In Conversation with Margaret Atwood
Offered By: Collision Conference via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Engage in a thought-provoking conversation between David Remnick and renowned author Margaret Atwood at the Collision Conference. Explore topics ranging from a writer's life and the nature of plagues to Canadian society, technological impacts, and political concerns. Gain insights into Atwood's perspectives on societal changes, the enduring nature of certain issues, and the influence of media on our world. Delve into discussions about Twitter, war, and the interplay between various forms of communication in this 24-minute intellectual discourse.
Syllabus
Intro
Writers life
Where do you live
What is a plague
Why plague pandemics
Were we past the pandemic
Canadian society
Things never change
The medium is the message
Twitter
War
Political concerns
Taught by
Collision Conference
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