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The history of plague masks in East Asia / A conversation between Christos Lynteris, Tomohisa Sumida, and Meng Zhang

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As masks began attracting increased attention in 2020, historians of science and anthropologists began independently investigating the situated histories of this iconic artifact. Christos Lynteris’ work on plague masks has inspired Tomohisa Sumida and Meng Zhang to trace the history of masks in Japan and China, respectively. In a conversation between these three scholars, they discuss their research on the history of plague masks in East Asia.

Period26 Apr 2021

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  • TitleThe history of plague masks in East Asia / A conversation between Christos Lynteris, Tomohisa Sumida, and Meng Zhang
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    Date26/04/21
    DescriptionAs masks began attracting increased attention in 2020, historians of science and anthropologists began independently investigating the situated histories of this iconic artifact. Christos Lynteris’ work on plague masks has inspired Tomohisa Sumida and Meng Zhang to trace the history of masks in Japan and China, respectively. In a conversation between these three scholars, they discuss their research on the history of plague masks in East Asia.
    Producer/Authorthe Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
    URLhttps://themaskarrayed.net/2021/04/26/the-history-of-plague-masks-in-east-asia-a-conversation-between-christos-lynteris-tomohisa-sumida-and-meng-zhang/
    PersonsMeng Zhang
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