Demons in the Microscope: The Great War, Medicine, and You
Though World War I occurred a century ago, there are still many links between today’s society and the conflict. We can find them in fashion, food, linguistics, and universal suffrage, for example. This class will cover some of these links, with a focus on how the Great War influenced modern medicine. Dexter, your instructor, will lead discussions using photographs and props to reveal how the “war to end all wars” springboarded the development of life-saving drugs that fought the “demons in the microscope” — aka germs.
Learn more in the companion class, “Demons in the Microscope II: Antibiotics and the Great War,” on Oct. 29.
Location
KCDC Pop-Up Learning Space
1613 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington,
DC
Neighborhood: Langdon/Brookland
Travel tips for the pop-up space
Past event
Instructor
Dexter Sumner is a local tanguero with three years’ experience dancing in the D.C. area and abroad. He has also taught classes on yoga and World War I for Knowledge Commons DC.