Light in Dark Times

The Human Search for Meaning

Alisse Waterston, Charlotte Corden

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University of Toronto Press
17 September 2020

The Arts: General & Reference; Art Treatments & Subjects; Cultural studies; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: ethnoGRAPHIC

What will become of us in these trying times? How will we pass the time that we have on earth? In gorgeously rendered graphic form, Light in Dark Times invites readers to consider these questions by exploring the political catastrophes and moral disasters of the past and present, revealing issues that beg to be studied, understood, confronted, and resisted.

A profound work of anthropology and art, this book is for anyone yearning to understand the darkness and hoping to hold onto the light. It is a powerful story of encounters with writers, philosophers, activists, and anthropologists whose words are as meaningful today as they were during the times in which they were written. This book is at once a lament over the darkness of our times, an affirmation of the value of knowledge and introspection, and a consideration of truth, lies, and the dangers of the trivial. In a time when many of us struggle with the feeling that we cannot do enough to change the course of the future, this book is a call to action, asking us to envision and create an alternative world from the one in which we now live.

Light in Dark Times is beautiful to look at and to hold

an exquisite work of art that is lively, informative, enlightening, deeply moving, and inspiring.

By: Alisse Waterston
Illustrated by: Charlotte Corden
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781487526405
ISBN 10: 1487526407
Series: ethnoGRAPHIC
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 17 September 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: https://www.lightindarktimesbook.com/

Alisse Waterston is a Presidential Scholar and Professor of Anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY). Charlotte Corden is an illustrator and fine artist who often works in the realms of anthropology.

Reviews for Light in Dark Times: The Human Search for Meaning

Light in Dark Times contributes to our understanding of why the US is facing similar strategies of 'conflating opinion with truth' and the rise of 'alternative facts' that were used in Germany during the rise of the Nazi party. It also offers a number of important remedies to counter them: be introspective, avoid the trivial, participate in envisioning an alternative world, and engage in activities without exaggerated self-importance. -- Rachel Breunlin, University of New Orleans * <em>Anthropology and Humanism</em> * Light in Dark Times is one of the few books, anthropological or otherwise, I would call transcendent. Rarely has a volume been timelier, more engaging, or more accessible. -- Robert Myers, Alfred University * <em>General Anthropology</em> * This is a unique, non-fiction graphic novel that focuses on what anthropology study can lend to society. The artwork is particularly illuminating. -- 2020 VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award Committee