William Deresiewicz: Can a Critic of "Wokeness" Really Be Genuinely Liberal or Progressive?


Author: Andrew Keen August 24, 2022 Duration: 34:15
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William Deresiewicz: Can a Critic of "Wokeness" Really Be Genuinely Liberal or Progressive?

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by William Deresiewicz, author of The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society.

William Deresiewicz’s writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Harper’s, the New York Times, the American Scholar, and many other publications. He is the recipient of a National Book Critics Circle award for excellence in reviewing and is the New York Times bestselling author of Excellent Sheep, The Death of the Artist, and A Jane Austen Education.


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