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Aug 7, 2018

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Centre for Humanities Research & Department of History, University of the Western Cape

South African Contemporary History and Humanities Seminar

Christos Lynteris

University of St Andrews

Plague and the Emergence of Epidemic Photography

Date: Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Venue: Centre for Humanities Research, Seminar Room
Time: 2pm
Discussant: To Be announced

Seminar no: 507

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