Date/Time
Date(s) - 15/11/2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Join us on November 15, 2024 for our Remembrance Day discussion. In this talk, Eric Story will discuss how the medical war unfolded from 1914 to 1918, specifically through one of the gravest diseases of the twentieth century—tuberculosis. “The Great White Plague,” as it was commonly called, instilled intense fears of not only death but also long-term chronic illness. In addition, it forced the Canadian government to rethink its approach to healthcare across the country after the war was over. Story will explore this overlooked wartime disease and its ramifications on individuals diagnosed with it as well as the country at large.
About Eric Story:
Eric Story is an AMS postdoctoral researcher at Brock University. He is a historian of war, colonialism, medicine and disability.
