From 'The Scarlet Letter' to YouTube: Shame Isn't Going Anywhere
Friday, February 13, 2015
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Stuart Holmes, Kittens Reichert, and Mary Martin (silent film actress) in The Scarlet Letter (1917) (eBay/Fox Film Corporation/ PD-US (before 1923)/Wikimedia Commons)
As Valentine's Day is right around the corner, this week's Please Explain segment is all about a common, but perhaps unfortunate feeling that can creep in around this time: shame. Jennifer Jacquet discusses her new book Is Shame Necessary?: New Uses for an Old Tool, which flips the stigma of shame on its head. Jacquet argues that shame can be used as a social good. It can challenge corporations and even governments to change policies and behaviors that are detrimental to the environment. Is Shame Necessary? will be released on Feb 17.
