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CBC Massey Lectures | #1: Cura’s Gift

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English - March 18, 2024 08:10 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 148 ratings
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Insecurity has become a "defining feature of our time," says CBC Massey lecturer Astra Taylor. The Winnipeg-born writer and filmmaker explores how rising inequality, declining mental health, the climate crisis, and the threat of authoritarianism originate from a social order built on insecurity. In her first lecture, she explores the existential insecurity we can’t escape — and the manufactured insecurity imposed on us from above.