The address book What street addresses reveal about identity, race, wealth, and power

Streaming video - 2024

The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power, looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why. About the author Deirdre Mask graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude and attended Unive...rsity of Oxford before returning to Harvard for law school, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. She completed a master’s in writing at the National University of Ireland. Originally from North Carolina, she has taught at Harvard and the London School of Economics. She currently lives with her husband and daughters in London. . more