Pandemic Times, Histories for the Present (Jacqueline Antonovich, Powel Kazanjian, Helmut Puff), June 16, 2020

The present crisis often is described as and feels unprecedented. What can historical thinking, with its focus on precedents, contribute to our coming to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic? Jacqueline Antonovich and Powel Kazanjian will explore this and other questions about the place of history in the present moment in a one hour conversation, moderated by Helmut Puff. This remote event is presented in webinar format via Zoom and will be recorded for internal purpose only.

Jacqueline Antonovich is a historian of US health and medicine at Muhlenberg College. She also is the co-founder and executive editor of Nursing Clio, a peer-reviewed blog project that ties historical scholarship to present-day issues related to gender, health, and medicine.

Powel Kazanjian is the director of the AIDS Program and a member of the History faculty at the University of Michigan. As a historian, he is interested in and has published on the history of bacteriology, epidemics, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Helmut Puff is a historian of early modern Europe and the director of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies.