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Vampire Weekend’s “Campus” TikTok trend

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Title (Dublin Core)

Vampire Weekend’s “Campus” TikTok trend

Description (Dublin Core)

For many in gen Z, TikTok has become a form of escape during the quarantine. The range of content on the app means there is something for everyone and really allows anyone to find a niche. Towards the beginning of the semester, one of the big trends on the app was to show clips of your college/university set to the song “Campus” by vampire weekend. For many, this was a reaction to the fact we are missing out on a significant part of our young adulthood, actually being at college and on campus. Many people also did the trend in a different way, showing clips of their house or apartment, which has become their campus. I decided to take my own spin on it, and take clips whenever I found myself doing schoolwork in cool spots. The college experience looks very different for everyone right now, but I think it is fair to say that my generation has struggled with the fact that we are losing out on time that we will not get back. Adults who are in the middle of their careers might not be having a great time, but by and large, they are not missing out on much other than their normal routine, but that feels much more significant to college students, who only have four years at their school and so have lost off on basically a quarter of their undergrad experience

Date (Dublin Core)

October 15, 2020

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Ainslee Moorehead

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST241

Partner (Dublin Core)

Suffolk University in Boston

Type (Dublin Core)

TikTok video

Publisher (Dublin Core)

TikTok

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Education--Universities
English Entertainment: Movies, Theater, etc.
English Social Media (including Memes)

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

#HST241, #Suffolk, #TikTok, #Campus, #College, #Campus, #VampireWeekend, #vanlife
#CovidMiniCollection,
Suffolk
TikTok
campus
college
#VampireWeekend
#vanlife

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

#CovidMiniCollection
Suffolk
TikTok
campus
college
#VampireWeekend
#vanlife

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

12/16/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

1/26/21
4/14/21

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This item was submitted on December 16, 2020 by Ainslee Moorehead using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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