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Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge

Interdisciplinary Chair of Humanities and Human Rights at the University of Birmingham

Short Bio

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.

Events

Monday, 03. June 2024, 19:00 – 20:00 h

At Literaturhaus Zurich, Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich

Event Language: English

Moderation: Dr Martin Meyer

We are free to change the world. Hannah Arendt's lessons in love and disobedience.

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.

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