What is a panic and how does it spread? This unit explores contagious fears and fear of contagion through the ages. From Black Death to Covid-19, the spread of infectious diseases has tapped deeper fears and paralleled earlier panics, whether of apocalypse and eternal punishment, foreign invasion or domestic subversion, disaster or vice. This unit places outbreaks of feverish fear into historical context, exploring dubious cures, measured responses and drastic reactions that fall unevenly on vulnerable populations.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | History |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 1000 level in the History major or 6 credit points at 1000 level from the History major and 6 credit points at 1000 level from the (Sociology or Social Policy or Gender Studies or Cultural Studies or International Relations or English or Art History or Studies in Religion or History and Philosophy of Science) majors |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | James Dunk, james.dunk@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | James Dunk, james.dunk@sydney.edu.au |