Encountering the Plague

Encountering the Plague explores human responses to epidemics, past and present, through the lens of different humanities disciplines. The book demonstrates how the humanities can play a meaningful role in key social and political debates, enriching our understanding of human responses to epidemics through time. 20 illus.

Wojciech Sowa is chair of the HERA Joint Research Programme Board and professor at the Institute of Classical Philology at Jagiellonian University, Poland. Tony Whyton is professor of jazz studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University, UK.