Muriel Spark


 Muriel Spark on morally improving victim narratives in comparison to satire. Is the former somewhat fake on a psychological level? More: which one really has the greatest power to effect social change?


Her essay was written in 1970, more than fifty five years ago. What can it tell us now?


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On Muriel Spark’s essay “The Desegregation of Art” (1970), part one 

https://youtu.be/vyf3xyfIWE4

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