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SUMMARY:Atomic Junction: The Road to Nuclear Power (documentary film\, 30 
 mins) - Abena Dove Osseo-Asare
DTSTART:20181112T170000Z
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CONTACT:Victoria Jones
DESCRIPTION:Atomic Junction is a nexus of roadways leading to the offices 
 of the Ghana Atomic Energy Association. Buses plying the road announce "At
 omic\, Atomic\, Atomic" to let passengers know their direction of travel. 
 But what are scientists actually doing behind the gates of the Ghana Atomi
 c Energy Commission? In this film\, director Abena Dove Osseo-Asare speaks
  with scientists\, neighborhood entrepreneurs\, and traditional leaders fo
 r their perspectives on the past\, present\, and future of life on the Ato
 mic-Haatso road. Central to their discussions are the inherent dangers of 
 radiation\, the value of land in the area\, and the promise of nuclear pow
 er. Come to a screening and presentation on the research behind the film w
 ith Professor Osseo-Asare. She will discuss strategies for using visual do
 cumentary to collect oral histories of scientific life in Ghana\, Afrofutu
 rism and the prospects of nuclear technology in African countries\, and th
 e ongoing risks along the Atomic-Haatso road including a recent explosion.
 \n\nAbena Dove Osseo-Asare is Associate Professor of History at the Univer
 sity of Texas at Austin where she teaches courses in the history of scienc
 e and African studies. She also holds a courtesy appointment in Population
  Health at the Dell Medical School. Professor Osseo-Asare received her PhD
  and AB from the Department of the History of Science at Harvard Universit
 y. Her first book\, Bitter Roots: The Search for Healing Plants in Africa 
 received several awards including the Herskovits Prize from the African St
 udies Association. She is completing a study of Ghana's civilian nuclear p
 rogram\, Atomic Junction: Nuclear Power after Independence (under contract
  with Cambridge University Press). Professor Osseo-Asare’s research has 
 been funded by the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies\, Na
 tional Science Foundation\, Fulbright Foundation\, and Hellman Foundation.
  She serves on the editorial boards of Endeavour and Social History of Med
 icine.\n\n 
LOCATION:Seminar Room S1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge
  CB3 9DT
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