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HYDRO SYMPOSIUM

SSMS 4513

Friday, February 15, 2019 | 10:00am - 4:00pm UCSB | Annenberg Room (SSMS 4315)10:00: 10:00 Session 1: Valerie Hänsch, R. Lane Clark, Stephan Miescher Welcome: Stephan Miescher and Janet Walker Moderator: Bishnupriya Ghosh Respondent: Javiera Barandiarán 12:15: Lunch 1:15: Session 2: Nick Estes, Todd Darling Moderator: Emily Roehl Respondent: Mishuana Goeman 3:15: Closing Comments Jéssica Malinalli […]

Book Launch: Stephan Miescher, A Dam for Africa

HSSB 1174 1174 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

In A Dam for Africa historian Stephan Miescher explores four intersecting narratives that weave together around Akosombo: Ghanaian aspirations about building a hydroelectric dam in the context of decolonization and Cold War; international efforts of the US aluminum industry in benefiting from Akosombo through subsidizing the VALCO aluminum smelter; local stories of upheaval and devastation […]