Peoples and Pandemics in History

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Pandemics have challenged humankind throughout time by tempering society, subjecting it to trials either to which it must succumb or over which it must triumph. COVID-19, as other previous pandemics, Bubonic plague, Smallpox, Cholera, Influenza, and HIV-AIDS provide compelling historical episodes through which to reflect on the science, politics, socio-economic structures and personal relations in contemporary society. Using selected readings and films, this course explores how Pandemics have sparked changes in society and advanced innovation and progress. (Offered occasionally)