Both these studies grew out of Wark's experience as a public intellectual who participated in public controversies, mainly through their newspaper column in The Australian, a leading national daily.
Oboje od ovih studija rasle su iz Warksovog iskustva kao javnog intelektualca koji je sudjelovao u javnim kontroverzijama, većinom kroz njegovu kolumnu u The Australian, vodećim dnevnim novinama.