The Currency of Black History Podcasts as Public Pedagogy Tools
Molly Linhares Matthew Cook, faculty mentor Social connectivity and education via the Internet have become essential to our way of life during Covid 19. As a medium to freely share information with wide-ranging audiences, Americans have turned to podcasts for news, storytelling, and entertainment at growing rates. My research assesses the public pedagogical value of Black history podcasts, studying their potential to make sense of current US racial affairs. Findings suggest that these podcasts excel at tying personal experiences and current events to the past through storytelling, creating well-rounded, accessible learning experiences for audiences and perhaps signaling the start of a new era of educational possibilities. Oral / Live Session B / 11:00 a.m.
History & Philosophy The Burden of Disease: The Ebola Pandemic in West Africa, 2013-2016
Wendy Alfaro-Cruz Joseph Engwenyu, faculty mentor In Public Health, the burden of disease on a population is best viewed through the lens of the biomedical perspective, which is, the bodily toll the disease inflicts, the epidemiological perspective, which relates to vulnerable populations affected; and the ethnographic perspective, which concerns the cultural norms in which people view the disease. Historically, the social justice narrative, which shows that disadvantaged populations suffer disproportionately from the burdens of disease compared to privileged members of society is just as crucial. This paper adopts this public health model and uses the World Health Organization data to reconstruct the history of the Ebola Pandemic in West Africa in 2013-2016. The findings are relevant to current public health concerns about the Covid 19 19 Pandemic. Oral / Q&A Session
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