Book Launch: Traumatized by Catherine Liu in conversation with Claire Stapleton
Monday, October 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
The Powerhouse Arena, 28 Adams Street (Corner of Adams & Water Street across from the Archway), Brooklyn · Brooklyn, OH
About this event
About the Book. How trauma became a weapon in the culture wars, by the acclaimed author of Virtue Hoarders What happens when an idea born of genuine suffering is weaponized as a tool of social control? Traumatized is the story of how shell shock became PTSD, how Oprah turned pain into profit, and how “authenticity” became the ultimate brand. It is a history of surveillance capitalism’s greatest coup: convincing us that wounds define us and that accommodating each other’s trauma is more important than challenging the powerful. Catherine Liu delivers an unflinching diagnosis of our current crisis, rooted as it is in the collapse of liberal politics, the ascendance of performance fragility, and the rise of emotional display as a surrogate for political action. Sharp, provocative, and urgently necessary, Traumatized argues that we must reject a politics of permanent victimhood since it destroys solidarity and leaves us defenseless against the systems that cause real harm.
Event details
- Date and time
- Monday, October 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
- Venue
- The Powerhouse Arena, 28 Adams Street (Corner of Adams & Water Street across from the Archway), Brooklyn · Brooklyn, OH
- Category
- Books & reading
- Cost
- $5.00
- Age guidance
- Age guidance not specified
- Format
- In person
- Last verified
- October 7, 2026
Accessibility
Wheelchair: Not stated
Assistive Listening: Not stated
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