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A Cultural History of Disease

Professor Joanna Bourke · Gresham College

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About

Tuberculosis (and especially drug resistant strains) is a major global health problem, with over nine million people developing the disease annually and 1.5 million dying from it. The history of TB reveals the complex and often contradictory meanings assigned to this disease. The terms used to talk about TB – phthisis, consumption, the “white plague”, and the “wasting disease”, for example – reveal a great deal about popular perceptions relating to contagion and individual social responsibility.

Lectures

  1. Tuberculosis: A Cultural History 2022-10-06 · YouTube
  2. Polio: A Cultural History 2022-11-10 · YouTube
  3. Breast Cancer: A Cultural History 2023-01-12 · YouTube
  4. Dementia: A Cultural History 2023-05-11 · YouTube
  5. AIDS: A Cultural History 2023-05-30 · YouTube
  6. Sickle Cell Disease: A Cultural History 2023-06-01 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Joanna Bourke
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, History, Literature and writing
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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