Paul Kingsnorth: After the Machine

In his new book Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, English writer Paul Kingsnorth argues that forces of economic globalization have treated people as means not ends, leading to homogenized culture and widespread nihilism. With the force of this “machine” sucking us in, how can we remain human? How can we fend off despair and cynicism when it threatens to crush our very soul? Is another life really possible after the “machine”? Join Paul Kingsnorth on October 1 in 110 Thompson Room, Barker Center, at Harvard University to discuss these questions. Following remarks from Kingsnorth, Jacqueline Rivers and Sean D. Kelly will respond.

The event will be followed by a convivial reception to celebrate the book’s launch.

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