Jenny Zucker, 2021
Scope and Contents Summary
This folder contains the video recording of the interview alongside the edited transcript.
Dates
- Creation: 2021
Creator
- From the Series: Easter, Alexa (Interviewee, Person)
Access
This recording has no restrictions.
Publication Rights
The copyright to the collection’s materials is retained by Jenna Zucker. The interviewees present in the collection hold dual copyright. Individuals utilizing the collection who wish to reproduce, publish and/or profit monetarily from the materials in this collection must obtain permissions from the copyright owners.
Extent
From the Series: .07 Gigabytes (6 oral history audio recordings and 5 transcripts.)
Language
From the Collection: English
Overview
Jenna Zucker (they/them), discusses with Rebecca Sime Nagasawa their experience with ADHD, coping mechanisms. They also mention the gendered aspects of ADHD diagnosis. Jenna reflects on the challenges they faced in computer science courses and their switch to majoring in women’s studies. They also talked about virtual learning in the pandemic, and that though they had increased access (such as with online readings), “so much was lost” without in-person interaction. Jenna and Rebecca also discuss the “culture of care” in Fall 2021 academics, in which professors were flexible with coursework deadlines, but that this did not persist with the return to in-person learning in Spring 2021. Jenna advises incoming students to “do less” and resist the institutional culture of “showing productivity.” They also mention that it’s worth making hard decisions, such as quitting computer science, for their well-being. Rebecca responds by emphasizing the importance of “choosing me” and not always having to “fight the fight.”
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository