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How the Black Death Radically Changed the Course of History
A look at the economic changes that occured after the Black Death in Europe and what that could mean for the aftermath of Covid-19.
by
Steve LeVine
via
Medium
on
April 2, 2020
How Will We Remember This?
A COVID memorial will have to commemorate shame and failure as well as grief and bravery.
by
Justin Davidson
via
Curbed
on
March 15, 2021
Makers of Living, Breathing History: The Material Culture of Homemade Facemasks
Masks have a history associated with disease, status, gender norms, and more.
by
Erika L. Briesacher
via
Nursing Clio
on
June 24, 2020
Of Plagues and Papers: COVID-19, the Media, and the Construction of American Disease History
The different ways news media approaches pandemic reporting.
by
Abigail Shelton
via
Clio and the Contemporary
on
May 1, 2020
What Our Contagion Fables Are Really About
In the literature of pestilence, the greatest threat isn’t the loss of human life but the loss of what makes us human.
by
Jill Lepore
via
The New Yorker
on
March 23, 2020
The Coronavirus Is No 1918 Pandemic
The differences between the global response to the Great Flu Pandemic and today’s COVID-19 outbreak could not be more striking.
by
Jeremy Brown
via
The Atlantic
on
March 3, 2020
Fleas, Fleas, Fleas
A reflection on the role of parasites in early American history.
by
Sarah Swedberg
via
Nursing Clio
on
November 14, 2017
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