Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar series titled, “The History of Pandemics and Impact on Society” throughout the month of November.
Marquette faculty will explore the intersection of humans and disease and how that dynamic has transformed the way people live, work and coexist. By examining historic pandemics and what has been learned over hundreds of years about the link between disease and human experience, faculty throughout the series will offer new perspectives that prompt participants to reflect on the current circumstances – the 2020 pandemic that has fundamentally changed human existence throughout the world.
Series schedule:
- “Lessons from Medieval Pandemics” | Wednesday, Nov. 4, from noon to 1 p.m.
Presented by Dr. Lezlie Knox, history department chair and associate professor - “Global Bioethics & the Pandemic in Dialogue” | Wednesday, Nov. 11, from noon to 1 p.m.
Presented by Dr. Alexandre Martins, assistant professor of theology - “COVID-19 and Economic Inequality in the U.S.” | Wednesday, Nov. 18, from noon to 1 p.m.
Presented by Dr. Amber Wichowsky, associate professor of political science and director of Marquette Democracy Lab - “Social and Political Consequences of Global Disease” | Wednesday, Nov. 23, from noon to 1 p.m.
Presented by Dr. Risa Brooks, Allis Chalmers associate professor of political science
Register and find more information via Beyond MU website.