The English literary scholar Lyndsey Stonebridge sheds light on Hannah Arendt's life and work and brings them into an urgent dialogue with our troubled present.
Monday, 03. June 2024, 19:00 – 20:00 h
At Literaturhaus Zurich, Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich
In her book, Lyndsey Stonebridge introduces us to the Hannah Arendt we need for the 21st century. She explains how the charismatic philosopher thought - and how we should think when our politics are coming apart at the seams. With passion and brilliant expertise, the English literary scholar illuminates Arendt's life and work and brings them into an urgent dialogue with our troubled present.
Lyndsey Stonebridge is Professor of Humanities and Human Rights at the University of Birmingham. She researches 20th-century political theory, literature and history, migration and human rights, and the impact of violence on life and thought. Her multi-award-winning books include: "Placeless People: Writing, Rights, and Refugees" (2018) and "The Judicial Imagination: Writing After Nuremberg" (2011). Stonebridge is also a regular radio commentator and writes for “The New Statesman”, “Prospect Magazine” and “New Humanist”. She lives in London.