Territories of Knowledge
A History of the World in Six Plagues
Book Launch
30. August 2025
18.00-20.00
18.00-20.00
Save the Date
For free
all ages welcome
in English
Historian Dr. Edna Bonhomme explores the shocking truths and deep inequality in care that have festered around the globe during six great plagues: cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, Sleeping Sickness, Ebola, and COVID-19.
In her book, A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, from Cholera to COVID-19, Bonhomme uses in-depth research and cultural analysis to explore the history and impact of each devastating disease. Author Uché Blackstock says, “Poignantly insightful and compelling, Bonhomme not only sheds light on past injustices but challenges us to confront our history and envision a more compassionate future.”
The author will be joined for a conversation by Ben Miller – scholar, writer, and author of Bad Gays.
