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No End in Sight? Epidemic Temporalities and Narratives in Modern Europe
November 10, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Dora Vargha, University of Exeter
Tuesday, November 10, 12:00 pm EDT
In the past year more people have become familiar with the graph of the epidemic curve than ever before. Beginnings, peaks and endings of COVID-19 occupy everyday discussions, inform policies, shape social interactions and provide bases for criticism and political action. It’s more and more unclear, however, what constitutes an ending, when that endpoint is and what might bring it about. Through historical case studies, this talk explores some of the stakes in how we think about the temporalities of epidemics and how their historical framing may impact public health responses.
Sponsored by the Center for European Studies at the University of Florida and the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme