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.
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
Is Part Of
Language
English
Duration
12:51 minutes
Interviewer
Ganjoo, Kalhan
Interviewee
Ganjoo, Kalhan
Collection
Citation
Ganjoo, Kalhan, “Kalhan Ganjoo oral history self-interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 5, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/239.