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In the selection from his book
Ecology of Fear, please discuss how Mike Davis explains Los Angeles as an urban landscape prone to disasters conditioned by racism and fear.
In his book, Ecology of Fear, Mike Davis, explains Los Angeles as an urban landscape which is prone to disasters conditioned by racism and fear. Mike argues that the city was developed in such a way that it ignored the natural hazards and ecological limits of the region like earthquakes, floods, fires, droughts, etc. He further claims that the city’s social and political elites have exploited these disaster to advance their own interests and agendas while marginalizing and oppressing poor, minorities, and immigrants. Mike Davis criticizes the city’s obsession with security and surveillance which he observes as a manifestation of the fear of the other and the unknown. Furthermore, Mike also analyzes the cultural representation of Los Angeles in movies, novels and magazines which often reveals the Los Angeles city as a disaster zone. He hints that these images reflect the anxieties and fantasies of the dominant groups who fear losing power and privilege in a changing and diverse city. To conclude, Mike believes Los Angeles needs to rethink its relationship with nature and society and it should be ready to embrace a more democratic and ecological vision of urban development.
Drawing on
Midnight in Chernobyl,
please discuss how Chernobyl became an immediate and long-term disaster for residents of the Ukrainian city of Pripyat.
According to the book Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham, Chernobyl became an immediate and long term disaster for residents of the Ukrainian city of Pripyat is as follows:
Pripyat was a model city built for the workers and families of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant which had a population of about 50,000 people and most of them were young and educated. The city provided
a good quality of living together with modern amenities, cultural activities and recreational facilities. Please submit your second paper here that analyzes how disaster scholars have studied earthquakes and/or fires to understand state politics and planning.
What makes the original
Godzilla
a seminal film to understand urban disasters in Tokyo? Your answer must draw on Tsutsui.
The original Godzilla is a seminal film to understand urban disasters in Tokyo because it reflects the historical and cultural context of Japan’s postwar- mainly the trauma of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the fear of nuclear total destruction. Tsutsui claimed that Godzilla was a metaphor for the atomic bomb, a natural disaster that was brought on by human error which killed and destroyed innocent civilians. The film also expressed the anxiety and bitterness of the Japanese people towards the U.S. occupation and its policies to the censorship of media and the suppression of
opposition. According to Tsutsui, Godzilla symbolized the ambivalence towards industrialization and modernization which had brought both affluence and pollution, urbanization and alienation. This film also examined the ethical dilemmas associated with science and technology which include the obligation
of scientists to take responsibility for their inventions. The film suggest that Godzilla was a symbol of Japan’s national identity which reminds of its past suffering as well as a source of pride for its resilience and recovery. The movie also appealed to the universal human emotions of fear, pity and hope in the face of disaster. Thus, Godzilla is not only a movie about monster, but it is also a piece of cultural history that illuminates the complex and contradictory realities of postwar Japan.
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