Celebrated for her insightful commentary on topics ranging from feminism and social justice to power and the environment, Rebecca Solnit's ability to weave compelling narratives maker her powerful voice in not only contemporary literature but also contemporary culture. Join us for a captivating conversation with Solnit and hist Paul Holdengräber.
Rebecca Solnit is the author of 25 books on feminism, environmental and urban history, popular power, social change and insurrection, hope and catastrophe. She co-edited the 2023 climate anthology 'Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility'. Her other books include 'Orwell's Roses; Recollections of My Nonexistence; Hope in the Dark'; 'Men Explain Things To Me'; 'A Paradise Built in Hell'; 'The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster'; and 'A Field Guide to Getting Lost.' A product of the California public education system from kindergarten to graduate school, Solnit writes regularly for the Guardian and serves on the board of the climate group, Oil Change International.'
Paul Holdengräber is an interviewer and curator. He was the Founding Executive Director of Onassis Los Angeles (OLA). Previously, and for 14 years, he was Founder and Director of The New York Public Library's "LIVE From the NYPL" cultural series where he interviewed and hosted over 600 events, holding conversations with everyone form Patti Smith to Zadie Smith, Rick Jay to Jay-Z, Errol Morris to Jan Morris, We Anderson to Helen Mirren, Werner Herzog to Mike Tyson. Before his tenure at the Library, Holdengräber was the Founder and Director of "The Institute for Art & Cultures" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and a Fellow at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.
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