Bat Soup and Signs of the Beast COVID: Legends and Conspiracy Theories
With Dr. Andrea Kitta
Andrea Kitta is a folklorist and professor at East Carolina University where she studies vaccination, belief, contemporary legends, and the supernatural. She is the author of Vaccinations and Public Concern in History: Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception, which won the Brian McConnell Book Award in 2012. Her monograph The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and Folklore won the Chicago Folklore Prize and Brian McConnell Book Award in 2020. Dr. Kitta is the recipient of the Teacher/Scholar award from ECU (2016) and the Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award (2019).
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Helmerich Browsing Room, Edmon Low Library
Open to the Public
Registration is required for the additional in-person workshop on "Talking to Others about the COVID Vaccine: How to Discuss Legends, Rumors, and Conspiracy Theories with your Loved Ones" on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 from 11:30Am – 12:30pm CST.
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