Worldly Shame

Worldly Shame draws on the thought of Hannah Arendt to argue that shame can help us break free of oppressive regimes, draw us into collective action, give us the space for judgment, and finally, help us mourn and rebuild the world together.

Manu Samnotra is assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida.

Chapter 1: Shame's Worldliness Chapter 2: Against "Magic Wands" Chapter 3: "This Means You" Chapter 4: "This Elemental Shame" Chapter 5: The Shame of "Who We Are"