In Conversation with Adam and Arlie Hochschild
Last spring, Berkeley author Adam Hochschild gave an OLLI class, “Behind the Scenes for History Lovers” about the content and writing process of four of his books. He returns on Oct. 2 to do the same for his most recent book, the 2022 American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis, winner of the Gold Medal for Nonfiction of the California Book Awards. Following his presentation, he will be interviewed about the body of his work by San Francisco author and editor Todd Oppenheimer.
On Oct. 9, his wife Arlie Russell Hochschild, professor emerita of sociology at Berkeley, will present her latest book, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right. It is based on half a dozen years of intensive research in the heart of Trump country, Appalachian Kentucky. As with her previous book, the bestselling Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, a finalist for the National Book Award, Hochschild probes deep into the life stories of her subjects. Following her introduction of Stolen Pride, she will be interviewed by Bay Area journalist Deirdre English.
Faculty Bios
Adam Hochschild, author of 11 books, is both a renowned historian and a long-time writing teacher at U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and is a three-time winner of the Gold Medal for Nonfiction of the California Book Awards.
Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita of sociology at UC Berkeley, is renowned as the founder of sociology of the emotions. In the last eight years, she has written two books on the American Right.
This is an In-Person, Livestreamed + Recorded Course
- Classes will meet in person at the Freight and Salvage, at 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Classes will stream live simultaneously, and be video recorded
- You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and ends on Wednesday, Oct. 9
- Classes meet for 2 weeks, 2 hours per session (10–noon)
- Videos will post on Fridays in Member Dashboards
- All course materials, including videos, will remain available to view and enjoy through Dec. 31