"How is democracy being reshaped in an age defined by AI, digital platforms, and growing political polarization? What forms of solidarity remain possible in societies fractured by war, displacement, and competing narratives of "the West"? Join us for an evening with Navid Kermani, award-winning German author and Jaron Lanier, pioneering technologist, author, and leading critic of the digital age. Both are recipients of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade."
"Drawing on Kermani's new book, When Our Hearts Open Alike (2025), and on his ongoing conversations across the United States, the speakers will explore how literature, technology, and spirituality can help us navigate democratic crises and foster connection across divided communities. The discussion will consider the civic implications of AI and social media, the pressures facing democratic institutions, and the possibilities for building shared meaning in a rapidly changing world."
"In collaboration with the Thomas Mann House Los Angeles, a transatlantic space for debate in the former exile home of German Nobel-laureate Thomas Mann in Pacific Palisades. The house organizes programs and events in L.A. and beyond, where innovators, scholars and artists from Germany and the U.S. address pressing issues related to democracy, society, arts and culture. Learn more at www.vatmh.org"
An evening event brings Navid Kermani and Jaron Lanier to examine how AI, digital platforms, and rising political polarization reshape democratic life. The conversation links Kermani's When Our Hearts Open Alike (2025) and his U.S. conversations to questions about literature, technology, and spirituality as resources for navigating democratic crises. Speakers examine civic effects of AI and social media, institutional pressures on democracies, and strategies for building shared meaning across divided communities. The program partners with the Thomas Mann House Los Angeles, which hosts transatlantic debates and cultural programs addressing democracy, society, arts, and culture.
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