Fw: H-ASIA: The Atomic Age from Hiroshima to the Present Symposium, University of Chicago, May 21, 2011

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University of Chicago, May 21, 2011

> H-ASIA
> May 13, 2011
>
> Symposium "The Atomic Age from Hiroshima to the Present", University of
> Chicago, May 21, 2011
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> From: Sarah Jane Arehart <sjfitche@uchicago.edu>
>
> The Atomic Age from Hiroshima to the Present:
> Exploring Nuclear Weapons and Energy through Documentaries and Discussion
>
> The University of Chicago hosts a free symposium exploring nuclear energy,
> weaponry, and research with documentary screenings and panel discussions
> by experts
>
> Saturday, May 21, 2011
> 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
> International House, the University of Chicago, 1414 E. 59th St., Chicago
> IL. 60637
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION and to RSVP
> This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required. Lunch
> will be provided free of charge.
>
> For full information and details, visit
> http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/aboutsymposium/ or call
> 773-702-2715.
>
> DESCRIPTION
> For over a year, the University of Chicago has been planning and
> organizing this symposium bringing together filmmakers and experts for a
> day of film screenings and discussion about nuclear energy, weaponry,
> and research. When the organizers selected the title "The Atomic Age from
> Hiroshima to the Present," we had no expectation, indeed, no wish, that
> "the present" would include an actual nuclear catastrophe. The recent
> events at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, following upon the 25th
> anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, give new urgency to all
> participants as we explore the atomic age-weaponry and energy, from the
> Cold War era to our present predicament. As we enter the eighth decade of
> the nuclear era, how can we think about-and act upon-the relationship
> between nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, in the classroom and in
> our communities?
>
> The goal of this symposium is to foster dialogue and provide resources and
> information for the classroom and the community. The symposium will
> feature new documentaries by two women filmmakers, one from the U.S. and
> one from Japan. They will be joined by a panel of experts for discussion
> after each screening, with a roundtable to conclude the day.
>
> FILMS
>
> Atomic Mom by M.T. Silvia explores the impact of nuclear testing in the
> U.S. through a focus on the filmmaker's mother, Pauline H. Silvia, a
> scientist who worked at the Nevada Test Site. Learning about her mother's
> past takes Silvia to Hiroshima, where she meets another "atomic" mother,
> Emiko Okada, a survivor of the atomic bombing. The contrasting stories of
> the two women overlap to dramatize the costs of nuclear actions and
> nuclear secrecy.
>
> Ashes to Honey: Toward a Sustainable Future by Hitomi Kamanaka explores
> the decades-long, bitterly divisive struggle among residents over whether
> to build a nuclear power plant on an island in the Inland Sea of western
> Japan. With preparations for plant construction underway, Kamanaka takes
> us to Sweden to learn about an alternative energy policy in practice.
>
> PARTICIPANTS
>
> M.T. Silvia, filmmaker (Twitter)
> Hitomi Kamanaka, filmmaker (Twitter)
> Kennette Benedict, (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
> David Kraft (Nuclear Energy Information Service)
> Joseph Masco (Anthropology, University of Chicago)
> Sidney Nagel (Physics, University of Chicago)
> Robert Rosner (Astronomy & Astrophysics, and Physics, University of
> Chicago)
> Norma Field (East Asian Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago)
> Yuki Miyamoto (Religious Studies, DePaul University)
> Tomomi Yamaguchi (Sociology & Anthropology, Montana State University)
> (Twitter: Japanese / English)
>
> SPONSORS
> University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies, International House,
> Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, the Human Rights Program, the Center for
> Gender Studies, and the Department of Anthropology.
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