Cultural Amnesia

Clive James was interviewed about his book Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts, published by W.W. Norton. The boo… read more

Clive James was interviewed about his book Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts, published by W.W. Norton. The book contains over 100 essays about many of the greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists, and philosophers of the twentieth century. He strives to preserve for the future the humanistic memories necessary to retain civilization with essays on people he believes shaped the twentieth century. Spanning everything from the arts to politics, Mr. James organizes his profiles in alphabetical order.

This conversation with Paul Holdengrñber was held in the South Court Auditorium as a Richard B. Salomon Distinguished Lecture. close

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Cultural Amnesia

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Program ID:
197338-1
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Public Affairs Event
Format:
Interview
Location:
New York, New York, United States
First Aired:
Apr 14, 2007 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 28, 2007 | 3:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Apr 14, 2007 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 16, 2007 | 12:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 06, 2007 | 9:50am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 28, 2007 | 3:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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