Professor Martha Nussbaum (Law and Philosophy) will discuss her 2021 book Citadels of Pride: Sexual Abuse, Accountability, and Reconciliation with Professor Linda Zerilli (Political Science, Gender and Sexuality Studies).
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required via the Zoom link below.
Please contact tbrazas@uchicago.edu if you require any accommodations to enable your full participation.
About the book: In this essential philosophical and practical reckoning, Martha C. Nussbaum, renowned for her eloquence and clarity of moral vision, shows how sexual abuse and harassment derive from using people as things to one’s own benefit—like other forms of exploitation, they are rooted in the ugly emotion of pride. She exposes three “Citadels of Pride” and the men who hoard power at the apex of each. In the judiciary, the arts, and sports, Nussbaum analyzes how pride perpetuates systemic sexual abuse, narcissism, and toxic masculinity. Citadels of Pride offers a damning indictment of the culture of male power that insulates high-profile abusers from accountability. Yet Nussbaum offers a hopeful way forward, envisioning a future in which, as survivors mobilize to tell their stories and institutions pursue fair and nuanced reform, we might fully recognize the equal dignity of all people.
Date: April 29, 2022
Time: 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Date: April 29, 2022
Time: 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM