Meng Zhang
@mrrsoybean.bsky.social
Historian of medicine, public health and colonialism in modern China and East Asia. Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester.
These case studies reveal how the mask emerged at the intersection of bacteriology, imperial politics, and human struggle, offering a transnational perspective on the politics of disease prevention and the lived experience of epidemics in East Asia.
May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
These case studies reveal how the mask emerged at the intersection of bacteriology, imperial politics, and human struggle, offering a transnational perspective on the politics of disease prevention and the lived experience of epidemics in East Asia.
Through eight scholarly essays focusing on China, Japan, and Korea, the volume examines the role of masks in key public health crises, including the Manchurian plague, the Japanese plague outbreaks, and the colonial medical governance of Korea.
May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Through eight scholarly essays focusing on China, Japan, and Korea, the volume examines the role of masks in key public health crises, including the Manchurian plague, the Japanese plague outbreaks, and the colonial medical governance of Korea.
This book explores the deep and complex history of the face mask in East Asia, tracing its origins not only to scientific discovery but also to the profound suffering endured by its people.
May 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This book explores the deep and complex history of the face mask in East Asia, tracing its origins not only to scientific discovery but also to the profound suffering endured by its people.
And Akihisa Setoguchi (Kyoto University) & Mary Augusta Brazelton (University of Cambridge)
May 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
And Akihisa Setoguchi (Kyoto University) & Mary Augusta Brazelton (University of Cambridge)
It’s an edited volume including articles from Christos Lynteris (University of St Andrews), Meng Zhang (University of Manchester), Sarah Xia Yu (DeSales University), Andrew Gordon (Harvard University), Tomohisa Sumida (Keio University), Jaehwan Hyun (Pusan National University)
May 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It’s an edited volume including articles from Christos Lynteris (University of St Andrews), Meng Zhang (University of Manchester), Sarah Xia Yu (DeSales University), Andrew Gordon (Harvard University), Tomohisa Sumida (Keio University), Jaehwan Hyun (Pusan National University)