Peace and Cultural Legacies in the Nuclear Age

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This is an interdisciplinary course on peace and cultural legacies in the nuclear age, with emphasis on how Asians and Americans have lived under the threat of nuclear war. It will examine the impact of nuclear bombings, their threats on peace, and the cultural history of the nuclear arms race and peace movements in the context of Asian and American philosophy, science, politics, art, literature, and education.