BISA 2023 Conference

Popular culture, identity and the symbolism of nuclear weapons

23 Jun 2023, 16:45

1h 30m

Spey, Hilton

Panel Global Nuclear Order Working Group

Description

This panel brings together the relationship between popular culture, stigmatization and symbolism of nuclear weapons. The role of history, identity and the law around nuclear weapons are also examinded in this panel.

Subcontributions

• The symbolism of national legislation around nuclear weapons
• Do Nukes go "POP"? Why we should engage with nuclear weapons through popular culture
• Reasoning Stigmatised Identity and Behaviour in Nuclear Governance
• Origins of the Nuclear Age: How Identity Influenced the Creation of the Atomic and Hydrogen Bomb
• Considering nuclear weapons as Benjamin's 'great criminal'