The Many Faces of the Cold War
Resource type
Blog post
Creator (person)
Douthwaite, Jessica
Date published
July 12, 2022
Abstract
This was the title of a boundary-pushing exhibition held in the grounds of a military airbase in 1999.
The base, adjacent to the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodà¸, gave curators Karl Kleve and Bodil Nyaas an apt location in which to consider how the Cold War framed contemporary society. They had been keen, both told me during a fieldtrip to Bodภin June 2022, to look further than a traditional focus on the military ‘face’ of Cold War history. The callous, calcified interior of a nuclear-proof aircraft hangar provided an evocative contrast to panels about soft power, society, culture and emotions.
Project(s)
Materialising the Cold War
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Arts and Humanmities Research Council | AH/V001078/1 |
Publisher
University of Stirling
Additional information
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