In 1799, plague broke out in the French army during its invasion and occupation of Egypt and Syria under the leadership of General Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte’s reaction to the contagion, and the representations of the disease he commissioned after his return to France, imbricate politics, medicine, and morality in complex ways and suggest interesting comparisons with contemporary debates about governmental responses to COVID-19. This lecture will be presented by David O'Brien, Professor of Art History.
This lecture will take place on Zoom:
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/5991147274?pwd=NEtqdTZ0MXVtQWtHdUllQ3NhbTRLdz09
Meeting ID: 599 114 7274
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