Pritzker Fellow Yulín Cruz on "Puerto Rico: A Model of Crisis Weaponized"

(Current UChicago Students Only)

Thursday, February 10

3:30-4:45 PM

We will explore the whys and hows of how the Puerto Rican crisis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria marked the beginning - in the Trump Administration - of weaponizing aid, as with Puerto Rico, and weaponizing information, as with the COVID-19 crisis. We will also explore other areas where aid and information were weaponized for political purposes and the role of social media in these efforts.

Suggested Viewing: 

"A Thousand Cuts"

*This FRONTLINE documentary focuses on 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her investigation into the impact of social media outlets and web services in the political environment in the Philippines. 

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This convening is open to current UChicago students who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ashley Jorn (ashleyjorn@uchicago.edu).