Jeanne Tiehen

The Theatre of Nuclear Science (eBook, ePUB)

Weapons, Power, and the Scientists Behind it All

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Theatre of Nuclear Science theoretically explores theatrical representations of nuclear science to reconsider a science that can have consequences beyond imagination.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000474725
• Artikelnr.: 62801279

Autorenporträt

Dr. Jeanne Tiehen is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Nuclear Stage
0.1 Seeing Science as a Part of Culture, Us, and I
0.2 Using Phenomenology
0.3 History in the Making
Chapter One: A Matter of Time
1. Copenhagen's Uncertainty of Time and Truth
2. Time Off Stage, Time On Stage
3. Exploring Nuclear Science Museums: Timelines, Space, and Place
4. Conclusion: A Tense Time
Chapter Two: The Power of a Human
2.1 In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Scientist on Trial
2.2 Embodiment on Stage and of History
2.3 Reykjavik and the Negotiations for all Humankind
2.4 Conclusion: Human Perspective
Chapter Three: Doomful Disaster and Responsibility
3.1 The Children and the Question of Guilt
3.2 The Phenomenology of Doom on Stage and Ethical Responses
3.3 Illuminating Invisible Dangers and Deciding Responsibility in
Chernobyl
3.4 Conclusion: Power Problems
Chapter Four: The Limits of Reason
4.1 End of the World and Logical Loopholes
4.2 The Impossible Humor of Nuclear Weapons
4.3 The Physicists and Sensible Absurdity
4.4 Conclusion: The Last Laugh
Chapter Five: Future Imaginings
5.1 Possibilities on Stage: Three Plays that Look Ahead
5.2 Visions of the Future on Stage
5.3 Conclusion: Tethered to the Future
Conclusion: An Ending Untold
Index