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Pandemics Reflected

Pandemics Reflected

By Pandemics Reflected

We go behind-the-scenes with anthropologists, writers, political scientists and artists about how their research and lives entangled due to COVID-19. From death threats to burnout and new creative directions, expert voices were challenged and stimulated. How have pandemics shaped our understanding of the world? Join medical anthropologist Dr Pauline Herbst in a series of conversations with scholars from a range of disciplines, to find out how COVID-19 is changing the culture of knowledge. For more go to the podcast link on: pandemicsresearch.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/pandemics-reflected/
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1.Poetic Engagements with the Pandemic with Professor Lisa Samuels

Pandemics ReflectedMay 24, 2022

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6. CITIZENS AND STATES DURING CRISIS with Professor Susanna Trnka, medical anthropologist.

6. CITIZENS AND STATES DURING CRISIS with Professor Susanna Trnka, medical anthropologist.

Professor Susanna Trnka, a professor of social and medical anthropology, and leader of the Pandemics Past, Present, and Future Research Hub talks to us about her body of work examining citizen state relationships in the context of political upheaval and health, and how her COVID-19 research was a natural extension from this. We also discuss what led to the formation of the research hub and how this fostered truly transdisciplinary conversation.

Feb 01, 202353:34
5. THE TWO PANDEMICS Interview with Dr Rochelle Menzies and Miriama Aoake.

5. THE TWO PANDEMICS Interview with Dr Rochelle Menzies and Miriama Aoake.

Dr Rochelle Menzies and Miriama Aoake discuss the importance and flexibility of indigenous research methods like kaupapa Māori research and the challenges and successes experienced over the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Dr Rochelle Menzies. Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki, Ngāti Kahungunu. Senior Advisor Māori - Equity, Mental Health and Addiction Directorate, Ministry of Health.

Miriama Aoake. Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Hinerangi and Waikato-Tainu. Woolf Fisher Scholar, Cambridge University.

Nov 02, 202227:49
4. FEAR AND FORGETTING IN AN ONGOING PANDEMIC Interview with Dr Heather Battles, biological anthropologist.

4. FEAR AND FORGETTING IN AN ONGOING PANDEMIC Interview with Dr Heather Battles, biological anthropologist.

In this episode of Pandemics Reflected, Dr Heather Battles joins us to talk about her ongoing research on infectious disease epidemics and pandemics and the correlations she has found with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 27, 202244:27
3. Everything is Touched By Politics with Dr Maria Armoudian, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations

3. Everything is Touched By Politics with Dr Maria Armoudian, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations

Dr Maria Armoudian joins us on Pandemics Reflected to talk about retribution for human rights violations, how access to medical care relates directly to who lives and who dies and how her research plans were scuppered due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Jun 21, 202227:49
2. The Dangerous World of Data Analysis Conversation with Dr Andrew Chen, Research Fellow

2. The Dangerous World of Data Analysis Conversation with Dr Andrew Chen, Research Fellow

Today on Pandemics Reflected Pauline is talking to Dr. Andrew Chen, a former computer systems engineer, current data ethics specialist and Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, based at the University of Auckland. In this episode we discuss how this huge disciplinary shift came about as a result of the pandemic, the COVID tracker system.

Jun 07, 202240:33
1.Poetic Engagements with the Pandemic with Professor Lisa Samuels

1.Poetic Engagements with the Pandemic with Professor Lisa Samuels

In this episode of Pandemics Reflected, Pauline speaks with Lisa Samuels, Professor of English, poet and author. We delve into her new collection of poetry, breach, written as a visionary text over a five-day period in the 2020 New Zealand lockdown. We talk about Lisa’s process and discuss how pandemic thresholds affect multimodal artforms.


May 24, 202251:30
0.Pandemics Reflected

0.Pandemics Reflected

Medical anthropologist Dr Pauline Herbst asks pandemic researchers in the arts how their life, research and the culture of knowledge has changed due since COVID-19.

Music:  “What is Truth?” © Tim Page 2002/2022

Production: Pauline Herbst, Tim Page, Luca Muir

Artwork: Seline McNamee & Luca Muir

Webpage: Luca Muir

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May 11, 202201:08