A review of the worldwide effects and impact of Spanish Influenza, 1918-1919, based on IWM's medical collections
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen Mary University of London
Department Name: History
Abstract
A review of the worldwide effects and impact of Spanish Influenza, 1918-1919, based on IWM's medical collections
People |
ORCID iD |
| Rhodri Hayward (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Hannah Mawdsley (Student) |
| Description | I have discovered previously lost eyewitness accounts of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and also previously unseen personal correspondence of Richard Collier, who gathered eyewitness accounts in the 1970s. I have argued that the Spanish Flu, often remembered as the 'forgotten' pandemic, was in fact not forgotten and instead the memory of the Spanish Flu manifested in diverse ways around the world. I have been the first to write about the centenary commemorations of the 1918 pandemic and the reasons behind the different manifestations of Spanish Flu memory in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK in 2018-2019. I have also discovered the modern appetite for first hand accounts of this historical event in public audiences. |
| Exploitation Route | Further work would benefit from considering in more detail traditions resulting from the pandemic in societies with oral history traditions, particularly in Africa. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Description | • Co-Curator, 'Spanish Flu: Nursing During History's Deadliest Pandemic': Wellcome Trust-funded exhibition, September 2018 - June 2019 at the Florence Nightingale Museum, London. Touring version visiting Worcester, Aberdeen, and Liverpool in 2019. • Historical adviser for TV: BBC Two 'The Flu That Killed 50 Million', aired 25 September 2018, and BBC English Regions regional television, August - September 2018. • Historical adviser for radio: BBC English Regions local radio, 2017 - 2018, BBC Radio 4, 'The Last Enemy', aired 05 September 2018, and Made in Manchester (independent) for BBC Scotland, Wales, and World Service, 2017-2018. • Presenter and researcher for radio: Forthcoming BBC Radio 4 programme on the role of anniversaries in historical memory. Commissioned, airing October 2019. • Presenter and researcher for podcast: 'Going Viral: The Mother of All Pandemics', funded by the Wellcome Trust, aired 2018. • Television appearances including BBC Breakfast (live, 20 Sept 2018), BBC One O'Clock News (20 Sept 2018), BBC World News (20 Sept 18), Sky and TRT World (16 October 2018) • Radio appearances including BBC Radio 4 'The Last Enemy' (aired 05 Sept 2018), BBC Radio 5 Live (13 Jan 18), BBC Local Radio (Cornwall, Cumbria, Humberside, Lancashire, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield (mostly live, 20 Sept 18), BBC Radio Scotland (20 Sept 2018), BBC Johnny L'Anson Show (20 Sept 18), LBC London News (live, 21 Sept 18) • Print appearances including BBC News Online (20 Sept 18), the Telegraph (20 Sept 18), the Yorkshire Post (20 Sept 18), The East London Advertiser (10 November 18) • Historical Adviser and artist selection panelist for the Wellcome Trust Digital Art Commission, 1918 Flu Memorial, March 2018 • Invited speaker for various institutions including The National Archives, the Royal College of Nursing, Torquay Museum, Derby Museum, the Florence Nightingale Museum, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and international conferences. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
| Description | Various TV and radio appearances relating to centenary of Spanish Flu in 2018. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | • Television appearances including BBC Breakfast (live, 20 Sept 2018), BBC One O'Clock News (20 Sept 2018), BBC World News (20 Sept 18), Sky and TRT World (16 October 2018) • Radio appearances including BBC Radio 4 'The Last Enemy' (aired 05 Sept 2018), BBC Radio 5 Live (13 Jan 18), BBC Local Radio (Cornwall, Cumbria, Humberside, Lancashire, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield (mostly live, 20 Sept 18), BBC Radio Scotland (20 Sept 2018), BBC Johnny L'Anson Show (20 Sept 18), LBC London News (live, 21 Sept 18) • Print appearances including BBC News Online (20 Sept 18), the Telegraph (20 Sept 18), the Yorkshire Post (20 Sept 18), The East London Advertiser (10 November 18) • Historical Adviser and artist selection panelist for the Wellcome Trust Digital Art Commission, 1918 flu memorial, March 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| Description | Various outputs including TV, radio, podcast, and exhibition relating to Spanish Flu centenary in 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | • Co-Curator, 'Spanish Flu: Nursing During History's Deadliest Pandemic': Wellcome Trust-funded exhibition, opened 21 September 2018 at the Florence Nightingale Museum, London. Touring version visiting Worcester, Aberdeen, and Liverpool in 2019 and closed January 2020. • Historical adviser for TV: - BBC 2 'The Flu That Killed 50 Million', aired 25 September 2018. - BBC English Regions regional television, August - September 2018. • Historical adviser for radio: - BBC English Regions local radio, 2017 - 2018. - BBC Radio 4, 'The Last Enemy', aired 05 September 2018. - Made in Manchester (independent) for BBC Scotland, Wales, and World Service, 2017-2018. • Presenter and researcher for radio: BBC Radio 4 Archive on 4 programme on the role of anniversaries in historical memory, 'Our Anniversary Obsession', aired 12 October 2019. • Presenter and researcher for podcast: 'Going Viral: The Mother of All Pandemics', funded by the Wellcome Trust, aired 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |