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  • Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Gaby Wood
    Well known for novels such as Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace, the MaddAddam Trilogy, and the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood has been in the news recently due to the appearance of her international bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale as a television series – some say, just in time for the age of Trump.
    In this one-time London appearance, Margaret Atwood reads from her work; then, in conversation with Gaby Wood, journalist and Literary Director of the Booker Prize Foundation, she discusses not only her career, but the past, present and future of her best-known novel and the real world it reflects.
    This podcast is part of London Literature Festival 2017 at Southbank Centre southbankcentre.co.uk/londonlitfest
    For more of biggest and most influential names in modern literature southbankcentre.co.uk/literature
    35 min
  • Vivienne Westwood: Get a Life
    Iconic fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood spoke about her love of great literature in this keynote talk.
    "Every book you read is connected in some way."
    VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
    This talk explores Westwood’s life in culture and her involvement with arts, politics and the environment.
    This podcast is part of London Literature Festival 2017 at Southbank Centre southbankcentre.co.uk/londonlitfest
    For more of biggest and most influential names in modern literature southbankcentre.co.uk/literature
    23 min
  • Teju Cole: Blind Spot
    Acclaimed author and photographer Teju Cole came to Southbank Centre to talk about his new book: Blind Spot. In this, he explores unexpected connections between the visual world and written word, and offers a guide to seeing in our troubled times.
    "Each person is a highly specialised library that cannot be replaced."
    TEJU COLE
    24 min
  • Naomi Klein: No Is Not Enough

    Internationally acclaimed journalist, activist and bestselling author Naomi Klein, delivers a keynote talk on the surreal political upheavals of recent months and discussed the art of resistance in a time of Trump.

    "This panopticon state; all seeing and all knowing, cannot see the most basic of human needs."

    NAOMI KLEIN

    22 min
  • Zadie Smith: Swing Time

    Zadie Smith: one of the most influential authors of the 21st century came to Southbank Centre to talk about her new novel 'Swing Time', the inspiration behind her characters and reflected on the thought process of being a writer.

    "I think a certain amount of humiliation is a good thing: to accept that you can never be in this role of righteousness."

    ZADIE SMITH

    Zadie Smith is in conversation with Ted Hodgkinson, Southbank Centre's Senior Programmer of Literature and Spoken Word.

    33 min
  • Angela Davis: women, race and class in the post-Trump era

    Angela Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the USA and beyond. A writer, scholar, teacher and activist/organiser, Davis is a living witness to the historical struggles of the contemporary era. She is the author of many books, including Angela Davis: An Autobiography; Women, Race, and Class; and Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday.

    In this podcast, Angela talks to Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director, an founder of the WOW Festival, Jude Kelly about women, race and class in the post-Trump era.

    1 hr 13 min

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