Emily St. John Mandel on Station Eleven at 2016 AWP Conference & Book Fair

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An 11:39 minute interview conducted at the AWP Conference and Book Fair. The most interesting part of this interview is Mandel discussing the value of art on society. She discusses how throughout history, in every culture, we see forms of art. Music and plays are seen even in places like prisons and concentration camps. It's a way we keep our humanity.
     They also discuss the dangers of false prophets and why we as a society allows such people to take power. Mandel points out how humans often need a reason for why things happen, and how that need allows warlords, prophets and their like to rise to power.

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