The National Museum of American History’s Pandemic Perspectives series of online programs presents curators, historians, and topic specialists in engaging panel discussions offering perspectives on the current pandemic. Panelists virtually share historic objects and photographs as a springboard to a lively discussion of how to better understand the present. Audience questions are encouraged and will be addressed during the moderated dialogue. Information on upcoming programs as well as links to recording of previous sessions are available.
Category Archives: Webinar Recordings
Global Views of Covid-19
University of California at Berkeley’s Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS) created this webinar series to help teachers deepen their understanding of the unfolding pandemic and how regional context affects the spread of the virus, political responses to the pandemic, and economic consequences for everyday people. Each webinar in the series explores the pandemic in one region. There are also links to slidedecks, recordings (as available), and additional resources.
Oral History of Disasters and Pandemics (Columbia University)
On April 16, 2020, Columbia University’s Oral History Master of Arts (OHMA) program held an online workshop on how to plan and conduct oral histories in communities affected by disasters and pandemics. Led by Mary Marshall Clark (Director of the September 11, 2001 Oral History Narrative and Memory Project) and Amy Starecheski (OHMA Director and an interviewer on the September 11 Oral History Narrative and Memory Project), the recording is available on YouTube and Soundcloud.