COVID-19 and the Dynamics of Race and Othering

Description

The impacts of COVID-19 and social distancing across the nation and the world cannot be understood without examining the way they interact with long-standing structural racial inequities and patterns of "othering." In the United States, Asians and Asian-Americans are the victims of increasing incidents of violence and hate crimes, and communities of color are disproportionately suffering and dying from coronavirus-related illness. As part of "SNF Agora Conversations: The Politics and Policy of COVID-19," join us for a conversation about how legacies of racism, xenophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment are playing out in the current crisis, and what can be done to counter this troubling trend.

Watch at www.coronavirus.jhu.edu/live

Speakers:

Erin Aeran Chung, professor of East Asian Politics in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University

Jamila Michener, assistant professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University

Hahrie Han, moderator, professor of political science and director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University