Folklore and Illness

What kind of folklore has arisen about illness in recent pandemics (COVID-19, HIV)? How has folklore figured in responses to more distant plagues, and how have contagious diseases been addressed in folklore? Submit 400-word abstracts.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, 26 March 2021

Veronica Schanoes, Queens C, City U of New York (vschanoes@qc.cuny.edu )