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Massey at 60: The Legacy of Doris Lessing and the 'Prisons We Choose to Live Inside'

Massey at 60: The Legacy of Doris Lessing and the 'Prisons We Choose to Live Inside'

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Doris Lessing addressed Canadian audiences with her CBC Massey Lectures in 1985, warning warn us against groupthink and what she called the intellectual “prisons we choose to live inside." Now, a response from the present day: Professor Miglena Todorova reflects on Lessing’s message and puts it into the context of today’s politics.

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Massey at 60: The Legacy of Doris Lessing and the 'Prisons We Choose to Live Inside'

Massey at 60: The Legacy of Doris Lessing and the 'Prisons We Choose to Live Inside'