Week 5

Week V

2 October Cities and Plagues 

Speakers:

Cindy Ermus, Assistant Professor, History, University of Texas-san Antonio

Martin Melosi, Professor, History, University of Houston 

Moderators: Malick Ghachem and Kate Brown

Readings:

Sasha von Oldershausan, “Is it Time for Americans to Embrace the Bidet?,” New York Times, 1 April 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/style/toilet-paper-shortage-bidet-coronavirus-wipes.html?login=email&auth=login-email Links to an external site.

Cindy Ermus, “The Danger of Prioritizing Politics and Economics during the Coronavirus Outbreak,” Washington Post,13 March 2020. [PDF attachment, article is behind paywall]