Life after the 1918 flu has lessons for our post-pandemic world
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Pandemics -- such as the 1918 influenza and Covid-19 pandemics -- significantly affect how we work, play and socialize. These are the changes likely to stick around in the aftermath of Covid-19.
That's the reflection of Elizabeth Outka, a professor of English at the University of Richmond and author of "Viral Modernism: The Influenza Pandemic and Interwar Literature." This social phenomenon is both psychologically and practically relevant, in that pandemics -- including the 1918 influenza and Covid-19 pandemics -- significantly affect how we assess and act on risk, or stay resilient, but also how we work, play and socialize.More Related News
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