In the context of wrapping up JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy book club, Laurie talks about how she reads books without getting angry, even if she’s not too happy with the authors. … More Hillbilly Elegy Bookclub Finale: How to Read Books Without Getting Angry
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Laurie discusses the phenomenon of generational trauma and repeating the same stupid mistakes, a syndrome caused by long-term generational poverty and exposure to prejudice, in the process of unpacking JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy Chapters 3 and 4. She’ll respond to more questions from the last Hillbilly bookclub session as well as this one, in an upcoming video. … More Why the Fights, Infidelities, Serial Marriages, & Kids Raised by Grandparents? (Hillbilly Elegy 3)
Laurie answers questions from viewers of the first session of the Hillbilly Elegy bookclub. Yes, it’s time for the Hillbilly Elegy Book Club. … More Q & A Session: Hillbilly Elegy Bookclub, Introduction
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… More Hillbilly Elegy Book Club! Introduction (Analysis of JD Vance’s 2016 book)
Laurie wraps up her discussion of VS Naipaul’s short story One Out of Many, from In a Free State. The discussion centers around the various forms and impacts of liberal modernity and the dislocations it causes. Hillbilly Elegy bookclub is also briefly mentioned. … More The Fragmented Self in Modern Liberalism (V.S. Naipaul, One Out of Many, 3) & Future Plans
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