Collected Item: “How history got me through lockdown”
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How history got me through lockdown
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Text story
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.
A story I wrote about using history to keep a sense of perspective and gratitude through Melbourne's long lockdown in 2020. Coming against a background of university job losses and policies disfavouring humanities degrees I also wanted to let historians know that their work is important and has relevance.
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#melbourne #gratitude #perspective #reflection
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https://clarenceb30.medium.com/how-history-got-me-through-lockdown-3e49cca134d9
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Claire Baxter
Give this story a date.
2020-12-01