain?
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Clive James’ brilliant career began as an undergraduate at the University of Sydney in 1957, where he first honed his skills as a performer and writer.
Writer, broadcaster and commentator Clive James never missed an opportunity to educate his audience. That included raising awareness of leukaemia.
Clive James will be remembered for his dry wit, distinctive voice and his unlikely yet hugely appealing screen presence.
Death is a funny thing. It creeps up on us all, or surprises us if we are unlucky (or lucky, depending on the circumstances). For a writer, especially a self-confessed solipsist such as Clive James, the…
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2014 Rydon Fellow in Australian Politics and Political History, King's College London
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Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney