Vincent Duclos oral history interview

Vincent Duclos oral history interview

Chandran, Kelsey N.

Duclos, Vincent

Vincent Duclos worked at Drexel University for the Department of Global Studies & Modern Languages and the Center for Science, Technology & Society. Vincent's background is in global health and medical anthropology. This interview focuses on the cultural and social dimensions of COVID-19 and how it compares to past pandemics. This interview touches on the demographics of people most impacted by COVID-19 in the United States and contributing factors. Vincent shares how the United Stated could look to other countries to support the economic and social consequences of COVID-19 and describes policies that the government has, or should have, adopted. This interview discusses how universities have responded to COVID-19 and the potential for returning to campus. Possible longterm effects of the pandemic are considered, including increased visibility of structural and underlying factors of health and new forms of care and solidarity.

This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.

COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives

COVID-19 (Disease)

Medical anthropology

World health

Education, Higher

Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.

interviews

Summer 2020

English

1:03:24 hours

Chandran, Kelsey N.

Duclos, Vincent