The Twin Pandemics: COVID and Racism

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Course Title

The Twin Pandemics: COVID and Racism

Course Description

In this seminar, we’ll explore two public health challenges facing America: the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice. Topics will include the changing nature of scientific and medical language, the social construction of the concept of race, responses to COVID-19 and the intersection of race and public health. Students will conduct analyses of health-related texts’ effectiveness in communicating with a specific audience and compose health-related texts appropriate for a general audience.

Course Level

Undergraduate (BA, BS)

Instructor Name

Michael Klein

Course Topics

Black Health
Disease/Illness
Epidemics/Pandemics
Health Disparities/Access to care
Politics of Health/Public policy
Public Health
Race/Ethnicity/Racism/Antiracism
Social determinants of health

Disciplinary Perspectives

Rhetoric
Science and Technology Studies

Geographic Location

Harrisonburg, VA

Instructional Modality

online synchronous

Institutional Location

James Madison University

Title

The Twin Pandemics: COVID and Racism