"My generation is probably the last generation that grew up without those things."

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Title

"My generation is probably the last generation that grew up without those things."

Description

Interview #1-Pre-1980 Birthdate

The following is an interview of Penelope Smith*, a Caucasian female born in the 1975-1980 age range. The interview was conducted by an Oxford College First Year student, also Caucasian and female. The interview focuses on a tour of a digital device of the research subject’s choosing, studying the past and present digital experience of a said subject for comparison to other generations.

Publisher

Oxford College of Emory University

Date

October 2, 2018

Format

Adobe PDF

Language

English

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Penelope Smith (Pseudonym)

Location

Oxford College of Emory University

Original Format

Transcript

Duration

14 pages

Interviewer

GK (Pseudonym)

State/Province of Residence

Georgia, USA

State/Province of Birth

Nuremberg, Germany

Five-year birth range

1975-1979

Nationalities

American

Gender

Female

Race or ethnicity

Caucasian

Socioeconomic class

Upper Middle Class

Main Languages

English, Some French and Spanish

Occupation

Technical Director of Performing Arts

Length of digital device access

30 years

Age of regular digital device acess

9 years old

Coding/markup languages

None

Device Type

Cell Phone

Device Make and Model

Apple iPhone 8

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39083/archive/files/bfc8cf75349268462c5b0a10f908dff5.JPG

Citation

“"My generation is probably the last generation that grew up without those things.",” Archive of Personal Digital History, accessed January 19, 2025, https://apdh.oxomeka.org/items/show/11.

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