How epidemics end
McGovern Lecture on the History of Medicine
Wednesday 22 February 2023 18:00 to 19:00Speakers: |
Erica Charters, Professor of the Global History of Medicine, University of Oxford Chaired by Governing Body Fellow Professor Mark Harrision |
Location: |
EP Abraham Lecture Theatre, Green Templeton College |
About the event
What does it mean for an epidemic to end, and who gets to declare that it is over? This talk presents the finding of Oxford’s multidisciplinary project ‘How Epidemics End’, which analyses the various ways in which epidemics have ended as well as how different disciplines measure and define an epidemic’s ending. More broadly, it explains how examining endings demonstrates that epidemics are not solely medical phenomena, but are also fundamentally political and social.
About the speaker
Erica Charters is Professor of the Global History of Medicine at the University of Oxford, where she is also Academic Lead for Medical Humanities. Her research examines the history of disease, war, and empire, and how these intersect.
