The Right's Obsession with Autism, with Chris Hayes and Roy Grinker, Ph.D.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
In the Trump era, and within the public health narrative shaped by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a debunked but persistent myth has taken hold: that infant vaccinations cause autism. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence disproving this claim, the narrative remains central to anti-vaccine rhetoric.
Cultural anthropologist Richard Grinker joins Chris Hayes of MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) to examine how autism has evolved into a political obsession. Together, they will discuss recent cultural inflection points and analyze the research regarding under- and over-diagnosis.
Roy Richard Grinker is a Professor of Anthropology, International Affairs, and Human Sciences at The George Washington University (GWU). He also serves as the Director of GWU's Institute for Ethnographic Research and is the editor-in-chief of the journal Anthropological Quarterly. His expertise covers psychological and medical anthropology, with a specific focus on autism and mental illness stigma.
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LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88384219320?pwd=dlR1WHpBM1JJT2ZXdmE5dSthRWp1UT09
DIAL-IN PHONE NUMBER: 305-224-1968
MEETING ID: 883 8421 9320
PASSCODE: 765292
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Online expert-led panel with Chris Hayes and Roy Grinker on autism as a political issue; for public-health and media audiences; outcome: clarify autism prevalence debates and debunk the vaccine-autism myth.
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By Meetup
Online expert-led panel with Chris Hayes and Roy Grinker on autism as a political issue; for public-health and media audiences; outcome: clarify autism prevalence debates and debunk the vaccine-autism myth.