Civic Renaissance with Alexandra Hudson

Civic Renaissance with Alexandra Hudson

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The Society of the Spectacle

The Society of the Spectacle

On appearance, reality, hypocrisy and integrity: What Anna Delvey, Billy McFarland, and Elizabeth Holmes have in common

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Mar 03, 2022
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The Society of the Spectacle
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Gracious reader, this week, we’ll explore

  • Society of the Spectacle: reflections on appearance vs. reality

  • Word of the week: “spectacle” which from the Latin spectaculum, which means “public show,” and spectare, which means “to watch, view, or behold.”

  • An invitation: Empathy and curiosity in a digital age

  • Giveaway: Sherry Turkel’s The Empathy Diaries

The Soci…

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