College Courses 6 - Bubonic Plague:Past,Present,and Potential

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Dartmouth College

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09S: 3A This course examines history's worst biomedical disasters and society's responses; reservoirs and outbreaks of plague in the world today; and its potential as a weapon of bioterrorism. Topics: epidemiology of plague; role of molecular biology in identifying diseases of the past; ecological disasters as precipitating events; effects of demographic collapse on the value of labor and on social relations. Cultural responses: images of St. Sebastian, Islamic martyrdom, Chinese boatburning rituals, Camus' The Plague Dist: INT or SOC. Guest lecturers from the Departments of French and Religion, and the Dartmouth Medical School.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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