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Exploring the History of Infectious Disease in the Era of COVID-19. Eric Story, History

Research Chat

English - April 11, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB
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The episode features:

Eric Story, a historian of infectious disease in the 20th century and outreach manager of the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada.The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly shaped his current dissertation project, which explores the history of tuberculosis in the era of the First World War and the ways in which masculinity shaped the Canadian state’s response to the disease in war and its aftermath.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat