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Collected Item: “Inside and Outside, At Home, Spring 2020 Semester, Brooklyn”

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Inside and Outside, At Home, Spring 2020 Semester, Brooklyn

Tell us a story; share your experience. Or describe the item you are submitting. What does the object or story you've uploaded say about the pandemic, and/or why is it important to you?

This submission interweaves the personal and professional experiences of an associate professor in the Brooklyn College Library with references to events happening in the larger society during the months of the COVID-19 pandemic through early October 2020.

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.? And where did you find it?

This is a long, text document divided into seven parts with links to websites, Youtube videos (including an oral history interview with a student), and a slideshow and images composed by the author. The author has submitted 90% of the links included in the document to the Internet Archive to assure permanent availability.

Are you the sole creator of these materials? Then select "I am sole creator." If no, please select "I have co-creators" and list the names of the content co-creators, their contact information, and the circumstances of how you came to have the materials. IMPORTANT: Each co-creator must fill out this form in order for the item to be accepted by the archives. However, only one co-creator is required to upload any document.)

I am sole creator

Name of the item creator, unless anonymous

Beth Evans

Use tags (separated by commas) to describe your story or documents. For example: Does it relate to a particular neighborhood? Does it relate to a particular aspect of the pandemic: school, work, family, hospital.

Brooklyn College Library, online learning, urban farming, sustainability, graduation, commuting, #summerofstruggle, #cutcovidnotcuny, We Stand Against Hate, ARC, Anti-racist Coalition, essential workers, pets, vets, technology

Give a date associated with this story or documents.

2020

What is your affiliation, if any, with Brooklyn College? (e.g. Junior undergrad majoring in history; faculty in the English Dept; human resources staff member; alumni; community member; Brooklyn resident; etc.)

Associate Professor, Library; BC alumna class of 1980; parent of BC student and alumna; daughter of BC alumna

If what you are submitting was created as part of a Brooklyn College class, please indicate the course code (i.e., ENG1010) semester, and professor:

Independently created

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