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A decade ago Theory was a buzz word, causing great and widespread excitement - but was it just a passing fad? According to the media, academics are now lost in abstruse ideas. Meanwhile academics blame the media for having no interest in understanding literature and culture, and making no effort to follow debates and explain them to a wider public. But has theory lost its relevance? Has science taken its place? Speakers include: Martin Amis, whose most recent book is a collection of essays, The War Against Clich