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Nan
Levinson is a journalist based in Boston. The
author of Outspoken: Free Speech Stories (University
of California Press, 2003), she has written
about civil liberties and culture for publications
in the United States, such as the New York
Times,
Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Women's
Review of Books, and In These Times, as well
as others in Europe and Asia. She was U.S.
correspondent for the London-based magazine,
Index on Censorship, for eight years and was
twice named a "free speech hero" by
the Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression.
Levinson teaches journalism and fiction writing
at Tufts
University. Previously, she worked in
arts administration, with stints at the National
Endowment
for the Arts in its palmier days and as Executive
Director of the British American Arts Association. Levinson
speaks at schools, universities, libraries
and conferences about speech controversies
in
the U.S., giving perspective on the perennial
appeal of shutting others up as a response
to social unease or resentments. Specific
topics include culture clashes and moral panics
involving
kids, art, education, and journalism; government
secrecy; political protest and dissent; and
technology
and free expression.
web site: www.nanlevinson.com
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