Category: Podcast

In Episode 14 of Just Emergenices ‘Vulnerability as Layers,’ Professor Florencia Luna discusses her conception of layers of vulnerability.

McGill Research Assistant Eliza Yadav interviews Professor Matthew Hunt and Research Coordinator Ani Chenier about their collective study on the ethics of conducting clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Episode 12 ‘Vulnerability Part 5’ Professor Samia Hurst discusses her conception of vulnerability and what it can tell us about the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. 

In Episode 11 of ‘Just Emergencies’, Meena Krishnamurthy talks about the ongoing anti-racist protests around the world, whether there’s an obligation to participate in them – especially during a worldwide pandemic-, and how they differ politically and philosophically from the anti-Covid-19 protests that have also sprung up.

In Episode 10 of Just Emergenices, Dr Verina Wild and Professor Paula-Irene Villa Braslavsky discuss the relationship between ‘Vulnerability, Gender, and Care’ in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and through a sociological lens.

In Episode 9 of ‘Just Emergencies’, Susan Dodds discusses the range of vulnerabilities carers might experience during the Covid-19 pandemic.

For Episode 8 of Just Emergencies: Covid-19 & Undocumented Migrant Communities, Josephine Greenbrook discusses how undocumented migrants and asylum seekers are affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Caroline Clarinval (WHO Country Office Representative in Kazakhstan) discusses some of the pressing ethical issues she faces in her work and the ten step framework she developed to help humanitarian workers manage ethically challenging situations.

Wendy Rogers breaks down her taxonomy of vulnerability and discusses how it might help us direct global health emergency responses (such as during a pandemic) to protect vulnerable populations.