Author Archives: Justin O'Connor

Justin O'Connor

About Justin O'Connor

Justin O'Connor is professor of Cultural Economy at the University of South Australia, and is author, with Xin Gu, of the forthcoming Red Creative: Culture and Modernity in China (Intellect).

Driving in the dark in our conflict with China

By Justin O'Connor | On 18 September 2020

There is a co-ordinated front from the defence and security establishments, the Coalition back-bench, US-financed think tanks and the Murdoch-dominated media in attacks on China

Posted in China, Politics, World Affairs | 19 Comments

JUSTIN O’CONNOR. The domestic agenda for Australia’s anti-China rhetoric

By Justin O'Connor | On 18 May 2020

Australia’s anti-China rhetoric is not just about foreign policy. In demonising China as a malign communist power it distracts us from looking at what ails Western liberal democracies, presenting us with a stultifying either/or.

Posted in Asia, Politics | 9 Comments