Collected Item: “HIST30060: Birthday Zoom!”
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HIST30060: Birthday Zoom!
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photograph of a Zoom session
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
HIST30060: This screenshot of my auntie's birthday celebration on zoom would be a familiar scene to many. This is one of the many ways my family had to adjust to "covid normal". Birthdays always involve a big gathering and a way for everyone to catch up; losing this was really disheartening . However, this photo also represents the resilience of my family in still being able to find a way to be together, even if zoom felt like a poor substitute. Zoom was and still is a crucial part of many people's lives in the pandemic, yet can create a barrier for those who find the interface challenging to use. Elderly members of my family often found zoom quite tiring and hard to use, creating a further barrier to connecting in lockdown.
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#melbourne #lockdown #zoom #pandemic #birthday #celebration #family
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Thea Guiry-Stewart
Give this story a date.
2020-04-02