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Jan. 9 | Call for papers: Identities and Technocultures
A 2-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the US and abroad. Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA).
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Musgrove, Susan M. "Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Dilemma: Tension and Resolution in the Conflict Between Technology and Human Values," Saint Louis University, July 1985.
This dissertation traces Charles Lindbergh’s development along a “technology/human values” dialectic. He moved from a commitment to technology (represented by his 1927 flight) to a rejection of technology (represented by his conservation activities) to a final philosophy of “balance” which advocated an active incorporation of science and humanity. The methodology of this study includes myth-symbol analysis of the Lindbergh image, interpretation of autobiography both as literature and history, and the use of Lindbergh as a “paradigm drama” illustrating the larger cultural issue of twentieth-century America’s response to technology.
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