From pen names to online aliases, pseudonyms are all around us. This hour, we’re talking about what compels people to adopt an alternate identity when they write.
Do pseudonyms liberate us? Do they make us treat each other better? Or do they stop credit from going where it’s due?
GUESTS:
- Carmela Ciuraru: Author of and, most recently,
- Daniel A. Gross: Editor at the New Yorker and author of the Atlantic article,
- Alfred Moore: Senior lecturer in Politics at the University of York
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Colin McEnroe, Lily Tyson and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on February 14, 2024.
