VA 10, Ep. 7 Withstanding Chaos; Summoning An Uncertain Grace by Recalling our Memories of Common Humanity
About this episode
The episode explores the importance of memory and shared humanity in navigating chaos and uncertainty, drawing on the works of Sebastiáo Salgado and Lois Lowry's 'The Giver'.
As an old world order cracks, these fissures demand that we each re-align our values and find clarity within the chaos. Delving into the images and words contained within Sebastiáo Salgado's opus, I was reminded of a landmark book in my life, The Giver, by Lois Lowry. I will briefly summarize its narrative to explain why it has become important to mention it. The Salgado volume I share today has a propitious title: Uncertain Grace, and combined with the words of Eduardo Galeano, who wrote the preface, and Fred Ritchin, who penned the conclusion, I hope to highlight the importance of memory, of our shared past and common humanity, as valuable tools to withstand the uncertainty and fear we encounter at this historical crossroads.
People in this episode
Host: Lina Cuartas
Topics covered
- chaos
- memory
- humanity
- values
- literature
- uncertainty
Keywords
- chaos
- memory
- Sebastiáo Salgado
- The Giver
- Lois Lowry
- uncertainty
- humanity
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- VA 10, Ep. 8 The Other Americas, Crossing the Threshold Into the Exploration of the World as a Village
- VA 10, Ep. 7 ES ¿Cómo sobrevivir frente al Caos? Recurriendo a Una Gracia Incierta que Hallamos cuando recuperamos los recuerdos que invocan nuestra Humanidad Compartida
- VA 10, Ep. 6 ES - EXODO Los Seres Humanos somos una Especie que Migra
- VA 10, Ep. 6 EXODUS; Human Beings are a Species That Migrates
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