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Could you be a public intellectual?

So you know a lot about the spotted quoll. Or human rights law. Or the role of comedy in the climate change debate. Can you leverage your knowledge to become a public intellectual?
26 Feb 2015
Katherine Smyrk
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You may know by now that being a public intellectual is not always so easy. You might have years of robust knowledge on a topic, but it doesn’t mean people are listening to you. But rather than wallowing in well-informed bitterness, there are steps you can take to get your voice out there.

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Katherine Smyrk
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Katherine Smyrk is staff writer and editor at The Big Issue and a freelance writer.

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