Participants joined historian Tracy Lai and art historian Melanie King for an in-depth discussion of the recent University of Washington Press publication Resisting the Nuclear: Art and Activism Across the Pacific. Utilizing the text as the basis of our discussion, we approached this series through the perspectives of impacted peoples and communities, activists, and artists responding to nuclear technology, warfare, fallout, and their legacies.
Program dates and times
Session 1: The Nuclear and World War II
Held on Thursday, September 26, 2024
The initial session in this series began with the origins of the nuclear age, its destructive impact, and potential.
Session 2: Testing the Nuclear
Held on Thursday, October 3, 2024
This session considered the legacies of nuclear testing through the words, artistic creations, and activism of impacted communities.
Session 3: Nuclear Justice
Held on Thursday, October 10, 2024
This session explored the various meanings of nuclear justice as expressed by different impacted communities across the globe.
Session 4: Transpacific Activisms
Held on Thursday, October 17, 2024
This session examined peace movements and nuclear resistance across oceans through art, organizing, and activism.
Program requirements
Participants were required to join at least 3 of the 4 sessions. In advance of each session, a brief assignment was submitted to the program leaders. It was expected that everyone attending the live Zoom sessions had completed the required reading beforehand, as we engaged in discussions of the assigned readings.
Program benefits
- A physical copy of the book Resisting the Nuclear: Art and Activism across the Pacific.
- Online Resources.
- Free Washington State OSPI clock hours.
This program was sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington and funded by a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA).