The History of 2021: The Black Death

In the fall quarter course, the “History of 2021,”Stanford faculty offer historically-informed reflections on some of the year’s most pressing issues and show students how many of today’s problems are inherited from the past. Professor of History Paula Findlen delivered a lecture titled “The Plague Generation: Love, Death, Healing and Friendship in a Time of Pandemic,” where she discussed The Decameron, a collection of 100 stories written by the Italian poet Giovanni Boccaccio during the mid-14th century as the bubonic plague ravaged Italy. Read the full story: Stanford University Channel on YouTube: Stanford University: MB01UN0UQCVFVG6