Chapter ID: CBB115402644

Embedding Preparedness, Assigning Responsibility: The Role of Film in Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Civil Defence (2021)

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This chapter examines the role of film and television in embedding sociotechnical imaginaries of civil defence during the early nuclear age (c. 1949–1965) by zooming in on Sweden and Denmark, two neighbouring countries that differed both in terms of their political position in the Cold War and in the scale of their civil defence efforts. Following a theoretical discussion of the psychosocial effects of films and their manner of circulation, we analyse Swedish and Danish films in two periods demarcated by the thermonuclear disruption of civil defence during the mid-1950s. The analysis highlights how films were used to frame technologies and script and perform social norms. We argue that films constitute an important source for understanding the difficulties of embedding sociotechnical imaginaries of civil defence.

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Authors & Contributors
Sylvest, Casper
Rosanna Farbøl
Marie Cronqvist
Marti, Sibylle
Asdal, Kristin
Gradmann, Christoph
Journals
Cold War History
Acta Baltica historiae et philosophiae scientiarum
HOST: Journal of History of Science and Technology
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy
Public Understanding of Science
Science in Context
Publishers
Palgrave Macmillan
Ashgate Publishing
Cornell University Press
University of Minnesota Press
Springer Nature
Concepts
Civil defense
Sociotechnical imaginaries
Technology and society
Cold War
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Public policy
People
Carson, Rachel Louise
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
Places
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Partial Test Ban Treaty; Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
Physicians for Social Responsibility
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