AS 220.118 - Plagues and Pandemics in Literature

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Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

All plagues seem to begin in mystery: What is happening? Why? Who can we blame? What needs to change? How we react to these questions in the midst of a mass disaster has fascinated writers for centuries. Looking to literature, this class will examine pandemics ranging from the Black Death to Influenza to HIV/AIDS. We will also discuss vampires, zombies, and laboratory experiments gone disastrously wrong. Students will write their own poems and short stories.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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