East Bay | Arlie Russell Hochschild: Stolen Pride, Shame and the Rise of the Right
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Arlie Russell Hochschild, acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Strangers in Their Own Land, brings to the East Bay a conversation about her new book, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right.
Hochschild travels to Pikeville in eastern Kentucky, the heart of Appalachia, and sets her focus on a group at the center of the shifting political landscape: blue-collar men. There she uncovers what she calls the “pride paradox” and explores the hidden but powerful role of loss, shame, and pride in their views on many issues—including democracy. Stolen Pride gives us an original interpretation of the political divide.
Arlie Russell Hochschild is the author of several groundbreaking books, including The Second Shift, The Managed Heart, and The Time Bind, as well as Strangers in Their Own Land, a finalist for a National Book Award. Hochschild is professor emerita of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
“In Stolen Pride, Arlie Russell Hochschild continues her cutting-edge research into forgotten Americans, people who desperately need help but cling to the myth that anyone can make it in America through hard work. Hochschild’s insights are compassionate, illuminating, and deeply moving.” —Robert B. Reich, former secretary of labor and professor emeritus, University of California at Berkeley
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Copies of Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame and the Rise of the Right will be available for purchase at the program.
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Presented in partnership with Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation's Distinguished Speaker Series and Orinda Books.
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Lafayette Library and Learning Center
Don Tatzin Community Hall
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
United States
Arlie Russell Hochschild
Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley; Author, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
6:30 p.m. doors open & check-in
7–8 p.m program
8 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)
COST
Members receive 30–50 percent discounts (not a member? Join)
In-person:
$20