Losing the Story

One of America’s greatest journalists, Joan Didion became famous as a chronicler of the 1960s and its effect on American society. Join Nathaniel Peters (Morningside) for this series reading and discussing some of Joan Didion’s most powerful journalism.

All sessions will be held at 12:00 PM. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP on the event pages below.

Schedule

Friday, November 15 | Joan Didion on Hippies and Home

One of America’s greatest journalists, Joan Didion became famous as a chronicler of the 1960s and its effect on American society. Join us as we discuss making sense of the hippies and losing a sense of home. We will read Didion’s essays “Slouching Toward Bethlehem” and “On Going Home.”

Friday, November 22 | Joan Didion on Social Disorder and Reinventing Yourself

One of America’s greatest journalists, Joan Didion became famous as a chronicler of the 1960s and its effect on American society. Join us as we discuss the social confusion of that decade and the consequences for others of reinventing yourself. We will read Didion’s essays “The White Album,” “James Pike, American,” and “On the Morning after the Sixties.”

Friday, December 6 | Joan Didion on Lies We Tell Ourselves

Joan Didion thought that the 1960s lost America’s sense of purpose and narrative. But her later writing focused on false narratives we concoct for our own comfort. Join us as we discuss “Sentimental Journeys,” Didion’s analysis of the Central Park jogger case in 1990.