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Stan Grant

From https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/how-history-may-yet-be-the-death-of-us/13429892

There’s a famous quote about learning the lessons of history: those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

But perhaps the reverse is also true.

Too much memory, too much focus on injustice and grievances, can make us captives of the past and promote an endless cycle of revenge and retribution..

An all historical fever: how history may yet be the death of us recorded 17 June 2021 Manning Clark Lecture

Credits:

• Paul Barclay, Presenter
• Lindy Raine, Producer

ABOUT Stan Grant: https://www.abc.net.au/news/stan-grant/8195640

Stan Grant is the Vice Chancellor’s Chair of Australian/Indigenous Belonging at Charles Sturt University. He was formerly ABC’s Global Affairs and Indigenous Affairs Analyst.

He is one of Australia’s most respected and awarded journalists, with more than 30 years experience in radio and television news and current affairs. Stan has a strong reputation for independence and integrity and has interviewed international political and business leaders, including our own prime ministers and senior ministers.

Prior to taking up his latest role Stan served for a decade at a Senior International Correspondent for CNN in Asia and the Middle East, broadcasting to an audience of millions around the world.

He has interviewed numerous world leaders including Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Condoleezza Rice, Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, Shimon Peres, Bill Clinton, and Australian Prime Ministers Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, and Malcolm Turnbull.

Stan has won numerous international and Australian awards including a Peabody Award, Columbia University Alfred I. duPont award, four times winner of the prestigious Asia TV awards including best news story and reporter of the year, twice winner of the coveted Australian Walkley Award, as well as a TV Logie award, GQ Magazine agenda setter of the year and an Australian Academy of Arts Cinema and Television Award (Australia’s Oscars) as male TV presenter of the year.

Stan is an award winning and best selling author of several books and has contributed articles to many major Australian newspapers, magazines and journals.

Image Credit: Cartoon, Nicholson (The Age 27 Sep 2003)