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'If you don't want to take risks, then you have to be silent' : an interview with Howard Zinn.
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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Writing on the edge : a journal about writing and teaching writingVolume
20Issue
2Season
SpringPagination
86 - 94Publisher
University of California, Davis, University Writing ProgramLocation
Davis, CalifISSN
1064-6051Language
engNotes
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.auPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2010, University of California, Davis, University Writing ProgramUsage metrics
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