Presentation Type
Poster
Location
Schimmel/Conrades Science Center Atrium
Start Date
25-4-2019 6:00 PM
End Date
25-4-2019 7:00 PM
Disciplines
Geography
Keywords
geography
Abstract
In the 1960s-1990s, France conducted nuclear tests in one of its colonies, French Polynesia. The impacts of these tests impact Tahiti in a myriad of ways: economically, politically, and environmentally. Those who were most directly impacted were members of the military who conducted these tests. For a more holistic view of the true impact of these tests, I've recorded interviews with some of these veterans who have formed organizations with different goals-reparations, support, and education.
Project Origin
Theory-to-Practice Grant
Faculty Mentor
John Krygier
Included in
Paradise Gone Nuclear: The Long Term Effects of Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia
Schimmel/Conrades Science Center Atrium
In the 1960s-1990s, France conducted nuclear tests in one of its colonies, French Polynesia. The impacts of these tests impact Tahiti in a myriad of ways: economically, politically, and environmentally. Those who were most directly impacted were members of the military who conducted these tests. For a more holistic view of the true impact of these tests, I've recorded interviews with some of these veterans who have formed organizations with different goals-reparations, support, and education.