Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein in March 2015
Naomi Klein in March 2015
Born (1970-05-08) May 8, 1970 (age 56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationAuthor, activist, professor
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materSt. George's School of Montreal
Period1999–present
GenreNonfiction
SubjectAlter-globalization, anti-war, anti-capitalism, environmentalism
Notable worksThis Changes Everything, No Logo, The Shock Doctrine
SpouseAvi Lewis
Children1
Website
naomiklein.org

Naomi A. Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker. She analyses politics and criticizes capitalism. Since 2018, she has been a faculty member at Rutgers University; Her position there is the Gloria Steinem Chair in Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies.

Klein's This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate (2014) was a New York Times non-fiction bestseller and won the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Naomi Klein has a Jewish background. She is married to New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis.

References

  1. ↑ Pat Donnelly, "No Logo Author Ready to Take Heat over Latest Opus" Montreal Gazette, September 4, 2007 naomiklein.org
  2. ↑ Nineham, Chris (October 2007). "The Shock Doctrine". Socialist Review. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Naomi Klein Named Rutgers' Inaugural Gloria Steinem Chair". Rutgers Today. September 11, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ Klein, Naomi (September 12, 2018). "So excited to begin my new role at @RutgersU as the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies. Quite a moment to move to the US! Canadian friends: we're right next door..." Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2014 Prize Winner". Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-10-21.