What is the meaning of disaster?
Perspectives from Kanye, ancient history, Enlightenment Lisbon, psychology, conspiracy, and the zombie apocalypse.
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Selected references:
Forbes Kanye interview: https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalll…
Kourtney Kardashian: https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/kourtn…
Hulk Hogan: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-o-YE_jgvU/
Jones & Cox, PRRI 2011 survey: http://www.prri.org/research/few-amer…
University of Chicago & AP-NORC 2020 survey: https://apnorc.org/projects/how-faith…
Wikipedia, Gallup importance of religion map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importa…
Gallup Pakistan 2012 survey: http://gallup.com.pk/bb_old_site/poll…
Chester et al in Wisner et al 2012 on disaster history: https://books.google.com.au/books/abo…
Janku in Mauch & Pfister 2009 on China and King Tang: https://books.google.com.au/books/abo…
Chester et al in Wisner et al 2012 on Vanuatu: https://books.google.com.au/books/abo…
Akasoy in Mauch & Pfister 2009 on Islam: https://books.google.com.au/books/abo…
Mauelshagen in Mauch & Pfister 2009 on northern Europe floods: https://books.google.com.au/books/abo…
Kerkhove 2008 on Mesoamerica: https://openjournals.library.sydney.e…
Dynes 2000 on Lisbon quake, Voltaire, Rousseau: Dynes 2000.
The Dialogue between Voltaire and Rousseau on the Lisbon Earthquake: The Emergence of a Social Science View.
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 18(1), 97-115.
Langenbach 2007 on Carvalho construction: https://doi.org/10.1080/1558305060112…
Kay et al 2010 on randomness and God: Aaron C. Kay, David A. Moscovitch, and Kristin Laurin. 2010.
Randomness, Attributions of Arousal, and Belief in God.
Psychological Science 21(2) 216 –218.
Whitson & Galinksy 2008 on anxiety, randomness, God: https://rifters.com/real/articles/Sci…
Essential Research 2020 on corona conspiracies Australia: https://essentialvision.com.au/wp-con…
Jan-Willem van Prooijen on conspiracy theories and religion: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n…
NASA on climate change: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
Mandela on poverty – BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/po…
Hiroo 2016. Vengeful Spirits, Divine Punishment, and Natural Disasters: Catastrophe and Religion in Japan.
Religious Studies in Japan volume 3: 3–20.
Guardian experts pandemic warning: https://www.theguardian.com/global-de…
Images and video:
Kanye rally North Charleston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufQy…
Japan 2011 footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObSo4…
Japan aftermath Al Jazeera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdPe…
Enlightenment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An…
Lisbon: http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/por…
Tokyo disaster preparedness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM_oM…
Earthquake simulation machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4y17…
Beirut “My government did this”: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comment…
Bill Gates protestors: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics…
Juice Rap News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nSj…
Beirut Sky News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKFup…
Nuclear blast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We50I…
Ragnarok by Fakelore: https://www.deviantart.com/fakelore/a…
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02:39 History
05:55 Enlightenment
09:52 Psychology
12:06 Man-Made
13:38 Apocalypse
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