HSTM60662 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Simone Turchetti Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 <p>From the detonation of the first nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy and the culture surrounding them have shaped our lives and the world in which we live. Nuclearism transformed international military, political and economic relationships. It also transformed popular culture and social life: art, literature and film as well as politics and military doctrine have all reflected and embodied the traumas of nuclear culture</p> <p> From the detonation of the first nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, nuclear weapons, nuclear energy and the culture surrounding them have shaped our lives and the world in which we live. Nuclearism transformed international military, political and economic relationships. It also transformed popular culture and social life: art, literature and film as well as politics and military doctrine have all reflected and embodied the traumas of nuclear culture.</p> <p> This course explores the origins and development of nuclearism and nuclear culture from the wartime Manhattan Project to the 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi and the current debate about the renewal of Britain&rsquo;s nuclear deterrent. It focuses especially on the uses of nuclear weapons as political and diplomacy device in the post-WW2 global affairs &ndash; including the politics of deterrence and the initiatives for nuclear disarmament. It also encompasses an examination of the role of nuclear weapons in shaping post-war society and culture &ndash; including the envisioning of nuclear war, of protection against nuclear weapons and socio-technical imaginaries such as &ldquo;nuclear winter&rdquo;.</p> <p> As we face claims of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, the ongoing threat of nuclear terrorism and a potential energy crisis for which some argue nuclear power is the only sustainable solution, the course also asks if history offers any help in understanding our present nuclear predicaments. </p> <div> This unit aims: </div> <ul> <li> To provide an introduction to the history and politics of nuclear weapons and to the culture of the nuclear age, starting from the atomic bombing in Japan and ending with the present days concerns about the uses of atomic energy and weaponry.</li> <li> To explore the interactions of science, technology, politics, gender and cultural production in the nuclear world.</li> <li> To examine and assess the impact of the nuclear age on human affairs.</li> <li> To consider the various theories available in explaining nuclear weapons in the context of HSTM studies and the study of international relations and global affairs.</li> </ul> <div> </div> 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 100% <p>Essays will be submitted, and feedback delivered, electronically, typically via Turnitin GradeMark. Following the return of feedback, assessors will also be available for one-to-one discussion meetings with students.</p> N 0 0 150