Article ID: CBB150090931

Pre-enacting the next war: The visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age (2022)

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During the 1950s and early 1960s, civil defence sought to anticipate the next war and ensure the survival of civil society. Authorities had to adjust to developments in both military and communication technologies continuously. The article studies the visual culture of Danish civil defence by zooming in on the entanglements of technology, visuality, narrative and function. The author argues that this visual culture is characterised by the practice and visual technique of pre-enactment. Having developed this concept, the article analyses the projection of civil defence in recruitment films, educational filmstrips and public information aimed at mass audiences.

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Authors & Contributors
Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfelt
Andersen, Casper
Autzen, Charlotte
González, Roberto J.
Heymann, Matthias
Hjermitslev, Hans Henrik
Journals
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
British Journal for the History of Science
Cold War History
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Engineering Studies
German History
Publishers
Palgrave Macmillan
Columbia University Press
MIT Press
Oxford University Press
Routledge
Rowman & Littlefield
Concepts
Mass media
Communication technology
Civil defense
Military technology
Public understanding of science
Broadcasting, radio and television
People
Brothers, Joyce
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
21st century
18th century
19th century
Places
Denmark
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Greece
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Danish Deep-Sea Expedition Round the World, 1950-52
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