Lionizing Male Heroes and Marginalizing Women: The Chernobyl Drama as It Played Out in Kitchens and Clinics
Sept. 27, 2019, 1:00-2:30pm
CGIS Knafel Building, 737 Cambridge Street, Room K450, Cambridge, MA
Join Harvard's Davis Center for a book talk with author Kate Brown.
The most common perception of the Chernobyl disaster includes a narrative of the "masculine, patriotic hero" putting his life on the line to attempt to contain radioactive materials. Kate Brown reveals a much larger story, which played out "in kitchens, gardens, and community health clinics" in her book, Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future.
Speaker:
Kate Brown, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, MIT
