Queer collective memory during the time of Covid
Timelessness, isolation, and resilience in the United Kingdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12905608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Molly Merryman (Kent State University, corresponding author), Moira Armstrong (Birkbeck, University of London) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 100-112 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Memory Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6980 • E-ISSN: 1750-6999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17506980221142986 |
| PMID | 36789022 |
| OpenAlex | W4319788674 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Oral history collections both rely on and preserve community memories, and are of importance for understanding marginalized communities, particularly when they privilege minority voices. This article draws from original, video-based oral histories conducted for the United Kingdom's national LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and others) museum, Queer Britain, focusing on an ongoing collection of oral histories organized around experiences related to the COVID pandemic. In order to protect the health of those interviewed and the interviewers, the researchers used virtual meeting software to record video interviews and utilized qualitative software to expand and support interview analysis. Specific oral history methodologies and concepts are explored, and museum studies content is briefly discussed, specifically as it relates to museums of marginalized people. Themes explored include isolation and timelessness, the impact of the pandemic on diverse LGBTQ+ communities, and HIV/AIDS
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Isolation (microbiology · Lesbian · Oral history · Pandemic · Political science · Privilege (computing · Psychological resilience · Queer · Sociology · Transgender · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |