Filmmaker and historian Katrina Parks will present “The Atomic Age of Route 66” as part of this month’s Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series.
The free, online presentation will be held live at 2 p.m. Eastern time, or 11 a.m. Pacific. on Aug. 13. Registration is here.
More about the event:
“The Atomic Age on Route 66” uncovers untold histories of the nuclear age along America’s most iconic highway. Through personal interviews, archival research, and analysis of mid-20th-century press coverage that echoed the Eisenhower administration’s Atoms for Peace / Atoms for War discourse, the project explores how nuclear industries shaped the lives, lands, and cultures of Southwestern and Indigenous communities.
The program invites audiences to reflect on the cultural, social, and environmental legacy of the Atomic Age and its enduring impact on Route 66.
And more about Parks:
Her series, “Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road,” is airing nationwide on PBS. She has served as a writer, director, and supervising producer for major networks including PBS, Discovery Channel, A&E, History and TLC.
Most recently, her film “Rosie the Riveter is Still Alive at 100” features riveter Mary L. Ruiz. The film won Best Documentary at the Mexican American Film and Television Festival.
Parks holds a BFA from the University of New Mexico and an MFA in Film Production from San Francisco State University. She also earned a Master’s in Contemporary History from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
More about Parks’ work can be found at Assertion Films.