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'On the Judgement of History' with Joan Wallach Scott

Joan Wallach Scott, American historian and professor emerita in the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, will discuss her latest book, "On the Judgment of…

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Is this America

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Avoiding Plague like the Plague: Some Pathogenic Context for Late Antique Pandemics - Tim Newfield

Avoiding Plague like the Plague: Some Pathogenic Context for Late Antique Pandemics Speaker: Tim Newfield, Georgetown University, Washington June 4, 2020 In…

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"The Mask: Historical Reflections on Personal Protective Equipment, with Lessons for the COVID-19 Era" - A Class Day Lecture by Keith Wailoo, Department of History

This lecture was given as part of the 2020 Class Day celebration for the Department of History. The opening remarks by Professor Keith Wailoo looked at the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and the…

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History Department Class Day 2020

Join the History Department in celebrating the accomplishments of our 73 concentrators in the Class of 2020. 3:07 - Opening Remarks by Chair of the Department, Keith Wailoo 4:16 - Speech by Keith…

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Session 3 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of HealthSession 3 | Battling Epidemics: Historian/Heath Care Practitioners Reflect on their Experiences on the Front…

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Closing Discussion | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Closing Discussion | Pandemic Legacies and the Future of Health Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 3 - 4 pm Presenters:William Schneider, Indiana University I Why Some Pathogens Become Pandemics – Lessons…

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Session 6 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Session 6 | After Epidemics: The Challenge of Reinventing Public HealthSaturday, May 9, 2020 | 1:30 - 3 pmFrom cholera to polio and AIDS, epidemic crises often spur societies to reinvent public…

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Session 5 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Session 5 | Uncertain Knowledge in Epidemics: How Crises Spur New Therapies, Surveillance Practices, and Dubious Theories Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 11 am - 12:30 pm In the face of epidemic illness and…

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Session 4 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 9 - 10:30 am Session 4 | Epidemic Responses: Civil Liberties and Public Health Politics In the face of epidemic outbreaks, public health demands (whether for the wearing of…

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Session 2 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health Friday, May 8, 2020 | 11 am - 12:30 pmSession 2 | Epidemics and Urban Centers: Different Cities, Disparate…

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Introduction and Session 1 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health -

Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health Friday, May 8, 2020 | 9 - 10:30 a.m. Introduction and Session 1 | Explaining Epidemics: The Past in the Present…

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“When the Africans Hid Themselves”: The 1857 Strike in Bahia

The 2020 Stanley J. Stein Lecture A Brazil LAB event with João José Reis and Isadora Moura Mota. João José Reis is a Professor of History at the Federal University of…

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