07 Jan

Pandemics in American History and Culture: Education and the Pandemic

Öffnungszeiten / Beginn:

Do.:
16:15 - 17:45 Uhr

7. Januar 2021

Veranstaltungsort:

Online

Amy Mohr (LMU/Amerika-Institut) will present on "U.S. Education and the Pandemic: Literary and Cultural Insights."

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.

Die englischsprachige Veranstaltungsreihe "Pandemics in American History and Culture" ist eine Kooperation des Amerika-Instituts mit dem Rachel-Carson-Center for Environment and Society.

Ein Vortrag von Dr. Amy Mohr (LMU/Amerika-Institut)

Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung finden Sie auf der Website des Rachel Carson Centers

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