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Uwe Lübken on "The Struggle Against Polio: A Success Story?"

Online Lecture Series “Pandemics in American History and Culture”

26.11.2020 16:15  – 17:45 

Uwe Lübken (LMU/Amerika-Institut) will present on "The Struggle Against Polio: A Success Story?"

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.

For more information on the lecture series, please click here.