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Einrichtungen >> Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie (Phil) >> Department Sozialwissenschaften und Philosophie >> Institut für Soziologie >>

Lehrstuhl für Science, Technology and Gender Studies

 

Nuclear History after World War II

Dozent/in:
Maria Rentetzi
Angaben:
Vorlesung, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 5, Gender und Diversity, für FAU Scientia Gaststudierende zugelassen, This course is taking place on Wednesdays in presence from 10 to 11:30 am at Werner-von-Siemens-Str 61 (R02.21), 91052 Erlangen. Der Kurs findet mittwochs von 10:00 bis 11:30 Uhr in der Werner-von-Siemens-Str 61 (R02.21), 91052 Erlangen in Präsenz statt.
Termine:
Zeit/Ort n.V.
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
Course Requirements:
1. Regular attendance
2. Participation in course discussions
3. A presentation of one of the readings during the course
4. A choice between a home exam and a final written or multimedia project. Group projects are an option.

Wednesdays 10:00 to 11:30 in presence, STGS seminar room (R02.21), Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 61, 2nd floor.

Inhalt:
During the 1920s and 1930s, the use of radiation by the military, in cancer therapy, and the cosmetic industry was conceived as the triumph of human civilization. The dropping of the atomic bombs during WW II forced the world to grapple with this distorting thinking and to reconsider the very term “civilization.” The atomic bombs actually signified the end of the worldview that ignored the devastating effects of radiation and radioactive substances on both humans and the environment. Since then, nuclear science and technology have strongly shaped geopolitics and defined post WW II tensions between the U.S. and Russia. Throughout the Cold War the production of nuclear weapons, the race for preeminence in nuclear technologies and the rush to construct nuclear plants in order to produce electricity fundamentally altered not only national and international politics but social life as well. Over the course of the term, we will focus specifically on a newly published collection of essays entitled Living in a Nuclear World: From Fukushima to Hiroshima (Routledge, 2022) in order to explore new transnational perspectives on issues such as nuclear war and accidents, regulatory institutions and international nuclear law, nuclear waste and world order. Students will be asked to work extensively with Living in a Nuclear World, read and present this published work on the topic. Additional material will be given throughout the semester. Book chapters will be pre-circulated and discussed in class. The course is an advanced seminar (Hauptseminar) and is offered for MA and advanced BA students of social sciences and humanities. Students of natural and technical sciences are welcome.

Course objectives The course aims to help students reach a broader understanding of nuclear history since 1945. We want to comprehend how nuclear science and technology have influenced not only international politics but also our everyday lives. The overall aim is to show why history matters and how it connects the past with present challenges and future imaginaries.



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