On Tribalism with Sebastian Junger - Bestselling Author, Journalist, Filmmaker, and Keynote Speaker at HAC's Annual Fall Conference

In this episode, host Roger Berkowitz talks with Sebastian Junger about his work and insights on tribalism. Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of THE PERFECT STORM, FIRE, A DEATH IN BELMONT, WAR, TRIBE, FREEDOM and, most recently, IN MY TIME OF DYING. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. Junger is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film "Restrepo", a feature-length documentary (co-directed with Tim Hetherington), was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

The conversation covers Junger's experiences as a war journalist, his near-death experience described in his latest book In My Time of Dying, and the topics of tribalism and cosmopolitanism, which will be central to his keynote address at the Hannah Arendt Center's upcoming 16th annual conference at Bard College on October 17-18. The discussion delves into compelling themes and definitions of tribalism, such as the human need for community, the psychological impacts of modern society, and the importance of human dignity and patriotism.

Registration for the conference is now open! Hannah Arendt Center members get in free with one guest, and membership is available at various levels, including discounts for veterans, students, and seniors.