Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Alley Cat Books, San Francisco presents Roddey Reid, "The Way We Live Now: The Emotional & Political Toll of Public Bullying and Intimidation and Its Challenge to Activism," Thurs., July 19, 7pm


Alley Cat Books, San Francisco

Presents

Local author Roddey Reid


The Way We Live Now:
The Emotional & Political Toll of 
Public Bullying and Intimidation and 
Its Challenge to Activism

Discussion of his book
  
Confronting Political Intimidation
 and Public Bullying: A Citizen's Handbook 
for the Trump Era and Beyond

Thursday, July 19, 7pm

3036 24th St.
San Francisco, CA  94110

What is political bullying vs. other kinds of bullying? How does it work?
Why do political intimidation and bullying seem worse now? 
What is their emotional and political toll?
How is the current harsh public climate a challenge to public life and activism

Roddey Reid is Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego, where he taught classes on the modern cultures and societies of the U.S., France, and Japan. His latest writing has been on trauma, daily life, and the culture of intimidation and bullying in the U.S. and Europe. He hosts a personal blog called “UnSafe Thoughts” on bullying and the fluidity of politics in dangerous times. He is a member of the San Francisco chapter of Indivisble.org, the activist group that was formed in December 2016 and now has over 6,000 chapters nationwide.

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