The Conversation

Thu May 28

Archiving the pandemic: 'Coronavirus Lost and Found' documents how we cope with catastrophe

Written by Rebecca A. Adelman, Associate Professor - Department of Media Communication Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The pandemic has left holes in all our lives.weerapatkiatdumrong/iStock / Getty Images Plus

There is so much to mourn at the moment. Even those of us spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic are missing things: favorite pastimes, places and people.

At the same time, pleasure takes unexpected forms, as we find ways to sustain ourselves and...

Archiving the pandemic: 'Coronavirus Lost and Found' documents how we cope with catastrophe

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