60-Second Lectures - In Quarantine

Every spring and fall, Penn Arts & Sciences faculty take a minute out by the Ben Franklin statue in front of College Hall to share a unique perspective in one minute or less. This semester, 60-Second Lectures go digital as we seek to understand this difficult and unique moment in time. A wide variety of scholars and experts will shed light on the pandemic, including the science; the complex social, cultural, historical, and economic issues; and the response here on campus.

Faculty Presenters:
Fracturing Fault Lines: Social Inequities in COVID-19 Exposure, Risk, and Impact
Courtney Boen, Assistant Professor of Sociology

A Short History of Quarantine (For Those in Quarantine)
Alex Chase-Levenson, Assistant Professor of History

The Legal History of Epidemics in Modern America
Sarah Barringer Gordon, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of History

Global Justice in the Time of COVID-19
Kok-Chor Tan, Professor of Philosophy

Lectures will be posted every Wednesday in April at noon on Penn Arts & Sciences Facebook and Twitter pages @PennSAS and on Penn Arts & Sciences Vimeo Library.