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Press: Lectures & Talks


Aug 2014

Audio/Video: Andrew Solomon at FLIP 2014, Paraty, Brazil

Andrew Solomon speaks at the 12th Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty, Brazil.

Jun 2014

Video: Identity and Sexuality in the 21st Century

Asociatia ACCEPT and Asociatia TRANSform host a talk by Andrew Solomon in Bucharest, Romania.

May 2014

Video: Sydney Writers’ Festival: Opening Address

Andrew Solomon shares powerful and inspiring personal stories of overcoming challenges and difference truly made the case that it is diversity that unites us all.

May 2014

Video: TED 2014: How the Worst Moments in Our Lives Make Us Who We Are

A moving, heartfelt and funny talk, sounding a powerful call to action to forge meaning from our biggest struggles.

May 2014

Video: Born Far From the Tree But Living in Its Shade: APA 2014 Annual Meeting

Andrew Solomon speaks at the 167th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, held in New York City May 3-7, 2014.

Apr 2014

Video: How Are Contemporary Notions of Success Impacting the American Family?

A panel discussion on the ways that contemporary definitions of success are affecting our families and communities

Mar 2014

Video: American Montessori Society Keynote Address

Andrew Solomon describes how he learned from parents of exceptional children that generosity, acceptance, and tolerance can prevail.

Mar 2014

Video: Andrew Solomon Lecture at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Andrew Solomon speaks as part of the Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Mar 2014

Video: Connecticut Forum: An Honest Look at Mental Illness

Andrew Solomon discusses poverty, education, and the “enormous undiagnosis” of mental illness in impoverished communities, at The Connecticut Forum event, “An Honest Look at Mental Illness.”

Dec 2013

Video: Andrew Solomon Lecture for the Family Action Network

Andrew Solomon discusses his work as part of the Family Action Network’s annual speaker series on topics relevant to the positive development of young people.