Event Title

Stories from Downwind: The Power of People’s History

Streaming Media

Description

Drawing on citizen narratives, archival records, and epidemiological studies, author and folk historian Sarah Fox will discuss the environmental and health impacts of Cold War uranium extraction and nuclear weapons testing. Her talk will explore how ordinary people’s stories can animate and energize movements for environmental and social justice, particularly as we grapple with unfolding crises like Hanford, Fukushima, and the contamination of the Animas River.

About the Lecturer: Sarah Fox. Seattle author, is a folk historian, mother, and waitress. She holds a Master’s Degree in History and Folklore from Utah State University and a Bachelors Degree in American Studies from the Evergreen State College. Her work has appeared in Montana: The Magazine of Western History, the Western Historical Quarterly, and Sunspace. Her first book, Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West, the product of ten years of research, was published by University of Nebraska Press in November 2014 (downwindhistory.com). Sarah continues to gather testimonies documenting the experiences of American Westerners living with the impacts of radiological exposure. She speaks on Downwind regularly to students, community groups, book clubs, and nonprofits, and teaches workshops on her methodology as a writer and folk historian. Follow Downwind on facebook (facebook.com/downwindapeopleshistory and twitter (@downwindhistory).

Document Type

Event

Start Date

11-11-2015 12:00 PM

End Date

11-11-2015 1:15 PM

Location

Fairhaven College Auditorium

Resource Type

Moving image

Title of Series

World Issues Forum

Genre/Form

lectures

Contributing Repository

Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Nuclear weapons testing victims--West (U.S.); Radiation--Health aspects; Uranium mines and mining--Health aspects

Type

Moving image

Keywords

Downwind, Radiological exposure, Environmental justice, Social justice

Rights

This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.

Language

English

Format

video/mp4

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Nov 11th, 12:00 PM Nov 11th, 1:15 PM

Stories from Downwind: The Power of People’s History

Fairhaven College Auditorium

Drawing on citizen narratives, archival records, and epidemiological studies, author and folk historian Sarah Fox will discuss the environmental and health impacts of Cold War uranium extraction and nuclear weapons testing. Her talk will explore how ordinary people’s stories can animate and energize movements for environmental and social justice, particularly as we grapple with unfolding crises like Hanford, Fukushima, and the contamination of the Animas River.

About the Lecturer: Sarah Fox. Seattle author, is a folk historian, mother, and waitress. She holds a Master’s Degree in History and Folklore from Utah State University and a Bachelors Degree in American Studies from the Evergreen State College. Her work has appeared in Montana: The Magazine of Western History, the Western Historical Quarterly, and Sunspace. Her first book, Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West, the product of ten years of research, was published by University of Nebraska Press in November 2014 (downwindhistory.com). Sarah continues to gather testimonies documenting the experiences of American Westerners living with the impacts of radiological exposure. She speaks on Downwind regularly to students, community groups, book clubs, and nonprofits, and teaches workshops on her methodology as a writer and folk historian. Follow Downwind on facebook (facebook.com/downwindapeopleshistory and twitter (@downwindhistory).