Arcadia
A Question of Origins: Skeletal Evidence in the History of Venereal Syphilis
This article studies the history of the debate regarding the origins of the venereal syphilis that “emerged” in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century.
This article studies the history of the debate regarding the origins of the venereal syphilis that “emerged” in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century.
Rather than revealing the power of nature to shape human history, yellow fever is a disease that historically entangles nature and culture.
This paper explores how conceptions of Canada as a naturally healthy environment proved false when the ill-health of civilians was revealed during the First World War.