Pandemic Renovations

Danielle Buckingham

Pandemic Renovations is a documentary project highlighting changes and transitions taking place in Oxford, Mississippi’s downtown area, also known as the Square. The photo series focuses on the rapid development happening to businesses as well as the labor force that keeps the area booming in the midst of it. This work is intended to showcase the Square’s transformation journey following an economically devastating pandemic. As documented in the series, some businesses were forced to close permanently, while others try to adapt to a new normal.

Danielle Buckingham is a writer and 1st year Southern Studies MA student from Louisville, Mississippi. She received a BA in Psychology from Millsaps College, and a MA in Sociology from the University of Mississippi. Danielle currently serves as a graduate assistant for the Queer Mississippi Oral History Project.