Mock lecture 1:
A reflection on Epidemics thorough Literature- Brief Introduction to "The Decameron"

Infections, first of all, put the people in a state of fear and disorder.
The Decameron, masterpiece of western medieval literature, known for its declaration of joy and freedom of human life, has in fact the gloomy "incipit" on the city of Florence, devastated under 1348's plague.
How did the medieval writer analyze the social effects of the pandemic? Let's open the book and read its opening together.

College of Arts and Sciences
https://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eng_site/

NOTE:
- No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.