C-Change Book Club
Book: Hospicing Modernity
Author: Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti
Event Details
Date: Thursday March 19th
Time: 7 - 9 pm (EST) | Time Zone Converter
Location: Online
About the Title
Hospicing Modernity ( Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, 2021) is a book about what happens when the stories and habits of “modernity” start breaking down, and how we can respond with more honesty, integrity, and care, without reproducing the same harmful patterns in new forms.
About the Author
Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti is the former Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria and former Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change at the University of British Columbia. She is a Brazilian/Canadian educator, artist, and researcher. Her thinking is widely accessible through her interviews and YouTube talks. Here’s one that is a good entry point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ZkOFFmbIY&t=143s
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What to Expect
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You are welcome even if you haven’t finished the book, organized your thoughts about what you read, have words yet, or didn’t fully understand her ideas.