Adrian Datte oral history interview
Title
Adrian Datte oral history interview
Creator
Myronovych, Angela S.
Datte, Adrian P.
Description
Adrian Datte was a Graphic Design student at Drexel University at the time of this interview. This interview describes how the COVID-19 pandemic affected Adrian Datte, including socialization and school. Adrian Datte comments on the news and President Donald Trump's behavior during the pandemic. This interview describes the moment Adrian Datte realized the pandemic was becoming more serious. This interview also discusses conspiracy theories regarding the origin and spread of COVID-19, including certain conspiracy theories wherein China intentionally benefited from the virus; these claims are unsubstantiated. This interview also discusses conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19, regarding the origin and spread of the virus and its relationship to China. Adrian Datte also discusses psychological aspects of conspiracy theories. This interview touches on the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and how the United States may recover from the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on Adrian Datte's future plans is also discussed. Adrian Datte reacts to Drexel's decision to offer online classes in fall 2020 and discusses the potential impact on incoming first-year students. Adrian Datte describes how online classes negatively impacted socialization and touches on the challenges of on-campus living arrangements during the pandemic when classes were offered online. This interview further touches on potential lasting effects of online work and schooling, the benefits of remote instruction, and what it was like taking online classes during the pandemic.
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)
College students
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects
Education, Higher
Web-based instruction
Conspiracy theories
Trump, Donald, 1946-
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
29:37 minutes
Interviewer
Myronovych, Angela S.
Interviewee
Datte, Adrian P.
Collection
Citation
Myronovych, Angela S. and Datte, Adrian P., “Adrian Datte oral history interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/311.