The COVID-19 Pandemic: Class, Mental Health and Human Rights - HSRC Seminar

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HSRC Seminar: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Class, Mental Health and Human Rights 4 June 2020 Online seminar Overview: 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 share 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. 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 For more information: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/events/seminars/webinar-covid-pandemic