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'If you don't want to take risks, then you have to be silent' : an interview with Howard Zinn.

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posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00 authored by Cassandra AthertonCassandra Atherton
An interview with intellectual Howard Zinn is presented. When asked on the responsibilities of a public intellectual, he mentioned doing something that would benefit the society and not just satisfying one's own personal ambition. He states that there are risks on coming up with ideas as a public intellectual, including the opinions of the people. He discusses the benefits and problems of being allied to a university as a public intellectual.

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Journal

Writing on the edge : a journal about writing and teaching writing

Volume

20

Issue

2

Season

Spring

Pagination

86 - 94

Publisher

University of California, Davis, University Writing Program

Location

Davis, Calif

ISSN

1064-6051

Language

eng

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Cassandra won the 2009 Mary Schroeder award for this interview.Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in Deakin Research Online. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au

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C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2010, University of California, Davis, University Writing Program

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