
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


There are many ways that the crisis brought about by the coronavirus is exceptional. But as Peter Linebaugh reminds us, pandemics throughout history have been met both by attempts by elites to extend their domination and the people’s attempts to resist while surviving. The noted historian weighs in plagues, from antiquity to Covid 19.
Resources:
Peter Linebaugh, “Lizard Talk; Or, Ten Plagues and Another: An Historical Reprise in Celebration of the Anniversary of Boston ACT UP”
The post Peter Linebaugh on the Long History of Pandemics appeared first on KPFA.
By KPFA4.8
201201 ratings
There are many ways that the crisis brought about by the coronavirus is exceptional. But as Peter Linebaugh reminds us, pandemics throughout history have been met both by attempts by elites to extend their domination and the people’s attempts to resist while surviving. The noted historian weighs in plagues, from antiquity to Covid 19.
Resources:
Peter Linebaugh, “Lizard Talk; Or, Ten Plagues and Another: An Historical Reprise in Celebration of the Anniversary of Boston ACT UP”
The post Peter Linebaugh on the Long History of Pandemics appeared first on KPFA.

5,757 Listeners

1,981 Listeners

1,851 Listeners

145 Listeners

515 Listeners

1,460 Listeners

63 Listeners

1,206 Listeners

57 Listeners

23 Listeners

55 Listeners

1,584 Listeners

48 Listeners

52 Listeners

270 Listeners

21 Listeners

155 Listeners

6,107 Listeners

1,008 Listeners

2,706 Listeners

605 Listeners

282 Listeners

349 Listeners

462 Listeners