Items

• 
  2023-03-19

  HERMIT HERALD, ISSUE 150

  Final issue, a three year review
• 
  2020-05-06

  Murder Hornet is in the air

  A comic strip about Covid-19
• 
  2021-06-02

  'A Journal of the Plague Year' relevant 300 years after publication

  During the pandemic, I took a graduate history course in which we read Daniel Defoe's 'A Journal of a Plague Year.' I had read the piece about 5 years before, but I missed so many of its nuances because it all seemed so foreign. It was striking to me both how much and how little has changed from 1665 to 2020/21. Quarantine, death tolls, travel bans, hoarding had all suddenly become commonplace occurrences that I could relate to. The centuries may have changed our technology drastically, but nothing seems to have changed about the human condition nor the human spirit.
• 
  2020

  Uncovering long-forgotten and buried artifacts during Covid time

  The plague of COVID-19 descended upon us in 2020. People created humorous memes and joked that this year wouldn't be the right time to unearth hidden mummies or other mysterious long buried. Who knows what might happen next? Best to avoid. Enough's enough.
• 
  2020-03-27

  Social Distancing and Quarantine Were Used in Medieval Times to Fight the Black Death

  A medieval Italian legislation document, dating from 1377, reveals that social distancing and quarantine measures were practiced during the bubonic plague. The article describes what measures seaport towns took to screen and isolate ships before their goods and crews could enter these populations Also, it discusses the advent of plague hospitals, how the word quarantine came to be, and 14th century public health structure. As far as medicine and technology has advanced over the centuries, we are still using some of the same practices that were used seven centuries ago. It illustrates how much we can still learn from the past.
• 2021-01-20

  Plague Year

  The Plague Year outbreak started in September 1665. The plague killed 7,165 people in one week. The Great Plague lasted for 18 months. At its worst, in September of 1665, the plague killed 7,165 people in one week. Around September of 1666, the great outbreak ended. The Great Fire of London, which happened on 2-6 September 1666, may have helped end the outbreak by killing many of the rats and fleas who were spreading the plague. The Plague killed an estimated 25 million people, almost a third of the continent's population. The Black Death lingered on for centuries, particularly in cities. Outbreaks included the Great Plague of London (1665-66), in which 70,000 residents died.
• 
  2020

  The Plague Diaries 2020

  I read Defoe's diary on the Plague in 1665 and decided to replicate it but also tell a story of what else happened to the world and to me for 12 months beginning 18th March 2020.
• 
  2020-11-10

  Repetition of Plagues

  HIST30060 - submitted as part of a history assessment. Many of the memes, like this one, comment on the cyclical nature of history and the inescapability of the repetition of disasters. By drawing attention to other plagues of the past - all of which occurred during the 20s of their respective centuries - the image preempts the current ‘plague’ or pandemic. The accompanying image taken from the 2014 film ‘Big Hero 6’ and the comment ‘I have some concerns’ (an understatement to say the least) add an amusing note to the alarming message. Much of the humour found in these memes and images contained words ‘read’ in a deadpan or resigned tone - or otherwise the voice of one who is no longer surprised by the current turn of events. Again, there is a resounding feeling that this year has been a strain as one disaster after another occurs.
• 
  2020-11-06

  #ElectionDay Encouragement

  Honestly, the timing of this year’s election is maddening. Plague, social movement, and constant controversy is really overwhelming. No one, at least in my generation, has dealt with such a conglomerate of crises. I’m encouraged to see posts such as this from a community focused institution. No matter what we chose on election day, our community leaders are pointing to what is important and beneficial to each other and our nation: voting.
• 
  2020-10-28

  Twitter’s Nostradamus

  This individual, The Red-Headed Libertarian, is evidently psychic, predicting that there would be a plague in 2020. Granted, their logic for guessing this is based on something that became apparent to many after COVID hit, which is that the 20th year of the past two centuries have included pandemic events.
• 
  2020

  Woe, Plague Be Upon You

  A simple meme that has been circulating around
• 
  2020-10-10

  Humans Don't Avoid It Like The Plague

  Throughout the pandemic, we have learned that some humans refuse to take precautionary measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The government refused acknowledge the problem we had until it was too late. Even when quarantine went into effect, people didn't wear masks or stop gathering in groups.  As a whole, humans did a terrible job at avoiding COVID and that is why this tweet is so important.
• 
  2020-07-18

  HERMIT HERALD VOL 1 ISSUE 50

  YEAR OF PLAGUE AND "FIRE" 2020
• 
  2020-06-24

  "The Internet has discovered... a plague doctor emoticon"

  A text message I received from my brother where he shares a new emoticon created from keyboard characters which he discovered has been created during the pandemic which represents the classic plague doctor mask of the early modern period, which is frequently being used now as a reference to the current pandemic and the need to wear masks.
• 
  2020-06-17

  Peasant Life

  Old history books are full of random pictures and quotations of what life was like in whatever the period in question was. It seems as though the average life of a normal person during the pandemic has consisted of: avoiding coronavirus, baking bread, and most recently revolting against systemic oppression. Seems as though the cycle is repeating itself.
• 
  2020-05-31

  Corona Journal - May 2020

  Corona journal dated May 2020. I created non-objective symbols from my subconscious during these times.
• 05/08/2020

  Brynda Oral History, 2020/05/08

  The contributor of this item did not include verbal or written consent. We attempted to contact contributor (or interviewee if possible) to get consent, but got no response or had incomplete contact information. We can not allow this interview to be listened to without consent but felt the metadata is important. The recording and transcript are retained by the archive and not public. Should you wish to listen to audio file reach out to the archive and we will attempt to get consent.
• 
  2020-03-27

  History of Pandemics

  An article about pandemics in history.
• 
  2020-03-18T10:30

  My bookshelf of Death and Plague books

  Officials at Coastal Carolina University announced campus would close, Wednesday March 18 at noon to nonessential personnel. Faculty were encouraged to get any last minute materials from offices so buildings could be sanitized then locked down for the foreseeable future. I went in to get papers, files, and books. This shelf is comprised of my books on disease, death, dying, and human remains; main areas of my research. I packed a few books to bring home, but I havent brought myself to unpack or read any of them yet. My current research is on death and human remains in museums.