AVĪŽĀė

The COVID-19 pandemic has started new conversations about the future role of surveillance technologies in health crisis management. Situations of crisis are critical for organizations (in this case, a country). They either break down or reinvent themselves. In this talk, Ausma Bernot and Dr. Marcella Siqueira Cassiano will present their analysis of Chinaā€™s response to Covid-19 from three perspectives: social-political, technological, and psychological, based on the State Council policies, including guidelines from the National Health Commission.

Presenters:

Ausma Bernot is a PhD Candidate at Griffith University, the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Australia).Ā She has seven years of work experience withĀ forensic science andĀ researchĀ organisations across the globe, in particular China. Her current research interests focus on the effects that the merging of infotech and biotech triggersĀ in theĀ fields of governance, surveillance, policing, and public safety.

Dr. Marcella Siqueira Cassiano holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Alberta. She is a Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at AVĪŽĀė, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology of the Memorial University of Newfoundland. She researches population governance issues in China and Canada.

Date:Ā Friday, 19^thĀ March, 2021

Time:Ā 4:00-5:00 pm

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For more information about AVĪŽĀėā€™s Office of Extension, contact us atĀ extension@concordia.ab.ca