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DentDr Shirley Dent
Head of Communications
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Shirley was formerly Communications Director for the Academy of Ideas. She continues as the Battle Satellites director and is also an Associate Fellow of the Academy of Ideas. Shirley writes and comments widely on arts and literature, including a regular blog at Guardian Arts Unlimited, and reviews for The Times Literary Supplement. She sits on the editorial board of the humanities journal, The Grey Zone and researched the editorial and bibliographic history of William Blake’s works for her PhD, co-authoring a book on the subject with Jason Whittaker, Radical Blake. She continues to contribute academic essays to scholarly collections: this year she is writing three more chapters for collected editions, one on copyright, one on censorship and one on the hymn Jerusalem and its use by the far right. Shirley was formerly Head of Communications at the Policy Studies Institute and Assistant Editor at the New Humanist.
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DEBATING MATTERS HISTORY
Qualifying Round: Bromley 2012/13
DEBATE: Energy Futures
Qualifying Round: Bromley 2012/13
DEBATE: Factory Farming
Regional Final: South East 2011/12
DEBATE: Clicktivism
Regional Final: South East 2011/12
DEBATE: Organ Donation
Regional Final: South East 2011/12
DEBATE: London Olympics
National FInal: National Final 2010/11
DEBATE: IVF
Regional Final: Central 2010/11
DEBATE: Great Apes
Regional Final: Central 2010/11
DEBATE: Healthy Behaviour
Regional Final: London & South 2009/10
DEBATE: MPs expenses
Regional Final: London & South 2009/10
DEBATE: Artistic Expression
Qualifying Round: West London 2009/10
DEBATE: Older Mums
Qualifying Round: West London 2009/10
DEBATE: Pop artists
Qualifying Round: Berkshire 2008/09
DEBATE: Animal Experimentation
Qualifying Round: Berkshire 2008/09
DEBATE: Sport and Competition
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday 27 June:
Oxfordshire Championship at Oxford Union, in partnership with Magdalen College School and Oxford Festival of Arts
Friday 5 July:
North East Championship at Durham Sixth Form Centre
CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE
Find a list of all our previous championship events here.
SUPPORT DEBATING MATTERS
Bernie Whelan, our DM coordinator, is raising money for Debating Matters.
To stage one of our Championships for six to 12 teams costs £6,000. Find out more on Bernie’s
Wonderful fundraising page.