Public Information Infrastructures and Inequality after Disasters: Historical Perspectives, Megan Finn (WCPC Seminar, 5/20/2019)
Posted: 5/14/2019 (Local Events)
In my new book, Documenting Aftermath, I explore post-earthquake information and communication practices amidst infrastructure breakdown in Northern California earthquakes: the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the public information infrastructures in place today. I discuss how people produce and circulate information in earthquake publics using a comparative historical lens, paying close attention to not only the circulation of knowledge, but also to the production of ignorance. In this talk, I discuss inequality in postdisaster experiences of Californians through an analysis of the institutions, policies, and technologies that shape the information and communication landscape in these moments.
Date: 05/20/2019
Time: 12:30-1:30 PM
Location: School of Social Work, Room 305A