Stan Persky taught philosophy at Capilano University in N. Vancouver, B.C. He received the 2010 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. His most recent books are Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 (McGill-Queen's, 2011), Post-Communist Stories: About Cities, Politics, Desires (Cormorant, 2014), and Letter from Berlin: Essays 2015-2016 (Dooney's, 2017).
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Stan Persky reviews Larry McMurtry’s Walter Benjamin At The Dairy Queen: Reflections at Sixty and Beyond
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Stan Persky kicks back to watch a boxing match and discovers some media-speak
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Stan Persky takes a hard look at the Supreme Court decision on the Robin Sharpe Child Pornography case.
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Stan Persky defends the Governor-General against the Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops
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Stan Persky on What’s Happening At Andy’s?
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