Date / time: 20 July, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
An online talk by Ilaria Scaglia discussing people’s handling and experiences of tuberculosis in the 1920s, comparing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
This talk by Ilaria Scaglia will discuss people’s handling and experiences of tuberculosis in the 1920s, drawing some reflections on the similarities and differences with the COVID-19 pandemic of the 2020s. Scaglia will focus on the case of the international University Sanatorium of Leysin, Switzerland, emphasising the lasting importance of politics and emotions in affecting at once medicine, individuals, and societies.
https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/events/lib-medicine-politics-emotions-20-07-23