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Conflictual Collaboration: Citizen Science and the Governance of Radioactive Contamination after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, citizen scientists collectively tracked and monitored residual radioactivity in Japan, legitimizing alternative views to an official assessm

Radioactive Performances: Teaching about Radiation after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and its release of radioac- tive contamination, the Japanese state put into motion risk communica- tion strategies to explain the danger of radiation e

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Alexi Martin

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Frontline: Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

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How is the argument or narrative made and sustained? How much scientific information is provided, for example? Does the film have emotional appeal?

It is made and sustained through interviews of people who were there in the powr plant during the event, the surrounding citizens in the villages, Americans who came to intervene on their citizens, and people in Japan's government. Film footage is used to support the argument. The scientific information that is provided for support in the film was saying the levels of radiation around the plant as the situation became better and worse, the structure of the power plant (briefly), how to stop a nuclear meltdown.

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Alexi Martin

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The Narrative Representation of illness

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The author is Byron Good, he is an American medical anthropologist studying mental illness at Harvard University . His work focuses on mental illness in Asian and Indonesian socities.

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Alexi Martin

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Epidemics after Natural Disasters

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How was the study funded?

The study was funded by the CDC (the US gov) and the WHO.

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Alexi Martin

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The Gendered Human of Humanitarianism: Medicalising and Politicising Sexual Violence

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The author us Mirim Ticktin, she is an associate professor of anthropology at Stanford University. Her research focuses on what it means to make poltical claims in the name of a universal humanity. She is professionally situated in respect to emergency response because she researches humanity and how to treat those who experience violence, specifically sexual violence in terms of gender.

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Alexi Martin

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In the Shadow of Ebola

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How to control the damage or worse situation after the disaster?

The article does not offer solutions on how to address this problem after the inital epidemic, it is instead a collection or statement in addressing what has been happening and leaves the question unanswered and leaves it up to others to find a solution.

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Alexi Martin

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The Waiting Room

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What perspectives or viewpoints are not included in this film?

The viewpoints of the police, EMS and the corners as well as family members of patients who have died are not included in this film.

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Alexi Martin

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9/11 Health & Compensation Act

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How does (or doesn’t) the policy address vulnerable populations?

The policy addresses vulnerable populations because it does not discriminate. It offers to help anyone in the NYC area that was at the attacks or surrounding them. It does not see ethnicity or economic backround, only to help those in need; both citizens and helping at the twin towers.

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Diego Martin

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Why is this product considered to be particularly innovative, or not?

The product used to measure the level is a portable air sensor; This product is an innovative development because as it says in the article Molly Greenberg allows to obtain air quality data, this is clearly a breakthrough since years ago getting this information was not possible or the process was much more complicated.