Role and Responsibility of Writers
Mr. Styron led a discussion of the responsibility of writers during wartime. The panelists talked about the issue of censorship (both govern… read more
Mr. Styron led a discussion of the responsibility of writers during wartime. The panelists talked about the issue of censorship (both government and academic), the impact of writers on the public’s perception of recent events, the role the U.S. has played in the world, and other relevant topics. To initiate the discussion, Mr. Styron read from an article on the 1968 Democratic Party convention in Chicago he wrote for the New York Review of Books. close
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