Beyond the Ridge / Par-delà la Crête

Soldiers, Nurses, and the 1918-1919 Pandemic

October 30, 2020 Vimy Foundation Season 1 Episode 1
Soldiers, Nurses, and the 1918-1919 Pandemic
Beyond the Ridge / Par-delà la Crête
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Beyond the Ridge / Par-delà la Crête
Soldiers, Nurses, and the 1918-1919 Pandemic
Oct 30, 2020 Season 1 Episode 1
Vimy Foundation

(English) The first instalment of this Vimy Foundation and NFB limited series, in collaboration with Defining Moments Canada, explores the 1918 Influenza Pandemic through the lens of Canadian military personnel of the Great War. This conversation between Kandace Bogaert (PhD in medical anthropology) and Caroline Tolton (Vimy Foundation program alumna) will look at Canada’s pandemic reality over a century ago and how it informs our current reactions to the Covid-19 crisis.

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Credits/Crédits

Narrator/Narration: Caitlin Bailey
Sound design/conception sonore: Sylvain Bellemare
Audio editing/montage: Sean Graham

Show Notes

(English) The first instalment of this Vimy Foundation and NFB limited series, in collaboration with Defining Moments Canada, explores the 1918 Influenza Pandemic through the lens of Canadian military personnel of the Great War. This conversation between Kandace Bogaert (PhD in medical anthropology) and Caroline Tolton (Vimy Foundation program alumna) will look at Canada’s pandemic reality over a century ago and how it informs our current reactions to the Covid-19 crisis.

 Find further resources on our website

Credits/Crédits

Narrator/Narration: Caitlin Bailey
Sound design/conception sonore: Sylvain Bellemare
Audio editing/montage: Sean Graham