“Black Death vs. Covid-19”

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Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

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Italian Masterpieces, Lectures, Webinars

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EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Black Death vs. Covid-19”
Presented by special guest Dr. Jeremy Wasser, Associate Professor of Physiology and Medical History at Texas A&M University
With Additional Commentary by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Between the 6th and 19th centuries Europe suffered three major pandemics of the bubonic plague. From 1346 to 1350 alone, the Black Death claimed approximately 20 million lives and altered the political, medical and cultural nature of the affected societies. What can the history of medicine and the history of art teach us about how we, as human beings, respond to public health crises? Join physiologist and medical historian, Dr. Jeremy Wasser Ph.D., as he compares the pandemics of the past and present; Black Death vs. COVID-19!

The webinar recording consists of a 45 minute lecture.

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Lectures 1
Quizzes 0
Duration 60 minutes
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 48
Assessments Yes

Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

Rocky Ruggiero has been a professor of Art and Architectural History since 1999. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Arts degree from Syracuse University, where he was awarded a prestigious Florence Fellowship in 1996. He furthered his art historical studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he received a Ph.D. in Art History and Visual Culture. In addition to lecturing for various American universities in Florence, Italy, including Syracuse, Kent State, Vanderbilt, and Boston College, Rocky has starred in various TV documentaries concerning the Italian Renaissance. He has appeared as an expert witness in the History Channel’s “Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World” and “Museum Secrets: the Uffizi Gallery”, as well as the recent NatGeo/NOVA PBS program on Brunelleschi’s dome entitled “Great Cathedral Mystery.”