Marcus Hall on "Dreams of Eradication: The Rockefeller Foundation’s Battle against Malaria in Sardinia"
Online Lecture Series “Pandemics in American History and Culture”
17.12.2020 16:15 – 17:45
Marcus Hall (University of Zurich) will present on "Dreams of Eradication: The Rockefeller Foundation’s Battle against Malaria in Sardinia."
This lecture series will put the current COVID-19 pandemic in historical perspective by looking at past outbreaks of such devastating diseases as the bubonic plague, cholera, polio, HIV/AIDS, and others. Faculty of the Amerika-Institut and guest speakers will scrutinize the public health system of the United States, the impact of and the debates surrounding the politics of vaccinations, the social and cultural significance of quarantines and the unequal distribution of pain and death.
Please note: this lecture class will be held online (via Zoom). Please click here to register for all or selected talks.
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