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'Monsters' examines fandom and how we consume art by morally compromised people
'Monsters' examines fandom and how we consume art by morally compromised people
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the midst of the #MeToo movement in 2017, Claire Dederer posed a difficult question in The Paris Review: "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?" From that viral essay comes her new book, Monsters, which examines how we morally engage with – or don't – musicians, authors and actors whose work we love, when we condemn their personal actions. In today's episode, Dederer tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how this question first arose for her around Roman Polanski movies, and how complex and personal it is to try to separate the art from the artist.
Released:
Aug 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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