New Publication: Poison and Promise on Eurozine

Our associated researcher, Astrea Nikolovska, has recently published an article exploring the shifting meanings of radioactivity and nuclear energy in contemporary Serbia, focusing on how depleted uranium has moved through narratives of toxicity, illness, uncertainty, energy security, and technological promise. Astrea developed this research during her postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna and continues to work on it within MEMPOP. 

The publication contributes to MEMPOP’s broader interest in the intersections of memory, populism, and the politics of knowledge.

Read the full article: https://www.eurozine.com/poison-and-promise/

Image source: https://jfcnaples.nato.int/mlo/about/issue-of-depleted-uranium