Twitter, as of November 2019, has taken on a new life, reinvigorated by thousands of users that have taken to the platform to express themselves in the midst of the Coronavirus. Twitter users use their tweets to connect with others during a time when isolation is no longer a safety precaution, but a requirement by law. However, the personal and psychological effects of the pandemic were not always so evident in the tweets of the majority of users and instead seem to have slowly grown and shifted over the months. This change in the tone of the general consensus on twitter is what this exhibit focuses on, using tweets from popular users as well as not to paint a picture of what life was like for people during the Coronavirus pandemic. The tweets range from humorous to deadly serious, covering only a tiny scope of the range of personal expression during such a challenging time in history. A platform like Twitter allows tracking of the changes in the general consensus by tracking dates and the reach that the tweet has- through the likes and retweets! The situation in early 2020 was unprecedented for the general populace and it is interesting to see how people have taken to social media to react to it.
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Kelly Chamorro