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Nomadland: Resiliency on the Road A Conversation with Author Jessica Bruder and Economist Todd Sorenson

Thu, Oct 08

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Join Nevada Humanities and TMT in this engaging discussion about work of immersive journalism that describes the lives of nomadic workers who travel from one temporary job to another to make ends meet, representing an increasing population of migrant workers living just this side of homelessness.

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Nomadland: Resiliency on the Road A Conversation with Author Jessica Bruder and Economist Todd Sorenson
Nomadland: Resiliency on the Road A Conversation with Author Jessica Bruder and Economist Todd Sorenson

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Oct 08, 2020, 12:00 PM

Online Event

About the Event

"Nomadland: Surviving America in the 21st Century," is compelling work of immersive journalism that describes the lives of nomadic workers who travel from one temporary job to another to make ends meet, representing an increasing population of migrant workers living just this side of homelessness. Join award-winning author and journalist, Jessica Bruder, in conversation with economist Todd Sorensen, as they discuss this 2020 Nevada Reads book, a critique of our current economy, and a celebration of human resourcefulness and resilience. An audience Q+A will follow the talk.

Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/.../nomadland.../register

Jessica Bruder is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on subcultures and the dark corners of the economy. She has written for Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times and the Washington Post. Bruder teaches narrative storytelling at Columbia Journalism School and lives in Brooklyn with her dog, Max.

Todd Sorensen is a labor economist who studies topics such as immigration,…

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