Brett L. Walker, Edwin O. Reischauer Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies, Department of History and Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University
Natural and Unnatural Disasters: 3/11, Asbestos, and the Unmaking of Japan's Modern World
Thursday, April 21, 4 p.m.
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery

In this lecture, Brett Walker will investigate asbestos in the construction and, more importantly, destruction of Japan’s built environment, with a focus on the impact of the 3/11 disaster and the later clean up. Dr. Walker’s research is part of a larger Guggenheim-funded project concerned with the unmaking of the modern built world, and what it means for the future of human health.

This event is free and open to the public.

Co-sponsored by the UMBC Departments of Geography and Environmental Systems & History