Corona Dispatches: Scholars at the American Academy reflect on the pandemic and its meanings

Beyond the Lecture

In this episode of „Beyond the Lecture,” scholars and artists at the American Academy in Berlin reflect on the various intersections of the coronavirus pandemic with their respective fields of study. We spoke with composer Carolyn Chen, cultural historian Liliane Weissberg (spring 2020 Anna-Maria Kellen fellow) of University of Pennsylvania, German Studies professor Veronika Fuechtner (spring 2020 Anna-Maria Kellen fellow) of Dartmouth College, filmmaker Kevin Everson (spring 2020 Ellen Maria Gorrissen fellow) of University of Virginia, professor of comparative literature Moira Fradinger (spring 2020 Andrew W. Mellon fellow) of Yale University, urban historian Nikhil Rao of Wellesley College, cultural anthropologist Dominic Boyer (Axel Springer fellow) of Rice University, and Cymene Howe of Rice University. Host: R. Jay Magill Producer and narrator: Tony Andrews Recordings: Dominic Boyer