# Event Details - **Event Name**: Catherine Liu | Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: To celebrate the book launch, Catherine Liu will be in conversation with actor and performer Michael Cavadias, followed by Q&A and signing.About this EventPlease join us on Sunday October 11 at 3PM EST at Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Bookstore for the release of Catherine Liu’s Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering, published by Verso. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/e2a6fe10-be97-11f1-8a18-b3e52d4bf2d6-rimg-w555-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg What happens when an idea born of genuine suffering is weaponized as a tool of social control? Traumatized is the story of how shell shock became PTSD, how Oprah turned pain into profit, and how "authenticity" became the ultimate brand. It is a history of surveillance cap­italism's greatest coup: convincing us that wounds define us and that accom­modating each other's trauma is more important than challenging the powerful.Catherine Liu delivers an unflinching diagnosis of our current crisis, rooted as it is in the collapse of liberal politics, the ascendance of performance fragil­ity, and the rise of emotional display as a surrogate for political action. Sharp, provocative, and urgently necessary, Traumatized argues that we must re­ject a politics of permanent victimhood since it destroys solidarity and leaves us defenseless against the systems that cause real harm.Verso, 2026 | Hardcover | 192 pages | $24.95Catherine Liu is professor in the Departments of Film and Media Studies/Visual Studies, Comparative Literature and English at the University of California, Irvine, where she also served as director of the UCI Humanities Center. She is the author of Copying Machines: Taking Notes for the Automaton, The American Idyll: Academic Anti-Elitism as Cultural Critique, and Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class. Liu is the founder and director of the Palm Springs School for Social Research, an educational and research-focused think tank and platform for intellectual and creative engagement with history, culture, and politics.Michael Cavadias is an actor/writer and performer. Film and TV credits include Wonder Boys, Girls, and Difficult People. Theatre credits include Ahohni’s “She Who Saw Beautiful Things” at The Kitchen and “A Bright Room Called Day,” currently running in Brooklyn. Michael’s character, Claywoman, was originally created at Blacklips Performance Cult in the 90s and developed at Mabou Mines. “The Mystery of Claywoman” was presented at The New Museum, The Wild Project, Town Hall, Abrons Art Center and Howl Festival. “Conversations with Claywoman” was featured at The Meltdown Festival in London and continues regularly at the Parkside Lounge in New York City. Michael's newest projects include “Cancellation Island," a fictional podcast co-written by John Cameron Mitchell, the short film “You Should Feel Better” (part of the Chapo Trap House anthology “Chunks”) and a new play “The Janiken Dansen Show,” premiering at “Participant Inc.” in December. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/queens/catherine-liu-traumatized-the-new-politics-of-public-suffering/100002002757591870 - **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, literary-art, theatre, performances, festivals, workshops, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Artbook @ Moma PS1 Bookstore - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Queens - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Artbook @ Moma PS1 Bookstore - **lat**: 40.7456014 - **long**: -73.947097 - **full address**: Artbook @ Moma PS1 Bookstore, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Catherine Liu | Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/05dfab887003cefc519dab069d945afce8ca5940612c28c24d1807fc54725a9c-rimg-w993-h1500-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1790969525 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Catherine Liu | Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering being held? - **A:** Catherine Liu | Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering takes place on Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Artbook @ Moma PS1 Bookstore, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Catherine Liu | Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering? - **A:** Catherine Liu | Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering is organized by Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Bookstore. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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