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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Modern and Contemporary History,African, American and Oceania Studies |
| Keywords | history of disease, modern Latin America, health and medicine, Social and cultural history, urban history |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Swarthmore |
| Institution | Swarthmore College |
| Institute | History Department |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Stefan Rinke | Lateinamerika-Institut (LAI), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 20/12/2023 |
Programme(s)
| 2023 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Armus is a leading historian of Latin American history. He has made internationally recognised and prize-winning contributions in the field of the history of health. His work has connected social and cultural history in an innovative manner. During his stay in Germany, Professor Armus focuses on the Latin American dimension of the history of global pandemics. |