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SUMMARY: 2011 Mahatma Gandhi Commemorative Lecture – Through a Radioactive 
 Lens
DESCRIPTION: John O’Brian. Lecture starts at 7:30pm John O’Brian Through a 
 Radioactive Lens Presented by the J.S. Woodsworth Chair\, and co-sponsored 
 by The Thakore Charitable Foundation\, The Institute for the Humanities\, a
 nd the India Club of Vancouver Mahatma Gandhi and his legacy have been hono
 ured at Simon Fraser University since the unveiling of his memorial bust […
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <h4>John O'Brian. Lecture starts at 7:30pm</h
 4><p><strong>John O’Brian</strong><br />Through a Radioactive Lens</p><p>Pr
 esented by the J.S. Woodsworth Chair\, and co-sponsored by The Thakore Char
 itable Foundation\, The Institute for the Humanities\, and the India Club o
 f Vancouver</p><p>Mahatma Gandhi and his legacy have been honoured at Simon
  Fraser University since the unveiling of his memorial bust in the Simon Fr
 aser Peace Square in 1970. Each year the Gandhi Jayanti celebration brings 
 members of the community together with others who wish to honour his memory
  and ideals.</p><p>This year\, we are proud to present the visiting scholar
  award to Professor John O’Brian\, Art History\, UBC\, for his recent work 
 on how the history of the imagery related to the Atomic Bomb has acclimated
  us to the bomb.  He will be speaking on the topic: Through a Radioactive L
 ens. Professor O’Brian’s lecture and photographic images will show the flas
 h points and intersections between nuclear events and Canada’s ambivalence 
 about its role in those events\, the existence of non-violent protest\, and
  the uses of photography as a cultural image bank for our nuclear times.</p
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