The Covid-19 Pandemic: Class, Mental Health and Human Rights

WEBINAR ACCESS ONLY

Date: 4 June 2020   

Time: 10:30 - 13:00

Livestream via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/99317357777?pwd=c1I1ZTdZSU5HcCtScTJNM2JacVo1dz09

This webinar addresses some of the main findings of the online multilingual Covid-19 Democracy Survey conducted by researchers from the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Social Change (CSC) and the Human Sciences Research Council’s Developmental, Capable and Ethical State division (DCES). Phase 1 of the survey covers the days from 13-18 April, Phase 2 from 18-27 April, and Phase 3 from 27 April to 13 May 2020.

Members of the research team will be sharing insights on class, mental health and human rights gained from the survey, which is a valuable contribution to the COVID-19 research effort from a social science and humanities perspective.

Presentation available for download below:

To listen to the webinar click on the links below:

https://youtu.be/hlmN9_KZpps

https://youtu.be/yKQ5Rrd2Ui0
https://youtu.be/FaGfBbnhNW8
https://youtu.be/K3yZDPR_zgY
https://youtu.be/W1ThmPguyok
https://youtu.be/W1ThmPguyok

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PROGRAMME

Chair        
Prof Carin Runciman, UJ

Opening
Prof Crain Soudien, CEO of HSRC
The role of social sciences and humanities in COVID-19 research

Context and methodology
Prof Mark Orkin, Associate Research Fellow, Centre for Social Change, UJ

Panel
Prof Kate Alexander, Chair of Social Change, UJ
Class, schools and masks: What the data is telling us

Dr Benjamin Roberts, Research Director, HSRC
Not in the mood: How lockdown has affected the mental health of South Africans

Prof Narnia Bohler-Muller, Divisional Director, HSRC
The Paradox of human rights in a Pandemic

Wrap-up         
Dr Yul Derek Davids, Research Director, HSRC

Kindly RSVP by 3 June 2020

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The HSRC seminar series is funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). The views and opinions expressed therein as well as findings and statements of the seminar series do not necessarily represent the views of the DSI. Please also note that this seminar may be recorded and published on the HSRC podcast channel.


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