Adult Ed Lecture: Jeffrey Demsky
Adult Ed Lecture: Jeffrey Demsky
“Ahchoo! Ahchoo! Let’s Blame the Jews: Disease Tropes in Covid-19 Cartoons and Memes” Pandemics breed more than disease. Viruses provoke scapegoating and Jews are common targets. Seven hundred years ago, Bubonic Plague lore cast them as social toxins. Martin Luther’s writings, Protocols’ claims, Nazi discourses, and, currently, “alt right” websites have maintained this negative branding. During […]