Telling Stories: Conflict, Cooperation and Memory in Cold War Arctic Science
Event Details
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Friday, April 29, 2016
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Building: Traill College
Room: Bagnani Hall
Cost: Free
Throughout the Cold War era, Arctic Science was shaped by the prospect of a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, and by the urgency that these adversaries attached to understanding the physical environment where that conflict might take place. But the Arctic was also a focus of the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58 — an event that became a symbol of global scientific cooperation. In understanding how science has been practiced in the Arctic we must consider these contradictory imperatives of conflict and cooperation; doing so may even help us to understand the place of ethics, morality, and wisdom in Arctic affairs.
This lecture will be delivered by Professor Ronald Doel of the Department of History, Florida State University. It is open to the public.