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Naomi Klein: Facing the mirror world of digital doppelgangers
September 24 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Free
What if you found you’d acquired another self—an online double who seemed to be you but wasn’t you at all? In an era filled with conspiracy, disinformation, and digital distortion, what does it mean to be seen—but misrepresented and misunderstood? In this special virtual conversation, hear from acclaimed author, intellectual, and UBC professor Naomi Klein as she discusses her award-winning book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World. Attend this talk to delve into shifting dynamics of identity, perception, and power—and what these changes reflect about our world.
This event in presented by the alumni UBC Book Club, the UBC Faculty of Arts, and the UBC Sauder School of Business.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
12:15pm–1:00pm PT
Online
Open to everyone. Registration is required.
Questions? Please contact alumni.careers@ubc.ca.
Speaker Biography
Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and the international bestselling author of nine books published in over 35 languages including No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, This Changes Everything, No Is Not Enough, On Fire, and Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World which won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction in 2024. A columnist for The Guardian and a contributor to Zeteo News, her writing has appeared in leading publications around the world. She is an honorary professor of Media and Climate at Rutgers University and an Associate Professor in Geography at UBC where she is a founding co-director of UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice.