The Center for Medicine, Health and Society’s virtual coffee hour series continues Thursday, April 16, at noon CST (1 p.m. EST). All are welcome to join.
Zoom meeting link: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/765753913
Password: 478816
This week’s topic is “Doing Politics in a Pandemic.”
Special guests
- John Ray Clemmons, Tennessee state representative
- Joy Koesten, candidate for Kansas Senate
- Cindy Holscher, Kansas state representative
Agenda
- Intro and discussion with invited guests: Noon–12:40 p.m.
- Dance Party featuring DJ Ashu Rai: 12:40–12:45 p.m.
- MHS/Vanderbilt logistics, business; talk about Tiger King: 12:50–1 p.m.
Framing questions for the discussion
1. What is/should be the role of government during a pandemic?
2. What new challenges face politicians or persons running for office? What new strategies have emerged as a result?
3. What particular challenges face politicians in red states?
4. What can Vanderbilt students do to get involved?
Some brief readings to consider (optional)
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-putting-an-end-to-politics-as-we-know-it/2020/04/10/b497a954-7b67-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-need-politicians-in-a-pandemic-11586710824
• https://blacklivesmatter.com/coronavirus-full-statement/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/world/europe/ireland-leo-varadkar-coronavirus.html
• https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/european-union-covid19-politics-by-joschka-fischer-2020-04