Series
Public Thinker
In this interview series, public scholars talk about how they found their path and how they communicate to a wide audience.
Editors: B. R. Cohen & Ben Platt

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“The Interdisciplinary Nature of Food Is Now Un-ignorable”: Alicia Kennedy on Food Writing, Food Security, and Food Justice
“Food writing can no longer just be ‘go to this restaurant’ or ‘explain this dish or cocktail.’”
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“Courage or Foolhardiness”: Talking Aimé Césaire with Alex Gil
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We Are the Authors of the Story of Citizenship: Daisy Hernández on America’s Myth
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“Recover, Replant, Return”: Talking Nuclear History, Writing, and Food with Kate Brown
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“To Wither in the Same Way We Shall”: Talking Archives, Diseases, and History with Edna Bonhomme
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Public Thinker: Jill Lepore on the Challenge of Explaining Things
Scholars who want to write beyond the academy often ask, where are the …









