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New Research Trends of Aviation History:
Decolonization and Gender relations
Meiji University Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer pays attention
to the aircraft (armament) and aviation industries in various countries of the world and
studies on the significance of a chain of the technology transfer that could be used for
both military and general purposes to Asia and South America between the two world wars as
well as of the expansion of popular aviation culture. This seminar will deal with
decolonization in the point view of the establishment of a national airline in a newly
independent Pakistan with “air-minded” people and with popular aviation culture in the
social changes of the 1960s from the perspective of gender relations.
The first presenter, Dr. Waqar Zaidi (LUMS) will give a presentation about “The Role of the United
States in Development of Pakistan Civil Aviation, 1947-1957.” This presentation will clarify
the process of involving Pakistan in the Cold War, considering US support for Pakistan to build
a nation, and especially to establish its national airline.
The second presenter, Prof. Phil Tiemeyer (Kansas State University) will talk on “Jet-age Feminism:
Emilio Pucci, Mary Wells, and the Braniff Airways Stewardess of the 1960s.” The presentation
will scrutinize “how the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s altered the aviation industry
in relation to gender relations and consumer culture.”
Date and time
Saturday, November 24, 2018, 14:00 - 17:00 (Venue opens at 13:30)
Venue
Conference Room 5, 17th Floor, Global Front Building, Meiji University
Map
Entry fee
Free
Seating capacity
Maximum 30 seats
Registration
Pre-register before 23 November 2018 at the link below. We will close the registration when the number of applicants reaches the capacity.
Language
This workshop will be held in English ONLY without translation
Sponsor
Meiji University Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer
Co-sponsor
Forum for the History of Armaments Industry and Arms Transfer
Panelists
| Speakers | Dr. Waqar Zaidi, Assistant Professor of Lahore University of Management Sciences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Phil Tiemeyer, Associate Professor of Kansas State University | |
| Chair | Dr,Kaori Takada ,Associate Professor of Otsuma Women’s University |
