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Good Vibes Only?: Medieval Plague Tracts and the Powers (and Limits) of Positive Thinking in a Pandemic

Alcaro, Mary

"Synapsis: A Health Humanities Journal" was founded in 2017 by Arden Hegele, a literary scholar, and Rishi Goyal, a physician. Its mission is to develop conversations among diverse people thinking about medical and humanistic ways of knowing ... as a “Department Without Walls” that connects scholars and thinkers from different spheres.

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Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
Heyman Center for the Humanities
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Synapsis: A Health Humanities Journal
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May 14, 2025

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