Episode 1: Elizabeth Wrigley-Field on COVID and Race in the U.S.

Welcome to the Marxist Sociology Blog Podcast! This is an experiment for the moment, as we figure out whether or not we can make this a recurring part of the blog. For our inaugural episode, we invited Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, to discuss some of her recent research into race and the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. One of her papers compares white mortality during the pandemic to Black mortality at its best, while another assesses optimal strategies for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Let us know what you think, and if you'd like to hear more like this!