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Stevens grew up in [[Scarsdale, New York]].<ref name="Gothamist profile">{{cite web|title=Liz Penn, Writer/TV Critic |url=http://gothamist.com/2004/06/25/liz_penn_writertv_critic.php |publisher=[[Gothamist]] |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref> She attained a [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctorate]] in [[comparative literature]] from [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]] in 2001 with a dissertation on [[Fernando Pessoa]], ''A Local Habitation and a Name: Heteronymy and Nationalism in the works of Fernando Pessoa''. She joined Slate in mid-2003, writing the magazine's ''Surfergirl'' column on television and pop-culture.<ref name="Slate bio">{{cite web|title=Who We Are |url=http://www.slate.com/id/117517/ |publisher=[[Slate (magazine)]] |accessdate=June 20, 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5zaOym6OE |archivedate=June 20, 2011}}</ref> Before joining Slate she wrote under the pseudonym "Liz Penn" on her own (now defunct) web website/blog called the High Sign.<ref name="Gothamist profile" /> She has written for the [[New York Times]], the [[Washington Post]] Book World, [[Bookforum]], and [[the Atlantic]]<ref name="Slate bio" /> and has appeared on [[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]. |
Stevens grew up in [[Scarsdale, New York]].<ref name="Gothamist profile">{{cite web|title=Liz Penn, Writer/TV Critic |url=http://gothamist.com/2004/06/25/liz_penn_writertv_critic.php |publisher=[[Gothamist]] |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref> She attained a [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctorate]] in [[comparative literature]] from [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]] in 2001 with a dissertation on [[Fernando Pessoa]], ''A Local Habitation and a Name: Heteronymy and Nationalism in the works of Fernando Pessoa''. She joined Slate in mid-2003, writing the magazine's ''Surfergirl'' column on television and pop-culture.<ref name="Slate bio">{{cite web|title=Who We Are |url=http://www.slate.com/id/117517/ |publisher=[[Slate (magazine)]] |accessdate=June 20, 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5zaOym6OE |archivedate=June 20, 2011}}</ref> Before joining Slate she wrote under the pseudonym "Liz Penn" on her own (now defunct) web website/blog called the High Sign.<ref name="Gothamist profile" /> She has written for the [[New York Times]], the [[Washington Post]] Book World, [[Bookforum]], and [[the Atlantic]]<ref name="Slate bio" /> and has appeared on several occasions on ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'' and ''[[The_Brian_Lehrer_Show#The_Brian_Lehrer_Show|The Brian Lehrer Show]]''. |
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Stevens has described herself as "an atheist raised in culturally Christian milieu". <ref>{{cite web|last=Stevens |first=Dana |title=Films of Atonement |url=http://www.jewcy.com/post/the_films_of_atonement |publisher=[[Jewcy]] |accessdate=June 21, 2011 |date=September 18, 2007}}</ref> She lives in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]].<ref name="Slate bio" /> |
Stevens has described herself as "an atheist raised in culturally Christian milieu". <ref>{{cite web|last=Stevens |first=Dana |title=Films of Atonement |url=http://www.jewcy.com/post/the_films_of_atonement |publisher=[[Jewcy]] |accessdate=June 21, 2011 |date=September 18, 2007}}</ref> She lives in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]].<ref name="Slate bio" /> |
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Dana Stevens | |
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| Born | June 30, 1966 |
| Other names | Liz Penn |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Movie critic at Slate (magazine) |
| Notable credit(s) | Slate magazine, Culture Gabfest |
Dana Shawn Stevens (born June 30, 1966) is a movie critic at Slate magazine. She is also a regular on the magazine's weekly cultural podcast the Culture Gabfest.
Life and career
Stevens grew up in Scarsdale, New York.[1] She attained a doctorate in comparative literature from UC Berkeley in 2001 with a dissertation on Fernando Pessoa, A Local Habitation and a Name: Heteronymy and Nationalism in the works of Fernando Pessoa. She joined Slate in mid-2003, writing the magazine's Surfergirl column on television and pop-culture.[2] Before joining Slate she wrote under the pseudonym "Liz Penn" on her own (now defunct) web website/blog called the High Sign.[1] She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post Book World, Bookforum, and the Atlantic[2] and has appeared on several occasions on Charlie Rose and The Brian Lehrer Show.
Stevens has described herself as "an atheist raised in culturally Christian milieu". [3] She lives in Brooklyn, New York.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Liz Penn, Writer/TV Critic". Gothamist. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Who We Are". Slate (magazine). Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Stevens, Dana (September 18, 2007). "Films of Atonement". Jewcy. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
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