In Conversation with Adam and Arlie Hochschild
In this two-session course, longtime Berkeley authors Adam Hochschild and Arlie Hochschild will each present their latest book, and then engage in a moderated discussion about the entire range of their life’s work. Adam will present his 2022 work, American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis. Arlie will present her new book, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right.
Faculty Bios
Adam Hochschild, author of 11 books, is both a renowned historian and a long-time writing teacher at U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and is a three-time winner of the Gold Medal for Nonfiction of the California Book Awards.
Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita of sociology at UC Berkeley, is renowned as the founder of sociology of the emotions. In the last eight years, she has written two books on the American right.
This is an In-Person, Livestreamed + Recorded Course
- Classes will meet in person at the Freight and Salvage, at 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Classes will stream live simultaneously, and be video recorded
- You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and ends on Wednesday, Oct. 9
- Classes meet for 2 weeks, 2 hours per session (10–noon)
- Videos will post on Fridays in Member Dashboards
- All course materials, including videos, will remain available to view and enjoy through Dec. 31