Christof Mauch on “The Plague Comes to America: Racism, Science and Politics in US History”
Online Lecture Series "Another Silent Spring"
17.03.2021 08:00 – 10:00
Christof Mauch (Rachel Carson Center) will present on “The Plague Comes to America: Racism, Science and Politics in US History.”
Moderator: Shen Hou (Center for Ecological History, Renmin University of China)
Time: 8:00-10:00 CET (15:00-17:00 Beijing Time)
The Plague that came to California in 1900 was the first plague epidemic in the continental United States. The epidemic was recognized by medical doctors, but its existence was denied for a long time by leading politicians. The news about the epidemic was fought with fake news - and the truth about it was fought more aggressively than the epidemic itself. The story of the plague is a medical and political detective story - a story about the suppression of science, about racism (in San Francisco’s Chinatown) and about unlikely heroes - such as bacteriologists and public health officials.
Please note: this event will be held online (via VooV Meeting).
VooV meeting code: 248 340 141
Password: 1900
This talk is part of the online lecture series "Another Silent Spring: Thinking about Environment and Health in the Era of COVID-19" at Renmin University of China.