Atomic Spectacle: Aesthetic Strategies of the Nuclear Complex (in preparation).

My work focuses on “spectacular” representations of nuclear technoscience, tracing the cultural history of the atomic bomb and related nuclear disasters since 1945. Selected films, TV programs, video games, and operas directly illustrate aspects of the nuclear complex, depicting real and imagined scenarios from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to post-apocalyptic futures. These cultural artifacts exemplify spectacle, defined as a powerful display that evokes curiosity and admiration. By analyzing both screen media and grand opera, my book examines spectacle as an intentional artistic choice—an “aesthetic strategy”—that shapes the presentation of nuclear themes.