Focusing on the spectacular disasters of the 1980s -- the Exxon
Valdez oil spill, the Chernobyl meltdown, the Challenger space
shuttle explosion, the Bhopal chemical plant release, and the
HIV/AIDS pandemic -- Ann Larabee examines how culture is
reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media
coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology.
Decade of Disaster gives voice to a diverse cast of disaster
participants, including Bhopal widows, people with AIDS, Chernobyl
tourists, NASA administrators, international nuclear power
authorities, and corporate spokespeople. Integrating sources
ranging from official reports and scientific studies to news
stories, movies, and science fiction novels, Larabee explores the
fierce debates that followed these disasters, as government
agencies, corporations, public interest groups, academics, and
local communities fought to control their meaning.
An incisive commentary at the intersection of cultural history
and cultural studies, Decade of Disaster peels away layers and
screens of rhetoric to expose the underlying process of cultural
negotiation.
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