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Representing Environmental Risk in the Landscapes of US Militarization

New Virtual Exhibiton Now Online

22.05.2014

The Environment & Society Portal is proud to announce the publication of our most recent virtual exhibition: "Representing Environmental Risk in the Landscapes of US Militarization," curated by Hsuan L. Hsu, an associate professor of English at the University of California, Davis.

The US’s militarized landscapes—which include offshore bases, testing and training facilities, former war zones, and waste disposal sites—have exposed communities worldwide to a range of health risks. With bases scattered throughout the world, the US exposes vulnerable populations to environmental ills ranging from noise pollution and toxic dumping to radioactive exposure, sexual violence, and accidental civilian deaths. Because these consequences are dispersed across great distances and generally concentrated in foreign and less powerful places, many Americans are unaware that the US Department of Defense is one of the world’s largest polluters. This online exhibition focuses on artworks and other representational media that attempt to educate audiences about these issues by depicting places and populations subject to environmental harm spread by US military activities.