Cura's Gift — Astra Taylor on The Age of Insecurity (Massey Lecture 1)
In this year's thought-provoking CBC Massey lectures, renowned Canadian-American filmmaker, writer, political organiser, rock musician and self-described 'feral intellectual' Astra Taylor explores how our society now runs on insecurity — and how we can change it. In this first lecture, Astra introduces us to the Roman goddess Cura, the embodiment of care, concern, anxiety, and worry. That's the human condition — existential insecurity. Capitalism and consumer society exploits the very insecurities it produces, she argues, and makes us all insecure by design. We are living in an era of "manufactured insecurity", says Astra.
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