Join us for an engaging meeting with Professor Arlie Russell Hochschild, a renowned sociologist and author of Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right. Discover how emotions like pride and shame shape political movements and societal change.
Understanding stolen pride: a lecture and discussion
What drives the rise of right-wing populism? Professor Arlie Russell Hochschild, a renowned sociologist and author of Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right, explores how economic hardships and social struggles—tied to feelings of shame—have shaped political movements in the U.S.
Professor Hochschild poses key questions: What happens when a sector of society faces economic and social decline, feels shame for that decline, and finds in a charismatic leader a promise of restored pride? Further, what occurs when voters are told their pride, like the 2020 election, was "stolen" and are offered a chance for revenge, at the cost of abandoning democracy?
In her book, she presents a close-up portrait of an Appalachian town—in the whitest and second poorest congressional district in the U.S.—to show how this story unfolds. She examines how Donald Trump appeals to the pain of shame, using a powerful four-moment shame-shielding emotional narrative. During the lecture, she will explore whether and how this pattern plays out in other countries, including Poland, and what can be done.
The lecture will be followed by a discussion, moderated by Dr. Justyna Kajta.
This event is organized by the Institute of Social Sciences at SWPS University and the Department of the Sociology of Work and Economic Sociology at the University of Wrocław.
Guest speaker
Arlie Russell Hochschild
Professor
Professor Arlie Russell Hochschild is a renowned sociologist and the author of ten influential books, including Strangers in Their Own Land, a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award, and her latest work, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right. Professor Hochschild has pioneered new understanding of the emotions that underlie people’s beliefs, actions and social lives.
Organizers
Contact
Justyna Kajta, Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
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Date and Location
December 12, 2024, 18:00–19:15 CET (UTC+1)
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