Emma Whelan
Emma Whelan is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and the Gender & Women’s Studies program at Dalhousie University. Her research focuses on claimsmaking practices in health, particularly concerning medical standards, chronic illness, and gender; and on moral regulation in medicine and public health. She is currently working on a book about hand washing campaigns and the individualization of responsibility in public health.
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Who can you hug? COVID-19 creating unique sociological situation on East Coast, The Chronicle Herald
Open Dialogue Live: Navigating Truth and Facts | Dalhousie University:
Open Dialogue Live is an online series hosted by Dalhousie University experts and focused on current events.
Speakers: Emma Whelan, Robert Huish and Mike Smit; Moderator: Kim Brooks, Co-Dean, Faculty of Management Staying up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 information is important, but it can also be overwhelming. There’s also the challenge of parsing the “boring truth” from the “exciting lie”. Episode three of Open Dialogue Live will help make sense of the misinformation landscape.