Brian Black is speaker at international petrocultures conference

Brain Black in Stavanger, Norway

Brian Black, head of Penn State Altoona's Division of Arts and Humanities and Distinguished Professor of history and environmental studies, recently spoke at the international Petrocultures 2022: Transformations conference held in Stavanger, Norway.

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ALTOONA, Pa. — Brian Black, head of Penn State Altoona's Division of Arts and Humanities and Distinguished Professor of history and environmental studies, recently spoke at the international Petrocultures 2022: Transformations conference held in Stavanger, Norway.

The conference was held at Norway’s state-of-the-art, state-run museum of petroleum. Black’s paper, "There Will be Petroleum Cinema: Portraying the Corrosion of Oil Addiction in 'There Will Be Blood,'” was part of a session on viewing our energy transition through films. His session took place on the ship MS Sandnes, which was used in the industry and now is moored with the museum.

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