Discuss both a and b a how does knowles describe the


Please view (in class): Spike Lee's documentary  "When the Levees Broke" available on YouTube at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12xj1sHvIWA

And Read:

- Scott Knowles, "Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States," History and Technology (Spring, 2003): 9-28; Available in the Reserves Folder.

- Scott Knowles, "Investigating 3.11: Disaster and the Politics of Expert Inquiry," available at:

https://fukushimaforum.wordpress.com/online-forum-2/online-forum/investigating-3-11/

And discuss (Both A and B):

A) How does Knowles describe the relationship between technology (of nuclear power plants, or skyscrapers) and risk during disasters (man-made or not)?

B) How does his story relate to the notion of risk and disaster in the Katrina Hurricane event in New Orleans?

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