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Off Campus Writers' Workshop - OCWW

Anne Beall Presents Nobody Knows: Rebecca Solnit

  • August 27, 2026
  • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • REMOTE

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Anne E. Beall, Ph.D., will lead a discussion of Rebecca Solnit's essay Nobody Knows,  published in Harper's Magazine in March 2018.

Nobody Knows, by Rebecca Solnit is an essay that begins with a personal experience and then expands into a cultural lens to explore the relationship between power and knowledge. She shows how power shapes what we see and whose voices we hear. Through personal experience and notable examples from the media, the essay reveals how some are heard while others are silenced. We will discuss several craft techniques Solnit uses and how you can apply them to your own writing. 

Hosted by: Paula Mikrut

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BIO: Anne E. Beall, Ph.D. is an award-winning author and social psychologist who writes about the emotional undercurrents that shape our lives. She’s written nine nonfiction books. Her most recent book, The Compassionate Writer, was awarded the International Impact Book Award in the self-help category. Anne is the founder and editor of Chicago Story Press, a literary journal publishing true stories that invite readers to see something in a new light. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale. 

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