Episode 101 – HIV-AIDS in Kenya with Alex Otieno
Alex Otieno (Arcadia University) joins the Infectious Historians to discuss HIV-AIDS, focusing on the pandemic in Kenya.
Infectious Historians
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Elena Conis joins the Infectious Historians to discuss her recent book on the history of DDT and its use.
Recent Episodes
Episode 100 – Infectious Historians’ 100th Anniversary
Merle and Lee reflect on the podcast’s past, present and future, Covid and teaching.
Episode 99 – Health and Illness in the Ancient World with Helen Rhee
Helen Rhee (Westmont College) joins Merle and Lee to talk about her recent book on illness, pain and healthcare in the ancient world and early Christianity.
Episode 98 – Anti-Vaccination movements with Paula Larsson
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford) joins Merle and Lee to discuss her work on vaccinations and anti-vaccination movements.
Episode 97 – Empire and the Development of Medicine with Jim Downs
Jim Downs (Gettysburg College) discusses his recent book on how empire transformed medicine with Merle and Lee.
Episode 96 – Diseases and Urban Space with Sara Carr
Sara Carr (Northeastern University) joins Merle and Lee to talk about her work on redesigning urban space in response to a pandemic.
Episode 95 – New Research on the Source of the Black Death with Maria Spyrou and Phil Slavin
Maria Spyrou (University of Tübingen) and Phil Slavin (University of Stirling) join the Infectious Historians to discuss their recent important article on the source of the Black Death, as well…
Episode 94 – Epidemic Empire and Colonialism with Anjuli Raza Kolb
Anjuli Raza Kolb (University of Toronto) joins the Infectious Historians to discuss her recent book on the history behind the metaphor of the “terrorism epidemic”.
Recent Posts
Fever in 2021? Isolation. Fever in 1884? Immolation.
Fever in 2021? Isolation. Fever in 1884? Immolation. Ethan Friedrich / May 17, 2021 Whether at the point of a gun or down the lens of a futuristic thermal camera,…
COVID-19 mortality
The media visibility of COVID-19 mortality Lee Mordechai / April 13, 2020 The current pandemic, like other disasters, reveals much about the workings of different societies. Mortality – the most…
Responses to a Pandemic: Past and Present
Responses to a Pandemic: Past and Present Abigail Agresta / April 9, 2020 “…Some people were of the opinion that a sober and abstemious mode of living considerably reduced the…
Quarantine in the 19th Century Mediterranean and Self-Isolation Today
Quarantine in the 19th Century Mediterranean and Self-Isolation Today Alex Chase-Levenson / April 3, 2020 Quarantines, in response to epidemic disease, were first set up in the wake of…
Gardening, Baking, and Cooking
Gardening, Baking, and Cooking Merle Eisenberg / March 30, 2020 I wanted to start off on a lighter note for this first blog post as a way to introduce you…