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Hannah Arendt: An American Hero with Shumaila Hemani and Shilpa Kamat | Bonus Episode
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- Jun 5, 2026
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Summary
In this bonus episode of the podcast, host Roger Berkowitz previews the Arendt Center’s collaboration with the International Human Rights Art Movement, including a June 5–7 New York City theater festival and the anthology Hannah Arendt: An American Hero. Drawn from 328 submissions from 64 countries and supported by NEH funding tied to the proposed “Garden of Heroes,” Berkowitz interviews contributors Dr. Shumaila Hemani, PEN Canada’s Writer in Exile and author of the 2025 memoir Writing in the Wound, and poet-educator-healing arts practitioner Shilpa Kamat, whose verse middle-grade novel Braid by Braid is forthcoming from Knopf. Hamani discusses immigration limbo after 17 years in Canada, decolonization, and bureaucratized “banality of evil” informing her Kafka-inspired story “Katabasis.” Kamat explains her poem “Ordinary Day” as a reflection on systemic harm, numbness, and responsibility. Both argue that storytelling and art can shift systems and consciousness. On Friday, June 12th, 2026, we’ll begin reading Responsibility and Judgment, Hannah Arendt’s indispensable investigation into some of the most troubling and important issues of our time. Find it here on the podcast beginning June 17th. Or become a member of the Center and join the VRG! ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a captivating intellectual journey through the mind of Hannah Arendt. New episodes every Friday morning! Join Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic D…