Events at: The Liu Institute for Global Issues

The Brenda and David McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies by John O’Brian: The Bomb in the Wilderness

Vox Crapulous (followed by a reception) Held at the Liu Centre beginning at 7pm. This year the McLean lectures will examine the place of photography in the construction of nuclear narratives since World War II. To what extent, John O’Brian will ask, is the mushroom cloud, the meta-symbol of the atomic age, laced with Canadian […]

The Brenda and David McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies by John O’Brian: The Bomb in the Wilderness

Picturing Nuclear Risk Held at the Liu Centre beginning at 7pm. This year the McLean lectures will examine the place of photography in the construction of nuclear narratives since World War II. To what extent, John O’Brian will ask, is the mushroom cloud, the meta-symbol of the atomic age, laced with Canadian content? John O’Brian […]