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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

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    The Syllabus

    • Welcome to Social Inequality in Global Pandemics
    • Introduce Yourself
    • Code of Conduct

    • Lecture 1 overview: COVID health inequity
    • Social Inequality in the Pandemic Era
    • Social Determinants of Health under Pandemics
    • Meet Dr. Richardson
    • Health Inequity: Background
    • Health Inequity: Pandemic Patterns
    • Dr. Richardson on COVID-19 & the Opioid Crisis
    • Lecture 1 check-in
    • Bonus Material (optional): Pandemic Case Studies

    • Lecture 2 overview
    • Mental health under COVID-19
    • Generationalism and Ageism: Foundations
    • COVID-19 Ageism with Dr. Martin-Matthews
    • Lecture 2 check-in

    • Module Overview
    • Unpacking Racism
    • Dr. Amanda Cheong on Anti-Asian acts and discourses during COVID-19
    • Suggested readings and podcasts
    • North America's history of Asian Exclusion
    • Useful theoretical tools: Theories of the nation-state
    • Lecture 3 check-in

    • Lecture 4 overview: COVID and the environment
    • Dr. Lyon on coronavirus and the natural environment
    • The scope of the climate crisis
    • Discussion
    • Professor Ono on the relationship between COVID and climate change
    • Relevant readings and podcasts
    • Professor Ono: A post-COVID future
    • Wrap up: COVID and the Environment

    • Overview of the week
    • Introduction with Dr. Lyon
    • Suggested Readings on COVID-19 and employment trends
    • Dr. Ross on Marginalized workers in pandemic times: Spotlight on Sex Work
    • Dr. Ross on Historicizing Sex Work
    • Sex work & COVID: Possibilities and Perils
    • Key take-aways

    • Wrapping Up the Course
    • Course Exit Survey

    • About Us
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