Humanities in the Village: Peter Pomerantsev (with Dave Troy)

You're invited to the October edition of Humanities in the Village, an event series in partnership with the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University, which aims to make scholarship publicly accessible.

This month, the series features Dr. Peter Pomerantsev, author of How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler.

Investigative journalist Dave Troy will join Dr. Peter Pomerantsev in conversation.

Audience Q&A after the reading—all are welcome! And while you’re there, pick up some recommended titles from Bird in Hand, and enjoy the offerings of nighttime beverages.

Peter Pomerantsev is a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University, where he co-directs the Arena Initiative. He is the author ofNothing is True and Everything is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia, which won the 2016 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and ofThis is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality.

Dave Troy is an investigative journalist addressing threats to democracy. His background as a technologist and as a student of history gives him a unique perspective on current events. He writes a newsletter about the bigger themes behind the news, does frequent public speaking, and hosts a podcast where he researches and explores the history behind current events. He also works with researchers from around the world to understand disinformation (paper) and other threats to democracy using network analysis and other methods.

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