Freedom of Tweets

Twitter in the Words of the Persecutors

Sampsonia Way presents a slideshow of quotes from world leaders who have spoken out against Twitter and its community.

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Video: Editor Andrew Jewell Reads Willa Cather’s Letters

In this video, editor Andrew Jewell reads some of author Willa Cather’s letters from her time living in Pittsburgh in the late 1800s.

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#OccupyLASA

For the first time the International Congress of Latin American Studies Association included Cuban scholars who were previously not allowed to leave the island.

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What Can You Say?

Bina Shah describes the different ways that writers discuss taboo topics in a conservative and increasingly violent Pakistan.

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Why Not Choose Names from Various Cultures?

Tarık Günersel explains why choosing many names can be a symbolic step toward a world society.

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For a Song and a Hundred Songs
Excerpt: Liao Yiwu’s For a Song and a Hundred Songs
by Sampsonia Way / May 14, 2013
Sampsonia Way shares an exclusive excerpt from Liao Yiwu's For a Song and a Hundred Songs that details his 1990 arrest and the arrests of others in his circle. Read more...
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Smoking a Pipe on Auguste Dupin’s Divan: Clues for Reading a Scandal
by Israel Centeno / June 18, 2013
Israel Centeno explains how the methods employed by the detectives in Edgar Allan Poe's novels can used to analyze the political scandals of today. Read more...
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Tunisian Cartoonist Lilia Halloul
by Olivia Stransky / May 30, 2013
In this exclusive interview, cartoonist Lilia Halloul discusses free speech in Tunisia, what still needs to change, and why some cartoonists don’t feel safe. Read more...

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