Civil Disobedience III | Crises of the Republic
We continue our reading of Hannah Arendt’s essay “Civil Disobedience” from Crises of the Republic. Host Roger Berkowitz frames it through Mary McCarthy’s critique that civil disobedience is fundamenta...
27 Helmi 1h 4min
Civil Disobedience I-II | Crises of the Republic
In this episode of the podcast, Roger Berkowitz introduces Hannah Arendt’s essay “Civil Disobedience” from Crises of the Republic. Framed by Eugene Rostow’s question about citizens’ moral relation to ...
20 Helmi 1h 3min
Planetary Politics with Lucy Benjamin | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode of the podcast, Roger Berkowitz and Lucy Benjamin discuss her book Planetary Politics: Arendt, Anarchy, and the Climate Crisis. They explore how Arendt's concepts of plurality an...
13 Helmi 49min
Lying in Politics III-V | Crises of the Republic
In this episode, Roger Berkowitz discusses the second parts of Arendt’s essay "Lying in Politics" from her book Crises of the Republic. Berkowitz explains Arendt’s critique of the Vietnam War policyma...
6 Helmi 54min
Lying in Politics I-II | Crises of the Republic
In this first episode of our new read, Roger Berkowitz introduces Hannah Arendt's Crises of the Republic. The book, written in 1972, delves into the crises facing the American Republic, including the ...
30 Tammi 1h 9min
Candor without Hypocrisy | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode of the podcast, Roger Berkowitz discusses his essay "Candor Without Hypocrisy," which explores the current political landscape and the dangers of unrestrained candor. He examines...
23 Tammi 22min
The World in Time with Lapham's Quarterly | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode of the Reading Hannah Arendt podcast, we're sharing a conversation we did with our friends at Lapham's Quarterly. Their podcast, The World in Time, explores stories and insight f...
16 Tammi 1h 7min
Operation Lightness with Teju Cole | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode of the podcast, we share a talk from our fall conference on JOY: Loving the World in Dark Times. Teju Cole is a novelist, essayist, and photographer, whose talk "Operation Light...
9 Tammi 1h 2min
