Italian Studies Program, Historical Studies Program, Film and Electronic Arts Program, and Division of Languages and Literature Present
Former Economist Editor Bill Emmott Presents His New Documentary, Girlfriend in a Coma
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
Bill Emmott is an international journalist and consultant, having been editor-in-chief of The Economist from 1993-2006. The author of a dozen books, most of them about Japan and Asia, his latest book was Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy must Conquer its Demons to Face the Future (Yale University Press 2012). His documentary Girlfriend in a Coma has been seen by more than two million people. Bill is also chairman of the trustees of the London Library, a trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and a member of the Swiss Re Chairman’s Advisory Panel. With Annalisa Piras, he is now working on a new documentary about the threats to the European Dream, and has co-founded The Wake Up Foundation, dedicated to research and communication about the decline of the West.
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Location: Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center