Universities should not swat the public intellectual gadfly

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Scholars need to act with greater urgency

Steven Beschloss and Gaymon Bennett argue for academics to take their role as public intellectuals to the next phase, one that is personal, engaging and responsive to the problems of the day

By Steven Beschloss

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by davep@... on May 26, 2021 - 11:06am

Shlomo Sand, _The End of the French Intellectual_ trans David Fernbach (London, 2018; original in French 2016).

#2 Submitted by ... on May 27, 2021 - 7:47am

Many thanks for the recommendation! I am going to buy this book ASAP.

Universities should not swat the public intellectual gadfly

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Alongside the academic edutainer and the policy expert, there should be room for the voice from the wilderness, says Michael Marinetto

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