Naomi Klein
Canadian author and activist (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naomi Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses; support of ecofeminism, organized labour, criticism of corporate globalization,[1] fascism.[2] and capitalism.[3] As of 2021, she is an associate professor, and professor of climate justice at the University of British Columbia, co-directing a Centre for Climate Justice.[4]
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Born | (1970-05-08) May 8, 1970 (age 53) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | Author, activist, professor, filmmaker |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto (dropped out) |
Period | 1999–present |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Subject | Alter-globalization, anti-war, anti-globalization, anti-capitalism, organized labour, environmentalism, feminism, anti-Zionism |
Notable works | This Changes Everything, No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World |
Spouse | Avi Lewis |
Children | 1 |
Website | |
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Klein first became known internationally for her alter-globalization book No Logo (1999). The Take (2004), a documentary film about Argentine workers' self-managed factories, written by her and directed by her husband Avi Lewis, further increased her profile. The Shock Doctrine (2007), a critical analysis of the history of neoliberal economics, solidified her standing as a prominent activist on the international stage and was adapted into a six-minute companion film by Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón,[5] as well as a feature-length documentary by Michael Winterbottom.[6] Klein's This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate (2014) was a New York Times nonfiction bestseller and the winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[7]
In 2016, Klein was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize for her activism on climate justice.[8] Klein frequently appears on global and national lists of top influential thinkers, including the 2014 Thought Leaders ranking compiled by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute,[9] Prospect magazine's world thinkers 2014 poll,[10] and Maclean's 2014 Power List.[11] She was formerly a member of the board of directors of the climate activist group 350.org.[12]