Natural and Unnatural Disasters
3/11, Asbestos, and the Unmaking of Japan's Modern World
Thursday, April 21, 2016 · 4 - 6 PM
Social Sciences Forum
Brett L. Walker
Edwin O. Reischauer Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies
Department of History and Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University
In this lecture, Brett Walker will investigate asbestos in the construction and, more importantly, destruction of Japan’s built environment, with a focus on the impact of the 3/11 disaster and the later clean up. Dr. Walker’s research is part of a larger Guggenheim-funded project concerned with the unmaking of the modern built world, and what it means for the future of human health.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program, Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, and the History Department.