Abstract
A short blog outlining my research into cultures of mask wearing in Southern California during the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic. Following presenting this work at the MEDEP 2024 Conference at the University of Bucharest, the MEDEP team requested I produce this blog drawing on the themes of my conference paper. The blog thus discusses attitudes towards mask wearing during the 1918-19 pandemic as expressed by both the medical establishment and the popular press during the period. In doing so, objections towards mask wearing demonstrates the broader contentious relationship between doctors and newspapermen during the early 20th century in the region.
| Original language | English |
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| Media of output | Online Blog |
| Publisher | Media and Epidemics (MEDEP): Technologies of Science Communication and Public Health in the 20th and 21st Centuries |
| Place of Publication | MEDEP BLOG |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Aug 2024 |
Keywords
- INFLUENZA
- Masks
- Pandemic
- Medical Knowledge
- Newspapers
- 1918 SPANISH INFLUENZA
- CALIFORNIA
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- Authority
- EXPERTISE