A virtual talk by Dr. Christopher McKnight Nichols.

Fatigue, pushback, new mandates, another surge, infections rising, difficult decisions, special interests involved, and no clear end in sight—does this sound familiar? While that summary might fit for winter 2021–22, it also describes the pandemic winter of 1918–19. How did the 1918 pandemic end and become "endemic," as the seasonal flu that we know today? Are there historical developments and clues that might help us move forward in this moment? Join Oregon State University History Professor Christopher McKnight Nichols as he discusses how the COVID-19 Omicron surge has made lessons from the 1918 influenza pandemic all the more relevant.  This free, online event is co-presented by the Oregon Historical Society & WorldOregon.

Christopher McKnight Nichols teaches history at Oregon State University and is Director of the Oregon State University Center for the Humanities. Nichols specializes in the history of the United States and its relationship to the rest of the world, particularly in the areas of isolationism, internationalism, and globalization. He is the author, co-author, or editor of six books, including Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age and the recently published Rethinking American Grand Strategy.