Stateside for Thursday, September 17, 2020
On Stateside, how can schools keep COVID-19 cases under control on campus, while also holding in-person classes? Albion College is hoping that their pandemic pod model might be the answer. Also, why the spectacular skies caused by Western wildfires are a reminder of the collective stakes of climate change. And finally, we hear from members of an artist collective that questions white people's fascination with—and sometimes fetishization of—Indigenous culture.
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Could pandemic pods stem campus COVID outbreaks? Albion College is testing it out.
Stateside’s conversation with Dr. Mathew Johnson
- Mathew Johnson is president of Albion College.
New Red Order artist collective invites non-Natives to reconsider how they relate to Indigenous cultures
Stateside’s conversation with Zack Khalil and Jackson Polys
- Zack Khalil is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and lives in Brooklyn, NY. He’s a member of the artist collective the New Red Order.
- Jackson Polys is a Tlingit Native visual artist and filmmaker. He's also a member of the artist collective the New Red Order.
- Support for arts and culture coverage comes in part from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
Spectacular skies caused by Western wildfires are a reminder of collective stakes of climate change
Stateside’s conversation with Nick Schroeck
- Nick Schroeck is an associate dean at University of Detroit Mercy and an expert in environmental law.
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