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[http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/custom/22921_einvite_stark.jpg] [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] WE INVITE YOU TO A SYDNEY IDEAS LECTURE [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] [The University of Sydney] [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] DEATH IN 24 HOURS: ANTHRAX, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Dr James Stark, Research Fellow, Leeds Humanities Research Institute, University of Leeds Co-presented with the Unit for the History and Philosophy of Science<http://sydney.edu.au/science/hps/index.shtml>, Faculty of Science Anthrax is one of the oldest diseases on the planet. Although it is now known almost universally as an agent of terrorism and biological warfare, it has appeared in many different guises throughout history: as Cumberland disease in stock animals (after the administrative district in New South Wales), woolsorters' disease in factory workers handling fleeces, and a host of other highly specific conditions, such as Siberian plague, Persian fire, and malignant pustule. By the turn of the twentieth century, however, these separate diseases had all been subsumed under the universal name of "anthrax". But how did this transition come about? In this lecture we will see how the expansion of international trade and exchange of medical knowledge in the nineteenth century gave anthrax its modern identity as a disease of people rather than animals. The story takes in a diverse range of international communities, including enterprising French bacteriologists, Australian stock-owners and veterinarians, and the factory workers and owners of industrial Britain, who all combined to create the idea of modern anthrax as we know it. Dr James Stark is a Research Fellow in history of medicine at the University of Leeds, UK. He is the author of The Making of Modern Anthrax (2013), and specialises in the history of infectious disease and public health, particularly global histories. More information<http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/sydney-ideas-james-stark> WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 6 to 7.30pm Law School Foyer Level 2, Sydney Law School Eastern Avenue The University of Sydney Click here<http://sydney.edu.au/law/about/campus.shtml> for venue information RSVP Free event with online registration requested. Click here<http://whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/sydney-ideas-james-stark> for the online registration page. Stay connected with Sydney Ideas and like us on facebook<http://www.facebook.com/sydney.ideas> and follow us on twitter.<https://twitter.com/Sydney_Ideas> You'll be the first to hear about upcoming events and special offers. [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] [http://wordvine.sydney.edu.au/files/59/4846/images/spacer.gif] To make sure you continue to see our emails in the future, please add [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> to your address book or safe senders list To unsubscribe, reply to this email with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line Disclaimer<http://sydney.edu.au/disclaimer.shtml> | Privacy statement<http://sydney.edu.au/privacy.shtml> | University of Sydney<http://sydney.edu.au/>
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