Author Archives: Margaret Galvan

About Margaret Galvan

Margaret Galvan is pursuing a PhD in English and a film studies certificate at the City University of New York Graduate Center. She has taught at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Borough of Manhattan Community College and serves as one of the coordinators of OpenCUNY, the student organized, open-source, social media for the Graduate Center community. Her research focuses on the representation of women's bodies in twentieth and twenty-first century graphic, filmic, and text narratives.

Questions: Week 9, Beyond Microbes

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Margaret Galvan

1. Who was Joseph Goldberger, where was he born and educated? How is his career an immigrant narrative? 2. What do you think was the role of the U.S. Public Health Service? 3. What did Goldberger and Sydenstricker set out … Continue reading →

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Questions: Week 6, Tuberculosis and the Public Health Response

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Margaret Galvan

In 1903 (pre-preventorium), AICP (Assoc. for Improving the Conditions of the Poor) board member John Seely Ward went to Europe for ideas to help American children with TB. According to Dr. Connoly, how did the French, German (and Danish) influence … Continue reading →

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Questions: Week 5, Public Health: Scientific Complexity

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Margaret Galvan

Much of the recent literature on the late nineteenth century “germ revolution” and its aftereffects on the practice of modern sanitation and public health tend to emphasize one major point; continuity- rather than dramatic conflict and divergence- typifies the historical … Continue reading →

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Questions: Week 4, Emergence of the Germ Theory

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Margaret Galvan

1. What was “contagionism” to mid-19th century physicians and early epidemiological researchers like Ignaz Semmelweis and John Snow? How did they challenge and/or revise earlier interpretations of the contagionist theory? 2. What were the steps by which John Snow developed … Continue reading →

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Questions: Week 3, Disease in Places and Bodies

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Margaret Galvan

1. What was the French approach to public health that the French developed in the 1820s and 1830s? Compare it to the British and American approaches. How did attitudes towards commerce effect preventive strategies? 2. What was the role of … Continue reading →

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Join this course site!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Margaret Galvan

In the right sidebar, you’ll see a widget to join this site. The password for this and the page to access the readings page is the same and will be distributed in class. If you have any problems signing up, … Continue reading →

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