The COVID-19 Oral History Project: Some Preliminary Notes from the Field
Jason M. Kelly
Abstract
The COVID-19 Oral History Project (C19OH) is an oral history project focused on archiving the lived experience of the COVID-19 epidemic. The platform allows both professional researchers and the public to upload to a curated database. This essay reflects on C19OH as a rapid response oral history project – how the research team conceived and implemented it, both in the field and in the classroom, and how they continue to transform it in response to practical concerns and ethical frameworks.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Field (mathematics)HistoryMedicineVirologyComputer scienceOutbreakInternal medicineMathematicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePure mathematicsHidradenitis Suppurativa and TreatmentsCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsOral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis