Un très bel essai, touchant, et réussi grâce à l'écoute de l'autrice ainsi qu'à sa généreuse disponibilité pour aller à la rencontre d'Anne, atteinte Un très bel essai, touchant, et réussi grâce à l'écoute de l'autrice ainsi qu'à sa généreuse disponibilité pour aller à la rencontre d'Anne, atteinte d'un TDI. J'ai bien apprécié que soit inclus des éléments de recherche- et la préface d'un spécialiste- qui viennent appuyer et expliquer ce qui est révélé par le témoignage d'Anne et celui de son conjoint, en plus des observations de l'autrice. Un essai écrit dans le respect pour mieux faire comprendre cette maladie peu connue malgré le sensationnalisme qui souvent l'entoure. ...more
A very readable book that starts by introducing some key moments and individuals in the evolution of journalism in the USA. This brings us to today, aA very readable book that starts by introducing some key moments and individuals in the evolution of journalism in the USA. This brings us to today, a time of polarized discourse, influential social media and identity-based framing of social issues. Ungar-Sargon explains how journalism and journalists evolve in this environment, often contributing and reinforcing a postmodernism narrative, ignoring that class continues to be linked to inequalities. ...more
A short but really packed book on antisemitism and the how it is viewed and treated in the current identity driven politics. The book was initially wrA short but really packed book on antisemitism and the how it is viewed and treated in the current identity driven politics. The book was initially written for a UK audience and then adapted for a North American one. I learned a lot as this is not a topic I have explored much. Baddiel states that Jews are the only objects of racism who are imagined by the racists as both high and low status. As well, he discusses how antisemitism is not only active but passive. Even if I did not know the author and most of the people he is quoting or referring to, it was an very thought-provoking read....more
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