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SUMMARY:Frank Biess (UC San Diego)\, “German Angst: Fear and Democracy in Postwar Germany”
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URL:https://history.ucla.edu/event/frank-biess-uc-san-diego-german-angst-fear-and-democracy-in-postwar-germany/
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SUMMARY:Degenhart Brown\, “‘Spiritscapes’ as ‘Atlantic Modernities’: Examining the Ritual Pathways of Spirit Possession and ‘Fetish’ Objects in West Africa.”
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation I explore how the dense vectors of material culture and spirit possession established in the crucible of the modern era continue to inform the decisions of millions of west Africans as they navigate everyday realities at home and abroad. In the first half of this talk\, I explore emerging themes in “fetish modernity” theory to demonstrate how\, as mediators of modern history\, “fetish” objects\, through their own semantic and epistemological ambivalence\, have changed the ways in which scholars interpret historical conventions. In the second half\, I look at some examples of the confluence of possession rituals and slavery discourse across contemporary west Africa to illustrate how the relationships between northern and southern “spirits\,” resulting from hinterland slave raids\, inform local interpretations of the ongoing legacies of trans-Atlantic slavery. I conclude by engaging the work of Charles Piot to demonstrate how power objects and ritual acts of possession are in themselves “alternative modernities” that have remained crucial ontological technologies in west Africa due to their capacity to efface national and international efforts to define and control west African lifeworlds. \nZoom RSVP
URL:https://history.ucla.edu/event/degenhart-brown-spiritscapes-as-atlantic-modernities-examining-the-ritual-pathways-of-spirit-possession-and-fetish-objects-in-west-afri/
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CATEGORIES:Atlantic History Lecture Series,Events
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SUMMARY:Mario Biagioli\, "From Anti Science to Science Mimicry: Inventing Ethics in Trump's EPA."
DESCRIPTION:October 18\, 5 pm Mario Biagioli (UCLA Law and Information Studies) \n(please note the later time) \nThis paper moves from the recent findings of agnotologists (like the book Merchants of Doubt) about the post-WWII strategy by tobacco and oil companies to cast doubt about the scientific evidence concerning\, respectively\, the risks of tobacco smoking and the existence of global warming. I argue that a new chapter of that strategy book was recently articulated in Trump’s EPA. This is a strategy that does not hinge on the production of doubt about the content of scientific knowledge but rather targets and transforms some of the key ethical norms of science (openness\, transparency\, and impartiality)\, effectively turning them against themselves. \n  \nFor remote participants: \nPlease click here to register and receive a Zoom link \n  \nFor those joining us on campus\, RSVP and symptom monitoring is required. Please be prepared to show your clearance status when entering the seminar room. \nPlease RSVP using this form if you will be attending in person \n  \nFor visitors coming from other institutions\, please remember that UCLA has a vaccine mandate and that everyone coming to campus needs to fill out the daily symptom monitoring form which can be found here: \nhttps://uclasurveys.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3qRLtouCYKzBbH7
URL:https://history.ucla.edu/event/mario-biagioli-from-anti-science-to-science-mimicry-inventing-ethics-in-trumps-epa/
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CATEGORIES:Atlantic History Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Corinna Treitel (Washington University)\, "Gesundheit! Seeking German Health\, 1750-2000"
DESCRIPTION:To RSVP\, please email: ann@history.ucla.edu \n 
URL:https://history.ucla.edu/event/corinna-treitel-washington-university-gesundheit-seeking-german-health-1750-2000/
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