McGovern Lecture on the History of Medicine - How Epidemics End
What does it mean for an epidemic to end, and who gets to declare that it is over? This talk presents the finding of Oxford’s multidisciplinary project ‘How Epidemics End’, which analyses the various ways in which epidemics have ended as well as how different disciplines measure and define an epidemic’s ending. More broadly, it explains how examining endings demonstrates that epidemics are not solely medical phenomena, but are also fundamentally political and social.

Erica Charters is Professor of the Global History of Medicine at the University of Oxford, where she is also Academic Lead for Medical Humanities. Her research examines the history of disease, war, and empire, and how these intersect.
Date: 22 February 2023, 18:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue: Green Templeton College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HG
Venue Details: E P Abraham Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Professor Erica Charters (University of Oxford), Chair: Professor Mark Harrison (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Green Templeton College
Organiser contact email address: ana.ortiz@gtc.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/event/how-epidemics-end/
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Belinda Clark