Kalhan Ganjoo oral history self-interview

Title

Kalhan Ganjoo oral history self-interview

Creator

Ganjoo, Kalhan

Description

Kalhan Ganjoo was a full-time student at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business at the time this interview was conducted. This interview describes how COVID-19 impacted Kalhan Ganjoo's friends and family. This interview also describes the impact of COVID-19 on Drexel's dormitories and Kalhan Ganjoo's Resident Assistant (RA) position. The effect the pandemic had on Kalhan Ganjoo's cooperative education position is also discussed. This interview describes how social distancing and mask wearing were normalized during the pandemic. Kalhan Ganjoo shares how the pandemic affected daily life and plans for spring and summer terms. This interview touches on the technology used during the pandemic to facilitate social interaction, education, and entertainment. Kalhan Ganjoo shares impressions of media coverage of the pandemic. Kalhan Ganjoo concludes the interview with thoughts on how to memorialize lives lost due to COVID-19, including virtual opportunities.

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

Source

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

Rights

In copyright. Copyright owned by Drexel University. Contact Drexel University Archives for permission to use.

Subject

COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects
Education, Higher
Resident assistants (Dormitories)
Social distancing (Public health)

Relation

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

Type

interviews

Date Created

Summer 2020

Language

English

Duration

12:51 minutes

Interviewer

Ganjoo, Kalhan

Interviewee

Ganjoo, Kalhan

Citation

Ganjoo, Kalhan, “Kalhan Ganjoo oral history self-interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 5, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/239.