Coming right before Halloween and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this free online event will provide a platform where students can learn about and discuss a medieval pandemic. This event will be a series of short, live video talks relating to the Black Death, a pandemic that occurred in the Middle Ages, by members of the Medieval Studies faculty at Winthrop University. Presentations will include
- Jo Koster, "What's a Little Plague Among Friends? Christian and Islamic Writers Respond to the Great Plague"
- Kyle Sweeney, "Art and Visual Culture in the Wake of the Plague"
- Gregory Bell, "We all fall down: Experiencing the Black Death"
While free, this event does require pre-registeration:
- When: 29 October 2020, 7:00PM EST
- How: https://tinyurl.com/yyegryqj
For more information, contact Professor Koster here.
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