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Title: Ashlie Gorman Interview, October 18, 2020
Date: October 18, 2020
Creator: Ashlie Gorman; Alexis Zilen
Description: The idea of a “new normal” has become common rhetoric within the United States as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This new normal includes not only updated health consciousness but larger structural transformations in economics and politics. This project will focus on a few microcosms of transformation; the rise of unemployment and the impact of the creative arts, and the effects of mental health during the ongoing pandemic. Overall, this interview between Ashlie Gorman and Alexis Zilen will provide insight into the new normal and the transformation of American creative culture during the pandemic.
Subject: COVID-19; pandemic; entertainment; performing arts; Gilbertsville, PA; Disney Parks; cast member; employment; Coronavirus; Orlando, FL; Boyertown Area School District; Youtube; mental health; Disney College Program; social media; quarantine
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2521
Rights statement: Copyright, including the right to publicity, has been transferred to American University via the Humanities Truck release form. There are no modifications to the agreement.

Title: Fred Fishman Interview, September 28, 2021
Date: September 28, 2021
Creator: Fred Fishman; Audrey Barnett
Description: In this interview with Audrey Barnett, Fred Fishman shares his experiences living in DC through the AIDS epidemic. He pays tribute to the queer organizations, the Lesbian and Gay Chorus and Bet Mishpachah, for supporting him through his own HIV-positive diagnosis. He discusses the lingering trauma and the way that the current COVID-19 pandemic has affected his understanding of the AIDS crisis. This interview was conducted over Zoom.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; gay and lesbian community; UCSF cancer studies; Washington Blade; Bet Mishpachah; Jewish culture; social justice; Lesbian and Gay Chorus; gay choral movement; San Francisco Men’s Chorus; Kennedy Center; Civil Rights movement; liberation movements; Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA); performing arts; LGBTQ visibility; NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; political action songs; South African freedom songs; identity politics; gay religious organizations; COVID-19; Trump Administration; Reagan Administration; mRNA vaccines; Anthony Fauci; virology; clinical research; PTSD; AIDS health project; disability; Tikkun Olam
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3336
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.