Visions of a Nuclear Apocalypse: Notions of Nature in the 1970s Antinuclear Movement
In 1970s Queensland, widespread concern about the perils of nuclear technology prompted an explosion of protest. Those seeking to avert a nuclear apocalypse used three arguments to mobilize supporters, which still resonate today: erosion of the rights of protesters, workers, and First Nations people...
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ftjarcadia:oai:arcadia.ub.lmu.de:article/367 2024-01-21T10:06:13+01:00 Visions of a Nuclear Apocalypse: Notions of Nature in the 1970s Antinuclear Movement Gulliver, Robyn 2023-12-19 application/pdf https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/367 eng eng Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/367/342 https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/367/343 https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/367 Copyright (c) 2023 Robyn Gulliver https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Arcadia; 2023 2199-3408 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjarcadia 2023-12-25T00:13:50Z In 1970s Queensland, widespread concern about the perils of nuclear technology prompted an explosion of protest. Those seeking to avert a nuclear apocalypse used three arguments to mobilize supporters, which still resonate today: erosion of the rights of protesters, workers, and First Nations peoples; profiteering and power grabbing by the nuclear industry; and harms to human health. While nature played an indirect role as a victim in these messages, one of the antinuclear movement’s legacies is its construction of a narrative connecting human survival to nature’s beneficence: in the nuclear age we are no longer the true masters of our own fate. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Arcadia - Explorations in Environmental History (E-Journal) Queensland |
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In 1970s Queensland, widespread concern about the perils of nuclear technology prompted an explosion of protest. Those seeking to avert a nuclear apocalypse used three arguments to mobilize supporters, which still resonate today: erosion of the rights of protesters, workers, and First Nations peoples; profiteering and power grabbing by the nuclear industry; and harms to human health. While nature played an indirect role as a victim in these messages, one of the antinuclear movement’s legacies is its construction of a narrative connecting human survival to nature’s beneficence: in the nuclear age we are no longer the true masters of our own fate. |
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Visions of a Nuclear Apocalypse: Notions of Nature in the 1970s Antinuclear Movement |
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