“Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed”

Event description: 

Lisa Duggan, New York University

Thursday, Oct. 24, 5 pm

“Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed”

The massive popularity of Ayn Rand’s cult novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) soared again in the 21st century.  Rand fans deployed her work to prescribe more and better neoliberalism.  This talk analyzes Rand’s influence among Trump administration officials, Silicon Valley tech moguls, and others. 

Location: 
LC 317 See map
63 High Street
New Haven, CT
Event time: 
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 5:00pm
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