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Professor Samuel K. Cohn specializes in Medieval History, focusing on popular insurrection in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, and the history of plague diseases from antiquity to the present. He has collaborated with medical anthropologists and other experts on projects related to cholera, plague, Ebola, and syphilis, engaging in a multidisciplinary approach to history. His recent work includes publications such as "Popular Protest and the Ideals of Democracy" by Oxford University Press and the forthcoming "Paradoxes of Inequality in Renaissance Italy" with Cambridge University Press. Cohn is currently the principal investigator on a project funded by the European Research Council that examines the intertwining spheres of inequality, art, and the historical context of the Black Death. He has held various prestigious visiting professor positions at renowned institutions and is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Cohn is also actively involved in research that analyzes art and inequality during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, utilizing extensive archival resources in Italy and Catalonia. His contributions to the field are supported by sustained funding from various academic institutions, ensuring a significant discourse on the medical and social history of diseases, particularly syphilis, over three centuries.