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Atomic Age II: Fukushima - Session II - English

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Channel: The University of Chicago · 2012 · Education

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Hoyt Long, Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, chairs the second session of the Atomic Age II Symposium: Fukushima and introduces five speakers who share their perspectives on nuclear power. The speakers include: 

Ruiko Muto, anti-nuclear activist at Hair Action Fukushima
Bobbie Paul, executive director at Georgia Women's Action for New Directions
Jeffrey Patterson, board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility
Dean Wilkie, retired nuclear plant operator involved with Simply Info
Nancy Foust, online media expert for SimplyInfo

The Atomic Age Symposium II: Fukushima was held in the Social Sciences Research Building on May 5, 2012.  The symposium was sponsored by the Committee on Japanese Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, the Human Rights Program, the Program on the Global Environment at the University of Chicago, and DePaul University.

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