142 - Special Session. The Impact of Katrina

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

This session will take place within a few days of the tenth anniversary of the disaster we call “Katrina.” It is widely appreciated by now that Katrina is probably the most telling disaster in modern American experience, not simply because of the number of people it killed or the amount of damage it did but because it revealed so much about ourselves as a people, the workings of our society, and the times we live in. The presentations and the discussion to follow will review findings from research on Katrina conducted thus far, consider what those findings suggest for the sociological study of disaster more generally, and reflect on the methodological implications both of studies that have been underway for some time and projects now under consideration.

Sub Unit

• Special Sessions

Session Organizer

• Kai Erikson, Yale University

Presider

• Kai Erikson, Yale University

Individual Presentations

• Coming to Terms with Katrina: The SSRC Task Force - Kai Erikson, Yale University

• Disaster and Risk: Lessons and Legacies of the Post-Katrina Rebuilding Process - Kevin Fox Gotham, Tulane University

• Disparities in Recovery from Hurricane Katrina: The KATRINA@10 Program - Mark J. VanLandingham, Tulane University

Discussant

• Kathleen J. Tierney, University of Colorado-Boulder