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Chris Walsh

Associate Director, Arts and Sciences Writing Program, Boston University

Chris Walsh is Acting Director of the Arts & Sciences Writing Programme at Boston University. His latest book is Cowardice: A Brief History (2014).

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Be not brave

Cowards have been shamed, beaten and shot, yet their failing has an important social function. Let’s hear it for cowardice

Chris Walsh