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Reshaping the Great Migration and Public Health in the South

Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library

A special opening reception and keynote to New Scholarship on the US South: A Wilson Library Fellows Symposium. Speaker: Dr. Richard Mizelle, Associate Professor of History, University of Huston Talk Description: The Great Migration has generated a groundswell of scholarship in the past forty-years.  From resilient stories of survival in harsh rural and urban landscapes to … Read more

CANCELED: The Healing Art: Early Modern Practices of Giving and Receiving Care

Bullitt Club Lecture Series Presents Mandy Fowler Doctoral student in English and Comparative Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill The Healing Art: Early Modern Practices of Giving and Receiving Care Lecture Early Modern Economies of Care, explores practices of giving and receiving care as they existed in sixteenth and seventeenth century England. In this presentation, Mandy will share insights … Read more

“Panic in the Streets”: Historical Reflections on Fear-based Media Messaging During Acute Public Health Crises

Mary Ellen Jones Building, Room 3112 116 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill

Bullitt Club Lecture Series Presents Nancy Tomes Distinguished professor of History, Stony Brook University “Panic in the Streets”: Historical Reflections on Fear-based Media Messaging During Acute Public Health Crises Hybrid event In-person: Mary Ellen Jones Building, Room 3112  Virtual via Zoom: REGISTER for this event Lecture In public health, fear-based campaigns are regarded (rightly so) with … Read more