Masha Gessen Wins Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thinking

Distinguished Visiting Writer Masha Gessen was awarded the 2023 Prize for Political Thought by the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thinking, calling them “one of the most courageous chroniclers of our time.” The award, founded in 1994 and awarded by an international jury, comes with a cash prize of €10,000. “Gessen reports on power games and totalitarian tendencies as well as civil disobedience and the love of freedom,” the committee said in a statement. “With books as well as essays in the New Yorker and a strong public presence, Gessen opens up new perspectives that help to understand a world in accelerated change.”

Post Date: 08-15-2023