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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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What three (or more) quotes capture the message of the article or report?

“The Hague Street inquest featured many experts, none with the authority to effect real change. The result was a blanket of blame that covered everyone”

"Blame, memorial, and reconstruction tend to outpace technical consensus."

"Investigators had no power to protest the decision. In fact, their initial request to inspect the steel had been lost in the confusion by city officials still pressed with the responsibility of looking for bodies."

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Chronic Disaster Syndrome: Displacement, Disaster Capitalism, and the Eviction of the Poor from New Orleans

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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.

Vincanne Adams - Former director of Medical Anthropology with UC Berkeley.

Diana English - Assistant Professor at Stanford Hospital and Clinics.

Taslim van Hattum - Director of Behavioral Health Integration for the Louisiana Public Health Institute. Research focuses on public health.

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Mental Health Consequences of Disaster

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

This article is referenced in approximately 40 peer reviewed papers, mostly focusing on the psychological effects of post-disaster mental health.

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The Gendered Human of Humanitarianism: Medicalising and Politicising Sexual Violence

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What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article?

The article's main argument is that by depoliticizing sexual violence, the ability for sexual violence victims to receive humanitarian aid is drastically reduced.