The Deadly Intersections of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic – initially viewed as ‘an equalizer’ – has resulted in shockingly higher infection and death rates for communities already marginalized by coloniality, race, class, age and gender.

This panel presents the findings of an international research team studying the pandemic’s interaction with national and global structures of power. Discussing the impact of key public health measures implemented in Canada, Australia, Bangladesh, the US and the UK, the presenters identify a number of disturbing trends that are likely to shape the post-pandemic world.

Speakers:
Sunera Thobani, UBC, Canada
Radha D’Souza, University of Westminster, UK
Suvendrini Perera, Curtin University, Australia
Farida Akhtar, UBINIG, Bangladesh
Mieka Smart, Michigan State University, USA

Registration Link  This event is sponsored by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, and Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equity (RACE).